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NACDS announced “Four Wins to #MakeAmericaHealthyAgain” – immediate actions the Trump Administration can take to improve the affordability and accessibility of quality care for all Americans #MAHA ⤵️ Read the Release: bit.ly/40Bzlz6 Read More: bit.ly/3WnaDQF

📰 Earlier today, @NACDS President and CEO Steven C. Anderson announced his retirement after two decades at the helm of the Association, effective Dec. 31, 2026. Please join us in celebrating a career of dedication and excellence in advancing chain pharmacy and supplier partners. Read more: nacds.org/steve-anderson…

📰@NACDS submitted a statement for the record ahead of the @HouseCommerce @EnergyCommerce Subcommittee on Health's hearing on “Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the Prescription Drug Supply Chain.” The enactment last week of the most significant federal pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reforms advanced to date marks a pivotal turning point in federal oversight of the drug supply chain. In its statement, NACDS highlighted the importance of ensuring these Medicare-focused reforms are implemented as Congress intended and emphasized that continued scrutiny and additional policy action will be necessary to address remaining gaps and evolving PBM practices. Read more: nacds.org/nacds-calls-fo…

What a wonderful signing ceremony to see! Thank you for your leadership, @POTUS. “Congress and the Trump Administration are delivering a historic win for the American people and for the trusted pharmacies that serve as the face of neighborhood healthcare. These PBM reforms are integral to reducing people’s drug costs and keeping pharmacy care within reach.” Read more: nacds.org/historic-congr…

👏In a vote of 217-214, the U.S. House just passed appropriations legislation that includes critical pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reforms for which NACDS has long advocated. The legislation now heads to President Trump for his signature! #PBMReform Read our statement from @NACDS President and CEO Steven C. Anderson: nacds.org/historic-congr…

📰 "As pharmacy closures accelerate, the cost of inaction becomes increasingly severe. When a pharmacy closes, patients lose access, communities lose a trusted healthcare provider, and small businesses disappear," says Brian Clark, CEO of @yourSCPhA. "South Carolina can protect patient choice and stabilize access to care by advancing meaningful pharmacy benefit manager reform, starting with H.4791 and S.342. Delay is not an option." We couldn’t agree more. PBM practices are driving pharmacy closures, limiting patient choice, and undermining access to care across South Carolina — particularly in rural and underserved communities. Now is the moment for state leaders to act and deliver real PBM reform that protects patients, preserves local pharmacies, and strengthens the healthcare infrastructure communities rely on every day. #PBMReform Check out the full column 👇 postandcourier.com/opinion/commen…

👏In a vote of 71-29, the U.S. Senate just passed appropriations legislation that includes critical pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reforms for which NACDS has long advocated. #PBMReform Read our statement from @NACDS President and CEO Steven C. Anderson: nacds.org/u-s-senate-adv…

As Americans work to turn New Year’s resolutions into lasting routines, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) and participating member pharmacies have spent the past few weeks reinforcing the essential role pharmacies play in supporting the health and well-being of communities nationwide. @HyVee @meijer Learn more at nourishmyhealth.com! #NourishMyHealth #PharmacyBasedCare #PharmacyCare #PharmacyImpact

As Americans work to turn New Year’s resolutions into lasting routines, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) and participating member pharmacies have spent the past few weeks reinforcing the essential role pharmacies play in supporting the health and well-being of communities nationwide. @GiantEagle @MyGNP @HealthMart Learn more at nourishmyhealth.com! #NourishMyHealth #PharmacyBasedCare #PharmacyCare #PharmacyImpact

👏The U.S. House just passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, which includes critical pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reforms that NACDS has long advocated for! #PBMReform Read our statement from @NACDS President & CEO Steven C. Anderson: nacds.org/u-s-house-take…

As the House works to advance critical PBM reforms in the appropriations bill, pharmacists are in attendance at the @HouseCommerce Health Subcommittee hearing on insurance issues to underscore the need to get these reforms across the finish line — lowering patients’ drug costs and protecting access to the local pharmacies they rely on. #PBMReform #PBMReformNow

NACDS strongly urges passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, and will key-vote its progress every step of the way to enactment. The bill contains long-overdue, urgently-needed pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) middleman reforms that are crucial for reducing Americans’ drug costs and preserving access to their trusted pharmacies – which are being forced to close at an ever-accelerating rate. #PBMReform Read more: nacds.org/nacds-key-vote…

📰ICYMI: Jack Kalavritinos (@Jkal1985), founder of the Washington Health Innovation Council, penned an column for @RealClearHealth on the urgent need for comprehensive PBM reform. #PBMReform realclearhealth.com/articles/2025/…

👏Last week, during the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health’s hearing on ‘Legislative Proposals to Support Patient Access to Medicare Services’, long-time pharmacy champion @RepBuddyCarter (R-GA) spoke on the importance of passing H.R. 3164, the Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act (ECAPS). If enacted, this critical legislation would enable Medicare Part B coverage for certain pharmacist-provided services wherever state law permits pharmacists to provide care, increasing seniors’ access to essential healthcare, especially in underserved communities. Thank you, Rep. Carter, for your continued leadership and steadfast commitment to a future of accessible, community-based healthcare for every American. 📽️youtube.com/watch?v=yYuwv2…

👏 Earlier this week, the @GOPDoctors endorsed H.R. 4317, the PBM Reform Act — bipartisan legislation introduced by @RepBuddyCarter (R-GA) to lower the cost of lifesaving medications for patients! Support from physicians is especially meaningful. When doctors and pharmacists agree that PBM reform is essential, it underscores the urgency of action to protect patients’ access to care. We thank @RepGregMurphy (R-NC), @RepJohnJoyce (R-PA), and the entire Caucus for their endorsement. As @NACDS President and CEO Steven C. Anderson said, “PBM reform is not just a policy debate — it’s about access, affordability, and fairness for every American who depends on prescription medications. Every day that passes without action means more pharmacies close, more patients lose access, and drug prices continue to rise. The time for Congress to call the vote and pass this bill is now.” #PBMReform gopdoctorscaucus-murphy.house.gov/media/press-re…

🗓️ Mark your calendars for August 15, 2026! You won't want to miss the 28th Annual Foundation Dinner, a spectacular evening celebrating the @NACDSFoundation and its unwavering commitment to public health. Proceeds from the Dinner directly fund the Foundation's groundbreaking research, pharmacy education, scholarship program, and related philanthropic initiatives, making a significant impact on those who need it most. 🎥Learn more about the Foundation: vimeo.com/1124325528

📰A bipartisan group of U.S. senators led by Senate Finance Committee Chairman @MikeCrapo (R-ID) and Ranking Member @RonWyden (D-OR) today introduced a bill to reform the harmful practices of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), the middlemen who wield outsized influence as intermediaries in the prescription drug supply chain. @NACDS commends the introduction of the bill and calls for Congress to advance this essential legislation expeditiously. #PBMReform Read more: nacds.org/senate-finance…

Yesterday, during a Senate HELP Committee hearing on lowering healthcare costs, @SenTimKaine pointed to #PBMReform as an achievable, bipartisan win that is ready for the taking. Enacting these already agreed-upon reforms would deliver meaningful relief for patients and pharmacies. Thank you, Senator Kaine, for your leadership on this issue, working to ensure we can rein in the harmful practices of PBMs, realizing lower out-of-pocket costs for patients and helping to safeguard access to the trusted, local pharmacies on which they rely. 📽️vimeo.com/1143222049

Ahead of the @SenFinance hearing on lowering healthcare costs, @NACDS submitted a statement for the record underscoring the urgent need for pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform to lower drug costs and to ease pharmacy closures, and pressing for passage of the Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act to expand timely care for seniors. “This statement centers on an issue of non-partisan clarity: a problem and a solution made completely obvious by this Committee’s diligence — and by that of many others. The problem is the harmful, self-enriching tactics of PBM middlemen. The solution is a package of long-overdue reforms that is ready to deliver for the American people.” #PBMReform Read more: nacds.org/nacds-statemen…

This morning in @politico: Senator @RonWyden is rallying support for critical pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reforms. Thank you, Senator Wyden, for your continued leadership on this issue, working to fix the broken PBM system, which puts profits over people and blocks access to affordable drugs! #PBMReform 📰politico.com/newsletters/in…

🥼Final-year Pharm.D. students and recent graduates — are you ready to launch your career with purpose? The one-year NACDS Foundation Executive Fellowship offers a transformative, post-graduate experience where you’ll develop skills in project management and design of innovative patient care research studies, fostering an understanding of key issues impacting public health through engagement in Foundation activities. This is more than a fellowship — apply today to begin shaping your future in pharmacy and healthcare at the national level! 🗓️Deadline to apply: December 31, 2025 More information: nacdsfoundation.org/executive-fell… #PharmSchool #StudentPharmacist #RxStudent