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✨ 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

💰 Ready to launch your next revenue stream? Get prepared for your diabetes self-management education accreditation with the Diabetes Accreditation Boot Camp, launching April 15. This turnkey online program helps you achieve accreditation in six weeks or less — so you can begin billing Medicare and other payers for diabetes education you may already be providing. 🔗 Register by April 13: ncpa.org/diabetes-self-…

Our campaign is reaching America, one screen at a time! Neighbors Not Numbers has reached 50,243,000 TV viewers in the last two weeks, directing attention to community pharmacy nationwide. Now is the perfect time for NCPA members to customize their ad and experience even greater benefits from the campaign. #NeighborsNotNumbers 🔗 ncpa.org/neighbors-not-…

TN bill gives CVS a choice: be a pharmacy or be a PBM. Just not both. It's not hard to guess which they'd choose...PBMs are a profit driver..."where your treasure is, your heart will be also"...

⏳ Prepare your pharmacy as the United States readies to host a major global soccer tournament! On March 19 at 1 p.m. ET, join our Learning Hour webinar to learn how pharmacies can anticipate increased demand during this nationwide event and provide timely services for fans and visitors. 🔗 Register now: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

A bill to ban Insurance companies/PBMs from also operating pharmacies in Tennessee is winding its way through the legislature. @TNPharmacists CEO Anthony Pudlo is fighting it out in the trenches. “It’s a little disheartening to see that CVS is choosing their PBM business over their pharmacies,” said @pudlo. Read the full article: bit.ly/3PDKFHM

⚠️ Fly-in will be “critical for future congressional action.” You can expect all this and more from this year’s NCPA Congressional Pharmacy Fly-In. 🔗 Register now: bit.ly/3Ni5Dva #NCPAontheHill

🍌 Support nutrition literacy in your pharmacy aisles for patients with diabetes. Join our Learning Hour webinar, on March 26 at 2 p.m. ET, to learn how community pharmacies are uniquely positioned to support nutrition literacy through practical, culturally responsive approaches that fit into daily workflows. 💻 Register now: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…