Tag: Community Pharmacy
OneroRx expands regional footprint
November 7, 2024HME News Staff
TRENTON, Mo. – OneroRx, a leading regional provider of pharmacy and telepharmacy services, has acquired two EverCare Pharmacy locations in Princeton and Trenton, Mo., effective Nov. 1. The acquisition aligns with the company’s mission of keeping quality, affordable pharmacy care for those who need it most, it says. “This strategic growth reflects our ongoing commitment to ensure that small and rural communities have access to high-quality pharmacy services,” said Amy Mitchell,...
Citizens Memorial Hospital acquires Evans Drugs
November 7, 2024HME News Staff
BOLIVAR, Mo. – Citizens Memorial Hospital is acquiring the Evans Drugs pharmacy locations in Bolivar and Buffalo, Mo., effective Dec. 1. “With the ever-changing landscape of independent retail pharmacies, CMH will provide great patient care and customer service in the Bolivar and Buffalo areas,” said Kevin McCullough, Pharm.D., owner of Evans Drugs. “Patients will have access to expanded pharmacy services that will help improve their overall health and well-being.” With...
IPC, McKesson sign supply agreement
June 26, 2024HME News Staff
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. – Independent Pharmacy Cooperative (IPC), a group purchasing organization of community pharmacies, has announced a new supply agreement with McKesson. The new supply agreement provides IPC members with two distinct pricing options, allowing them to tailor their approach to better serve their communities and thrive in a competitive market. "Our collaboration with McKesson reflects our unwavering commitment to our members' success,” said Marc Essensa, CEO of IPC....
Thune, Warner introduce pharmacy access bill
July 26, 2023HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Sens. John Thune, R.-S.D., and Mark Warner, D-Va., have introduced the Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, bipartisan legislation that would ensure seniors can continue to access certain clinical services from their pharmacist. The bill would allow Medicare to reimburse for certain pharmacist-administered tests, treatments and vaccinations for influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), COVID-19 and strep throat, in accordance with state scope-of-practice laws....
NCPA releases second episode of reality show
December 1, 2022HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The National Community Pharmacists Association has released the second episode of “Show Me,” a reality series styled after popular TV makeover shows, only the stars are real pharmacists who need help getting a certain aspect of their business on track. This episode takes place in Wagoner, Okla., where pharmacist Steve Nicholas is looking for help start a vaccine program from the ground up at the 50-year-old Rogers Drug Company. “Show Me” coach...
NCPA announces keynote speakers
August 16, 2022HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The National Community Pharmacists Association has announced the keynote speakers for its 2022 Annual Convention, set for Oct. 1-4 in Kansas City, Mo. The theme for this year’s convention is “Team Up! Where Teamwork Makes It All Work.” Mike Abrashoff, former commander of the USS Benfold and author of three books, is scheduled to speak during the First General Session on Sunday, Oct. 2. Abrashoff was the most-junior officer in the Pacific Fleet when he took...
Kubat Healthcare acquires Hilltop Drugs Etc.
May 11, 2022HME News Staff
NELIGH, Neb. – Kubat Healthcare has acquired Hilltop Drugs Etc., in Neligh, Neb., further expanding its commitment to local care.
Founded in October 2008 by co-founder and current Pharmacist-In-Charge Jami Schmidt, Hilltop Drugs is a community pharmacy providing personalized pharmacy and health care services. In 2019, Schmidt and her business partner sold to Mark Vogt.
"When I started Hilltop Drugs in 2008, I wanted to provide the community with exceptional pharmacy solutions,"...
NCPA denounces FTC decision on PBMs
February 22, 2022HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – The National Community Pharmacists Association criticized the Federal Trade Commission after it deadlocked on a vote to investigate pharmacy benefit managers.
“Two members of the FTC just let the worst actors in the market off the hook. After hearing hours of testimony by community pharmacists and patients, all of whom painted the same shocking picture about PBM abuse, and not a single witness there to defend the PBM industry, it is inexplicable that two members...
NCPA to CMS: Raise dispensing fees on antiviral meds
January 20, 2022HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Community pharmacies are losing money dispensing new oral antiviral medicines based on the low fees paid by health insurance companies, writes the National Community Pharmacists Association in a letter to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure. “NCPA asks for immediate intervention before these pharmacies are forced to stop dispensing the oral antiviral drugs because they can’t justify the cost to their business,” wrote B. Douglas Hoey, CEO of NCPA. Pharmacies...
It’s a ‘battle’: Pharmacy groups file PBM court brief
December 1, 2021HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Four pharmacy groups, including the National Community Pharmacists Association, filed a court brief this week in support of a Louisiana law requiring pharmacy benefit managers administering Medicare Part D plans to reimburse pharmacies a 10-cent provider fee.
The case, Louisiana Independent Pharmacists Association v. Express Scripts, is the first test of a recent decision by the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals that allows North Dakota and other states in the jurisdiction...