Tag: Arkansas Pharmacists Association
NCPA, APA join legal fight to preserve PBM-related law in Arkansas
November 10, 2025HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) and the Arkansas Pharmacists Association (APA) have filed a legal brief in the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals defending an Arkansas law blocking companies from operating a pharmacy benefit manager and a pharmacy in the state simultaneously. The case revolves around a state law (Act 624) passed earlier this year blocking PBMs in Arkansas from also operating pharmacies...
Arkansas passes bill to prohibit PBM ownership of pharmacies
April 17, 2025HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on April 16 signed into law, HB 1150, legislation that prohibits state permits to pharmacies owned by pharmacy benefit managers effective Jan. 1, 2026. The Arkansas Pharmacists Association worked to advance the bill. “Today is a new day in Arkansas for our patients as the fox will no longer guard the henhouse,” said John Vinson, APA’s CEO. “This bipartisan legislation passed overwhelmingly to protect public health...
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...