Welcome to the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association’s Newsroom where you can access PCMA’s latest media statements and learn more about pharmacy benefit managers’ efforts to reduce costs and increase access on prescription medications for the more than 210 million Americans.
For media or other inquiries, please contact:
Charles Coté, Senior Director of Public Affairs 202-207-3605
To learn more about PCMA’s Electronic Prescribing (E-prescribing) campaign click here.
11.13.2008
PCMA: New Commonwealth Fund Survey Shows Patients are Skipping Care Due to Costs
11.12.2008
PCMA Statement on Senator Baucus’ Health Care Reform Agenda
11.05.2008
PCMA: Two-Thirds of Voters Want More Affordable Health Care
11.03.2008
New Study: Independent Drugstores Charge 15% More for Prescription Drugs
10.31.2008
PCMA Applauds New CMS Medicare Electronic Prescribing Rule
10.31.2008
PBM Tools Help Part D Come in 30% Under Budget Estimates
10.23.2008
PCMA: New Analysis Highlights the Need for Rapid Physician Adoption of E-Prescribing
10.22.2008
PCMA: NYT Article Highlights the Need to Explore Available Cost-Saving Options on Prescription Drugs
10.14.2008
PCMA: NCPA Study Shows Higher Profits, Salaries for Independent Drugstores
10.02.2008
10.02.2008
Undermining Generic Drug Substitution: The Cost of Generic Carve-Out Legislation
09.29.2008
09.25.2008
PCMA: Safe and Secure Prescribing of Controlled Substances Should be Permitted
09.25.2008
PCMA Letter to the DEA on E-Prescribing for Controlled Substances
09.10.2008
PCMA: HHS Conference on E-Prescribing Will Accelerate Physician Adoption
08.21.2008
New Medicare Law Igniting Physician Groups to Adopt E-Prescribing
08.01.2008
PCMA Statement on Baucus-Conrad Comparative Effectiveness Legislation
07.24.2008
07.24.2008
07.09.2008
PCMA Statement on Passage of Medicare Bill: E-Prescribing Requirement a Major Victory for Seniors
06.25.2008
CBO: Biogenerics Would Save Federal Government $6.6 Billion Over Ten Years
06.24.2008
Time for Policymakers to Choose: ‘Prompt Pay’ Mandate or Postpone AMP Reimbursement Cuts
06.09.2008
New PCMA Ad: Pharmacist ‘Prompt Pay’ Will Trigger ‘Domino Effect’ Among Other Medicare Providers
06.09.2008
06.09.2008
New Photo Gallery: The PCMA/RxHub ePrescribing Symposium
05.20.2008
PCMA’s New Ad Campaign: E-Prescribing is Ready Now
05.01.2008
Consumers, Employers, Unions, and Medical Professionals E-Prescribing Letter to Capitol Hill
05.01.2008
04.29.2008
PCMA’s New E-Prescribing TV Ad
04.29.2008
PCMA’s New E-Prescribing Ad Campaign: ‘Each Year We Wait, More People Die’
04.18.2008
PCMA: Court of Appeals Upholds Challenge to D.C.’s PBM Fiduciary-Disclosure Law
04.10.2008
PCMA: ‘Protect Your Pharmacy Week’ Should Focus On Safeguarding Part D Anti-Fraud Tools
04.10.2008
New PCMA “Bad Apples” Print Ad
04.02.2008
CMS Releases Final E-Prescribing Standards in Medicare
03.26.2008
03.25.2008
Employers: Proven PBM Tools Slowing Cost of Prescription Drug Benefits
03.18.2008
PCMA Statement on Comparative Effectiveness
03.10.2008
New MedPAC Report: Abbreviated Biogenerics Pathway ‘Urgently Needed’
02.25.2008
New Government Data: Mail-Service Pharmacies Grow, But Public Programs Lag Behind
02.07.2008
02.06.2008
PCMA Applauds Secretary Leavitt’s Support For Requiring E-Prescribing in Medicare
02.04.2008
FTC Opposes Collective Bargaining For Providers in Puerto Rico
01.31.2008
CMS: Part D Costs $117 Billion Lower Than Expected
01.29.2008
PCMA: 2008 Health Debate Highlights ‘Workable Solutions’ Like E-Prescribing
01.15.2008
01.11.2008
PCMA: New Study on Independent Pharmacy Reimbursements Will “Raise Eyebrows” on Capitol Hill
01.10.2008
PCMA 2008 Agenda: Support E-Prescribing, Biogenerics; Oppose Bills that Increase Costs
01.08.2008
PCMA: PBMs Keep Drug Prices Stable While Expanding Access
01.08.2008
12.13.2007
One Thing Washington Can Agree On: Time for E-Prescribing in Medicare
12.06.2007
12.06.2007
PCMA Print Ad: “Who Gets Stuck With the Check?”
12.05.2007
PCMA Supports Bipartisan Legislation Calling for E-Prescribing Requirement in Medicare
12.04.2007
PCMA Statement on E-Prescribing of Controlled Substances
12.03.2007