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Pennsylvania Provider Speaks Out
September 20, 2020
SCRANTON, PA – When you work at an establishment that’s been around for more than a hundred years, the urge to fight for that business may come a bit easier. As vice president of Andrew Brown’s Drug Store, Scranton, Pa., Robert Brown feels the
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NCPA CEO Tapped for “Operation Warp Speed”
September 13, 2020
ALEXANDRIA, VA – National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) CEO B. Douglas Hoey (pictured), pharmacist, MBA has been invited by the Department of Health and Human Services to serve alongside administration officials and industry executi
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Energy and Commerce Approves O2 Budget Neutrality Legislation
September 13, 2020
WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved H.R. 8158, legislation to address a payment disparity for stationary oxygen products stemming from the application of outdated budget neutrality provisions in the 1997
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NCPA to Administration: Independent Pharmacies Must be Part of COVID-19 Vaccine Solution
September 6, 2020
ALEXANDRIA, VA – With most rural and medically underserved communities relying on the services of independent community pharmacies, integrating these neighborhood pharmacies in coronavirus immunization plans is key in achieving widespread vacc
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Comp Bidding: Postpone or Reverse?
September 6, 2020
HAMMOND and GRIFFITH, IN – George S. Kucka (pictured) tried working for other companies, even facilitating acquisitions for Walgreens in Arizona, Florida, New Mexico, Illinois, and Indiana. A penchant for “not working and playing well with others
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ADA Asks Postal Service to Reinstate Delivery Standards
August 31, 2020
ARLINGTON, VA – The American Diabetes Association® (ADA), along with 19 other national health groups, has called on the U.S. Postal Service Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to reinstate the organization’s delivery standards. The announcemen