Tag: Douglas Hoey
NCPA’s Hoey joins credentialing board
September 29, 2022HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board, a nonprofit credentialing organization for pharmacy technicians, has named B. Douglas Hoey, RPh, CEO of the National Community Pharmacists Association, to its board of governors. As the first new board member since 2001, NCPA joins PTCB’s five founding governing organizations to collaborate on guidance to best support and advance the pharmacy technician profession in all settings. “We’re excited to welcome NCPA...
Seat at the table: NCPA talks DIR fees, COVID role with Sec. Becerra
July 22, 2021Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – B. Douglas Hoey, CEO of the National Community Pharmacists Association, came away from a recent roundtable discussion with Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra feeling “positive.”
“It’s my opinion that the secretary will be receptive to expanding (access) to health care and utilizing pharmacies to do that,” he said.
Hoey spoke with HME News recently about the meeting and where he thinks Becerra may stand on certain...
HME providers, community pharmacists seek recognition
July 31, 2020Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - HME providers and community pharmacists have continued to serve on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic - and like other health care providers, they want to be recognized for that.
The National Community Pharmacists Association recently launched the “Essential” Campaign to keep up the pressure on lawmakers for relief, including hazard pay, says Douglas Hoey, CEO.
“Pharmacists have been there since the beginning of this and we need recognition...
CMS changes rule to combat mail-order waste
December 18, 2013HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Effective Jan. 1, Medicare Part D prescription drug plans must obtain consent from beneficiaries or their caregivers before filling or refilling prescriptions, according to a Dec. 17 bulletin from the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA). Pharmacists have told CMS that patients are turning in large quantities of unused and expired medication, usually obtained through automated refill services. “We commend Medicare officials for acknowledging mail-order waste and...
Pharmacists association names new officers
October 17, 2013HME News Staff
ORLANDO, Fla. - The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) recently elected Mark Riley president, according to an Oct. 16 release. Riley, a pharmacy owner and current executive vice president of the Arkansas Pharmacists Association, is a national expert on the pharmacy benefit manager industry. “Mark is a distinguished leader known and respected by many independent community pharmacists,” said Douglas Hoey, NCPA CEO, in a prepared statement. At the same meeting, the NCPA's...