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🌍 Curious about how to better engage with the Bahá’í community? Join Community Connected, a CPESN® initiative, on April 8 at 9 p.m. ET to learn about ways to support the health and well-being of Bahá’í individuals and better understand common misconceptions and stereotypes about this population. 🔗 Save your spot: register.gotowebinar.com/register/42249…

🎙️ New podcast episode out now! In this episode, host John Beckner is joined by Harry Travis, BSPharm, to discuss the intersection of AI and pharmacy. Harry outlines a three-tier approach to implementing AI into community pharmacy and emphasizes the potential of AI to innovate and optimize productivity, rather than replacing the role of pharmacy employees. 🎧 Tune-in: ncpa.org/rxforumpodcast

More states are taking aim at PBM vertical integration, thanks to strong grassroots action by independent pharmacists all over the country. “For years independent pharmacies have been playing defense ... This is one of the first times we’re trying to put PBMs on the defensive,” said NCPA Director of State Government Affairs Joel Kurzman. Around one in three U.S. retail pharmacies have closed in the last decade and now states are targeting the root cause in a growing bipartisan push. Here's what's happening. azcapitoltimes.com/news/2026/03/2…

Sighhh.. They really don’t care about the law. They just don’t. CVS Caremark just keeps doubling down and basically continues to thumb their nose at the rules, the law, you name it. newschannel5.com/news/tenn-ag-c…. @TNPharmacists @Commpharmacy

🧠 Pharmacy teams are more likely to respond to a mental health episode than to a situation requiring CPR or basic life support. Be prepared to make a difference. Join our Mental Health First Aid training on April 21 and 23 from 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. ET and learn how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges in adults. 🔗 Secure your spot by April 17: ncpa.org/mental-health-…

🏥 Ready to kick-start your long-term care business? Join us April 18-19 in Alexandria, Va. for the Business of Long-Term Care Workshop — an intensive crash course on owning and operating an LTC pharmacy. Get the answers, insights, and strategies you need to grow your LTC offering from a few patients to a few thousand. 🔗 Register by March 31: ncpa.org/business-of-lo…

👨‍⚕️ Men’s health matters — and community pharmacies can play a key role. Join us on April 9 at 2 p.m. ET for a Learning Hour webinar exploring the state of men’s health in America. This session will examine key trends in men’s morbidity and mortality, the nearly five-year lifespan gap, and the biological, social, and access factors impacting outcomes. 🔗 Register now: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

✨ Meet Your Team: Joel Kurzman Joel joined NCPA in 2023 as director of state government affairs, bringing more than 25 years of experience in policy and advocacy. He represents NCPA in state legislatures across the country, working to advance policies that support independent community pharmacies, including pharmacy payment reform and PBM accountability. ☕ His mornings often start with strong coffee and a review of industry news and legislation as he prepares to advocate for independent pharmacy in the states. 📖 Read more in this month’s America’s Pharmacist®: ncpa.org/americas-pharm…

CVS in Tennessee: If you make us choose between our PBM and our patients, we'll close our stores. Also CVS in Tennessee: Reform threatens patient access! Pssst. Hey CVS: You're the one threatening patient access. 🔗 tennesseelookout.com/2026/03/19/cvs… @TNPharmacists @pudlo

🚨 @GOPoversight exposed how the three largest PBMs colluded to line their own pockets. These self-benefitting tactics have done nothing but jeopardize patient care, undermine local pharmacies, & raise prescription drug prices. Our work to hold PBMs accountable is not over.👇

We love to see NCPA members fighting for community pharmacists on the national stage!

NCPA is proud to support the Rx ACCESS Act that was introduced by @SenTomCotton and @SenTimKaine to benefit the men and women who serve our country. This bipartisan bill will: Require PBMs to reimburse pharmacies participating in Tricare the actual cost of the drug or the NADAC. Ensure pharmacies are paid a dispensing fee equal to the Medicaid dispensing fee. Direct the comptroller general to conduct an annual audit of Tricare PBM data. Full bill text: cotton.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/…

"Pharmacists. We fill more than prescriptions; we fill health care gaps," NCPA CEO @RPhDouglas told @DrugStoreNews as part of its #FillHealthCareGaps campaign. You can participate in this initiative, too. Here's how: ⚪ Share a story or example of how your pharmacy is making a difference in your community. ⚪ Post it on social media. ⚪ Use #FillHealthCareGaps. ⚪ Tag Drug Store News. Learn more: bit.ly/4by0yqC

This year's Congressional Pharmacy Fly-In has a special agenda item: gratitude. 🙏 For the first time in decades, federal PBM reform legislation has passed, and it wouldn't have happened without our champions on Capitol Hill. Come to Washington, D.C. to say thank you in person and also remind them there’s a lot more to do. #NCPAontheHill is April 15-16, 2026. 🔗 ncpa.org/congressional-…

This was the first PBM reform in history, and @commpharmacy is very grateful to @MikeCrapo for his leadership. Read more: bit.ly/4cVXozl

👫 To your local independent pharmacy, you're a neighbor — not a number. NCPA members, we’re excited to share the final commercial from our recently launched advertising campaign, Neighbors, Not Numbers. Since the rollout, we’ve seen increased usage of NCPA’s pharmacy locator, driven by national TV advertising reaching people within a three-mile radius of independent pharmacies. 📣 Don’t forget to take advantage of this member benefit and customize ads for your pharmacy. 🔗 Learn more: adcampaign.ncpa.org Not a member yet? Join today to access this exclusive benefit: ncpa.org/membership

🎙️ New podcast episode out now! Host John Beckner sits down with Stephen Giroux, NCPA’s past president and current PAC chairman and NCPA’s political affairs manager, Jack Koltisko, to celebrate the Federal Trade Commission settlement with Cigna and PBM reforms included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026. They discuss NCPA’s ongoing advocacy priorities and the role our members play in the NCPA PAC and LDF. Listeners are encouraged to register for NCPA’s Congressional Fly-In, April 15-16. 🎧 Tune-in: bit.ly/3tUJsS5