PCMA: Is CMS’ Study on Medicare Part D Preferred Pharmacies a Pretext for Major Changes?
December 16, 2014
(Washington, D.C.) —A study released today by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on preferred pharmacies in...
PCMA: Is CMS’ Study on Medicare Part D Preferred Pharmacies a Pretext for Major Changes?
December 16, 2014
(Washington, D.C.) —A study released today by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on preferred pharmacies in...
PCMA: Lower Cost, Preferred Pharmacies Popular with Seniors in Medicare Part D
December 11, 2014
A recent analysis finds that almost nine out of 10 Medicare Part D prescription drug plans offered in the...
PCMA Statement: ‘Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act’
December 02, 2014
(Washington, D.C.)— New legislation introduced today by U.S. House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and...
PCMA: New NCPA Report Calls for “Lock-In” Pharmacy Program to Fight Medicare Fraud and Abuse
October 30, 2014
(Washington, D.C.)—As policymakers examine ways to curb the prescription drug abuse epidemic, a new report by the National Center...
PCMA: How Congress Can Fight Prescription Drug Fraud and Abuse
September 29, 2014
Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) President and CEO Mark Merritt today outlined policy solutions that could reduce prescription fraud...
PCMA: New OIG Report Cites Drug Manufacturer “Copay Coupon” Use in Medicare Part D
September 19, 2014
(Washington, DC) — “Copay coupons,” a drug manufacturer marketing tactic often used to inflate sales of brand drugs among...
HHS-OIG Report: Pharmacy “Lock In” Programs Increase Patient Safety and Reduce Costs
August 06, 2014
A new report by the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), “Part D Beneficiaries With Questionable...
PCMA: Medicare Part D 2015 Premiums Remain Flat
July 31, 2014
According to data released today by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the 2015 average monthly Medicare Part...
July 29, 2014
New high priced hepatitis C drugs will increase federal spending in Medicare Part D by a projected $2.9 to...
New Study: H.R. 4577 to Cost $21 Billion over 10 Years
July 22, 2014
Legislation backed by the drugstore lobby (H.R. 4577, “Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2014”) championing so-called “any...
PCMA Statement on Medicare Part D Rule
May 20, 2014
Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) President and CEO Mark Merritt issued the following statement on the Centers for Medicare...
May 07, 2014
As drugstore lobbyists descend on Capitol Hill this week, the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) today released a new...