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NCPA president participates in economic town hall

NCPA president participates in economic town hall

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Michele Belcher, owner of Grants Pass Pharmacy in Grants Pass, Ore., and president of the National Community Pharmacists Association, joined a Dec. 2 virtual town hall hosted by the American Economic Liberties Project to discuss the harmful impact of pharmacy benefit managers. “The massive consolidation has hurt my small business, my patients and many pharmacies like mine,” said Belcher. “It’s almost like the CIGNAs and CVSs of the world are too big to regulate. Who is coordinating efforts between the FTC, DOJ and HHS to stop the anticompetitive nature of these behemoths?” The virtual town hall also featured White House National Economic Council Director Brian Deese, National Economic Council Deputy Director Bharat Ramamurti, and Special Assistant to the President for Technology and Competition Policy Tim Wu. The event included discussions about President Biden’s Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy and how it seeks to support the country’s workers, entrepreneurs and business owners. Participating business and labor leaders, including Belcher, discussed the harms they experience from monopoly power and engaged in a Q&A with White House officials. 

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