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NCPA works on dozens of issues affecting community pharmacy. This website will allow you to understand those issues and easily communicate with your elected officials. It's easy!

NCPA needs members to become involved in our conversations with elected officials in Washington. Every elected official must stand for election locally and your unique opinions as a concerned local business person carry great weight. Put a local face on national issues. It's easy-point, click and advocate. Ensure your voice is heard in Washington. Thousands of your colleagues use this page each month; please join the chorus of voices.

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Pharmacy Agenda

Expand Regulation of PBMs at the Federal Level

Many states and courts have taken action to protect consumers against PBMs' unscrupulous and abusive business practices. However, PBMs have largely escaped any Federal regulation.

We ask members of Congress to support the following legislation:

H.R. 1971/S. 1058, the Pharmacy Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2011. This legislation contains many beneficial provisions for independent community pharmacies. This legislation contains a provision for any willing provider to participate in a prescription plan and focuses PBM audits on uncovering fraud rather than punishing pharmacies for minor clerical errors.

H.R. 1946, the Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act. This legislation would allow independent community pharmacies to join together when neogtiating contracts with PBMs.

Exclude Diabetic Supplies Provided by Small Pharmacies from DME Competitive Bidding

Patients could lose access to care and specialized counseling services offered by community pharmacies should CMS include diabetic supplies provided by community retail pharmacies in future rounds of competitive bidding of Medicare Part B DME.

We ask Members of Congress to support H.R. 1936, Medicare Access to Diabetes Supplies Act, which will preserve patient access to diabetic testing supplies and specialized counseling services.

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Featured Alert

Urge Your State Legislators To Oppose ESI-Medco Merger

Please contact your state legislators today and ask them to contact the Federal Trade Commission in opposition to the proposed merger between Express Scripts (ESI) and Medco.

If approved, this merger would have a devastating impact on independent community pharmacies, who are local small business employers in addition to being highly trusted healthcare providers.

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Oppose The Proposed ESI-Medco Merger

If approved, this merger would have a devastating impact on independent community pharmacies. ESI and Medco would control 30% of all prescriptions processed on an annual basis, and in private sector plans that number rises to an astounding 80%. They have also publicly stated that this merger would allow them to squeeze other market participants such as manufacturers and pharmacies to find savings in the marketplace.

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Prevent Congressional Budget Cuts That Jeopardize Community Pharmacy

We understand Medicare and Medicaid cuts are being discussed as part of the upcoming Congressional debt reduction plan. Many of these proposals would have a disproportionate effect on independent community pharmacies and beneficiaries of government health programs. Please call or email your Representative and both of your Senators TODAY and let them know that you have grave concerns with these reductions.

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Urge Your Senators To Support S. 1058- The Pharmacy Competition and Consumer Choice Act

The big PBMs are feeling the effects of your grassroots efforts to advocate for legislation to rein in their abusive practices. Recently, they ran an inflammatory ad in a national newspaper essentially alleging that independent pharmacists like YOU are fraudsters trying to collude and RAISE prescription drug prices. This out of the mouths of the majorPBMs!

Please keep up the pressure by contacting your Senators today and tell them to co-sponsor S. 1058, the Senate companion to H.R. 1971, the Pharmacy Competition and Consumer Choice Act.
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Urge Your Representative to Support PBM Reform

The big PBMs are feeling the effects of your grassroots efforts to advocate for legislation to rein in their abusive practices. Recently, they ran an inflammatory ad in a national newspaper essentially alleging that independent pharmacists like YOU are fraudsters trying to collude and RAISE prescription drug prices. This out of the mouths of the major PBMs!

Please keep up the pressure by telling your Representative to co-sponsor H.R. 1971, the Pharmacy Competition and Consumer Choice Act and H.R. 1946, the Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Ac, legislation designed to limit the power of PBMs, protect patients and reduce costs.

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