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.
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
PCMA Launches New Round of E-Prescribing Advertising
11.30.2007
PCMA: Independent Drugstore Lobby’s “Prompt Pay”
11.16.2007
New OIG Report Confirms Part D Plans are Driving Generic Utilization
11.14.2007
PCMA CMS Releases Proposed E-Prescribing Standards in Medicare
11.07.2007
PCMA’s New Ad Campaign: Require E-Prescribing in Medicare “Before More People Die”
11.06.2007
11.06.2007
PCMA E-PRESCRIBING VIDEO (WMP)
11.06.2007
PCMA Statement on Independent Pharmacy Antitrust Legislation
10.30.2007
PCMA on Electronic Health Records: The First Step is to Require E-Prescribing in Medicare
10.17.2007
10.15.2007
10.11.2007
New Hampshire: 1st in the Nation Primary State Takes a Stand on E-Prescribing Legislation
09.28.2007
PCMA Statement on New Average Manufacturer Price (AMP) Legislation
09.27.2007
PCMA Statement on the Independent Drugstore Lobby Agenda
09.14.2007
E-Prescribing Saving Mississippi Medicaid $1.2 Million Per Month
09.11.2007
New Report: Dangerous Drug Side Effects and Deaths Doubled Since 1998… Seniors Hit Hardest
09.06.2007
Are Bargaining Groups Hired by Independent Drugstores Causing Payment Delays to Pharmacies?
08.29.2007
PCMA: Lessons of Katrina Highlight the Need for E-Prescribing in Medicare
08.21.2007
PCMA Statement on Part D Survey Published in Health Affairs
08.20.2007
PCMA: Minnesota is First in the Nation to Require E-Prescribing
08.14.2007
PCMA: Part D Plans Continuing to Provide Robust Savings and Access for Beneficiaries
08.03.2007
PCMA Statement Supporting New Average Manufacturer Price (AMP) Legislation
08.02.2007
New IMS Health Report Finds Generic Drugs Used More in Part D than Commercial Market
08.02.2007
PCMA Statement on The Pharmacy Access Improvement (PhAIm) Act