Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition

ICYMI: Behind every long-term care patient is a ensuring safe, effective services and coordinated medication management — highlighting why protecting are crucial in delivering care to millions of seniors and residents nationwide.

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Long-Term Care Pharmacy Crisis Hits Nursing Homes When Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022, part of the goal was to lower prescription drug costs for Medicare patients. However, for mill...

SCPC President and CEO, Esmé Grewal, joined RedSail Technologies to discuss the visibility problem facing long-term care pharmacies. Her message is clear: SCPC’s mission is to simplify and amplify the essential role play in providing enhanced medication management, skilled nursing services and other critical care to millions of vulnerable patients.

🔗 Read her full interview here: https://www.redsailtechnologies.com/blog/ltc-pharmacy-has-a-visibility-problem

🔊 “SCPC applauds HHS OIG for its work to analyze and share factual insights into vertical integration of Part D sponsors with pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and how that can affect pharmacy and patient outcomes.”

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SCPC Applauds HHS OIG for New Report Highlighting Vertical Integration of Part D Sponsors with PBMs - SCPC | Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition “Long-term care pharmacies play an essential role in the Medicare Part D ecosystem and impacts to these pharmacies need to be considered with any trends seen in the marketplace.  SCPC applauds HHS OIG for its work to analyze and share factual insights into vertical integration of Part D sponsors ...

We are excited to welcome the 45th cosponsor of H.R. 5031, Congressman Aaron Bean!

With each new cosponsor, H.R. 5031 moves closer to ensuring millions of seniors across the country can access specialized long-term care only can provide.

SCPC VP of Strategy and Government Affairs, Shara Selonick, was in Washington, D.C. yesterday, hearing from speakers Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Senator Elissa Slotkin (MI), Rep. Greg Landsman (OH-01), and Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) at the Effective Governing Coalition’s “Delivering Effective Economy: Solutions Conference.” The event featured great discussions on advancing policies that prioritize affordability, expand patient access to care, and how those principles can be applied to . Learn more: https://www.effectivegoverningcoalition.com/home

Senator Shelley Moore Capito has officially signed on to S. 3159!

Thank you for standing alongside millions of long-term care seniors by supporting the uniquely equipped to meet their complex medication and service needs every day.

We’re proud to highlight SCPC’s new President and CEO Esmé Grewal in POLITICO’s latest job report! This national recognition is worth celebrating, underscoring the expertise and leadership she brings to advance long-term care across the industry.

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SCPC members, alongside the ASCP and the National Community Pharmacists Association, spent time on Capitol Hill this week continuing efforts to gain support of H.R. 5031 and S. 3159, legislation to strengthen and protect the millions of patients they serve.

The groups were honored to be joined in conversation by Representative Gwen S. Moore and Senator Mitch McConnell.

Representative Brian Babin has declared his support for H.R. 5031!

The long-term care community welcomes a new voice rallying for the . This legislation ensures millions of seniors across the country who rely on specialized long-term care continue to receive the medications and services only can provide.

S. 3159 welcomes another co-sponsor!

Thank you to Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith for supporting efforts to preserve access to necessary medications and for over two million patients living in nursing homes and assisted living facilities nationwide.