Tag: National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA)
Too big not to fail: NCPA seeks relief from Change Healthcare
July 26, 2024Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Providers need to be compensated for losses incurred as the result of massive cyberattack earlier this year, the National Community Pharmacists Association argues in a new lawsuit.
The association, along with dozens of providers from multiple states, filed a class action lawsuit July 19 against UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiaries Change Healthcare and Optum.
“Our members suffered a lot of damages both in personnel time and direct financial...
NCPA renews call for PBM reform after latest hearing
July 24, 2024HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The National Community Pharmacists Association in a statement criticized pharmacy benefit managers who appeared at a hearing held by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform yesterday. Testifying at the hearing were executives Adam Kautzner, PharmD, president, Evernorth Care Management and Express Scripts; David Joyner, executive vice president, CVS Health, and president, CVS Caremark; and Patrick Conway, MD, CEO, OptumRx. “Among members of the Oversight Committee,...
In brief: UHC delays Synapse agreement, NCPA files cyberattack lawsuit & more
July 24, 2024HME News Staff
MINNEAPOLIS – UnitedHealthcare recently notified HME providers that it is delaying the implementation of its new capitated arrangement with Synapse Health for standard DME in Georgia and North Carolina, AAHomecare has reported.
The arrangement, which impacts the insurer’s Medicare Advantage plan members enrolled in HMO and PPO plans in the two states, will now go into effect Sept. 1 instead of Aug. 1 to allow more time for providers to familiarize themselves with new processes...
NCPA supports up-and-coming pharmacy students
July 23, 2024HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The National Community Pharmacists Association and the NCPA Foundation have announced that teams of pharmacy students from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of South Carolina, and the University of Texas at Austin have been named finalists in the 2024 Good Neighbor Pharmacy NCPA Pruitt-Schutte Student Business Plan Competition. The three teams will present their business plans in a live competition on Oct. 26 at the NCPA Annual Convention in Columbus,...
NCPA, providers sue UnitedHealth Group over cyberattack
July 22, 2024HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The National Community Pharmacists Association, along with dozens of providers from multiple states, filed a class action lawsuit July 19 against UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiaries Change Healthcare and Optum for losses resulting from their massive cyberattack earlier this year.
NCPA and the providers say Change Healthcare failed to take reasonable precautions against a catastrophic breach; mislead them about its network security; and caused massive financial...
NCPA launches nat’l ad
July 9, 2024HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The National Community Pharmacists Association has released a new TV ad as part of its ongoing campaign to push lawmakers to enact pharmacy benefit manager reform. The ad, titled PBM Career Day, shows a PBM executive struggling to explain his job to curious children. The executive shares that he doesn’t make, prescribe or provide drugs, but he does decide what drugs patients receive and what he pays for them. "PBMs and the massive health insurance companies that...
NCPA, InStep join forces to support independent pharmacies
June 19, 2024HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The National Community Pharmacists Association has partnered with InStep Health, a leader in in-store marketing solutions, to provide local independent pharmacies with state-of-the-art, turnkey marketing and education solutions. Independent pharmacists who participate will have access to InStep Health’s proven in-store marketing displays, product samples, and educational materials designed to enhance customer engagement, elevate brand awareness, boost revenue, and increase...
NCPA opens conference registration
June 6, 2024HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The National Community Pharmacists Association has opened registration for its 2024 Annual Convention, set for Oct. 26-29 in Columbus, Ohio. This year’s theme – GPS: Growth, Performance, Success – will help pharmacy teams navigate the obstacles and opportunities in today’s pharmacy landscape, says Lea Wolsoncroft, NCPA president. “From reimbursement rates and the DIR hangover to the regulatory outlook to the anticompetitive practices of PBMs,...
NCPA Foundation gets new leader
May 9, 2024HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The NCPA Foundation has named Sonja Pagniano, CFRE, as its new executive director. Her responsibilities will include leading the foundation’s strategic growth and the successful implementation of its fundraising campaigns, marketing initiatives and other projects. Pagniano most recently served as the development manager for the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, which helps donors maximize their impact on long-term recovery from disasters through expert resources,...
In brief: UHC’s new capitated arrangement, NCPA’s cyberattack request
May 3, 2024HME News Staff
MINNEAPOLIS – UnitedHealthcare has entered into a capitated arrangement with Synapse Health for standard DME in Georgia and North Carolina for its Medicare Advantage plan members enrolled in HMO and PPO plans.
The change, announced on UHC’s website on May 1, is effective Aug. 1.
DME providers will need to join the Synapse Health network to continue to provide standard DME for these plan members. Synapse Health will reach out to providers with details about joining...