Tag: National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA)
Pharmacy groups highlight new audit on PBMs
August 22, 2023HME News Staff
WEST LINN, Ore. - The Oregon State Pharmacy Association and the National Community Pharmacists Association support the Oregon Health Authority’s recommendation that the state “should enact legislation that focuses on patient and pharmacy protections and increasing transparency in the prescription drug supply chain.” The recommendation, which was part of the state’s recent audit report on PBMs, builds on a 2022 report OSPA released in collaboration with 3 Axis Advisors that...
NCPA names finalists for student competition
July 25, 2023HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The National Community Pharmacists Association has announced that teams of pharmacy students from the University of Georgia, University of South Carolina and University of Texas have been named finalists in the 2023 Good Neighbor Pharmacy NCPA Pruitt-Schutte Student Business Plan Competition. The three teams will present their business plans in a live competition on Oct. 14, 2023, at the NCPA Annual Convention in Orlando, Fla., and the winning team will be announced on Oct....
In brief: Inogen buy, UPitt grant, telehealth decrease
July 14, 2023HME News Staff
GOLETA, Calif. - Inogen has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Physio-Assist SAS, a privately held company based in France that makes a technology-enabled airway clearance device called Simeox, for $32 million.
Simeox has been cleared under CE mark in the EU and is currently being sold in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
“This acquisition aligns with our strategy to diversify our portfolio to globally improve patient lives through respiratory care,” said...
NCPA announces 2023 keynote speakers
July 12, 2023HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The National Community Pharmacists Association has announced the two keynote speakers for its 2023 Annual Convention, including Pete Lovatt, PhD, a cognitive psychologist who co-founded the Movement in Practice Academy.
The two keynote speakers for the convention, which takes place Oct. 14-17 in Orlando, Fla., are:
Peter Lovatt, PhD, is a cognitive psychologist who will speak during the First General Session on Sunday, Oct. 15. He co-founded the Movement...
In brief: Enos Home Medical makes acquisition, pharmacies meet with FTC commish
July 5, 2023HME News Staff
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. - Enos Home Medical has expanded its footprint in northern Massachusetts and reinforced its focus on the hospice market with a recent acquisition of “significant DME assets” in the area, says Jon Enos.
The acquisition better positions Enos Home Medical to “meet current dynamic market conditions and today’s ever-changing medical landscape,” the company says.
“We are excited to be able to reach even more hospice patients in the...
NCPA opens registration for annual convention
June 15, 2023HME News Staff
ARLINGTON, Va. - The National Community Pharmacists Association has opened registration for its 2023 Annual Convention, set for Oct. 14-17 in Orlando. “This year’s convention is being designed deliberately to help pharmacy teams offer better outcomes to patients and see positive effects in the business,” said Hugh Chancy, president of the NCPA and co-owner of Chancy Drugs in South Georgia. “It’s falling during a critical time for community pharmacy, and it’s more...
Survey: Independent pharmacies worried about ‘DIR hangover’
June 7, 2023HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Seventy percent of independent community pharmacy owners/managers are concerned about upcoming cash flow challenges resulting from changes to federal policy effective Jan. 1, 2024, according to a new survey released by the National Community Pharmacists Association.
The NCPA asked independent pharmacy owners/managers for insight relating to the “DIR hangover” – what it calls the period starting Jan. 1, 2024, when bills for pharmacy direct and indirect...
NCPA applauds House passage of PATIENT Act
May 25, 2023HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – The National Community Pharmacists Association welcomes the passage of the Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency (PATIENT) Act, H.R. 3561, by the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The PATIENT Act, which passed the committee 49-0, includes several provisions vital to lowering prescription drug costs and bringing transparency to the practices of pharmacy benefit managers, the NCPA says. “Patients and community pharmacies have been advocating...
In brief: Sleep patient volume, ResMed promotions, Quipt uplist
May 5, 2023HME News Staff
NEW YORK – Providers expect to see double-digit growth in their sleep patient volume over the next 12 months as flow-generator availability improves, according to the first quarter 2023 HME Sleep and Oxygen Survey from Needham.
Respondents reported that they have been able to purchase their desired flow generators within required timeframes as follows: Philips, 15.6% (up from 12.1% in Q3 2022); Fisher & Paykel, 25% (up from 9.4% in Q3 2022); and ResMed, 61.4% (up from 39.2% in Q3 2022).
The...
Voters wary of PBMs, NCPA poll finds
May 5, 2023HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The majority of voters know very little or nothing about pharmacy benefit managers, the largest three of which control 80% of all prescriptions in the U.S., according to a new national poll conducted by Morning Consult and released by the National Community Pharmacists Association. Eighty percent are concerned that PBMs steer patients to pharmacies their own or control to maximize their own profit, and 78% are concerned that PBMS often require patients to use their...