Pharmacy on the offensive

If you know me, my top pharmacy priorities: payment reform, and reform. Well, friends, it's on! Along with our heavy push for the passage of federal provider status recognition legislation, APhA has joined a lawsuit to end retroactive DIR fees.Let's talk about this lawsuit, NCPA v Becerra. originally filed suit in January 2021, now signed on become equal partners case. You can learn more legal nitty gritty at https://apha.us/DIR_lawsuit issue page 57, but it boils down this: HHS opened loophole that allowed PBMs extract billions from pharmacies without passing savings along Medicare Part D beneficiaries. openly admits was huge mistake—and yet, repeatedly shirked its responsibility fix problem.Our diseased system let go far too long, many members are suffering. Pharmacies patients they serve cannot tolerate which profit by destabilizing businesses—the impact been fatal them—and threatening access care long-trusted pharmacist. They crying justice. With we demand do right thing move fees point sale.Last month announced launch Pharmacy Advancement Legal Defense Fund (LDF) support amplify legal, legislative, regulatory efforts behalf who rely pharmacists' care. This includes also initiatives such as securing status, ensuring services, reforming state level, advancing practice authorities. help! Learn http://apha.us/LDF.We is public health infrastructure, stakes high. We can't back down—we must win. Our patients' lives depend it.APhA giving everything we've got make real change members, their patients, profession. need every advocate an impact. most talented dedicated team leading charge, all advocates help fight. Stay connected hear latest updates seize opportunities get involved.Thank your communities! fees. Let's problem. sale. Last http://apha.us/LDF. it. involved. Thank