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Oct 26, 2021
On October 15th, Representatives Kurt Schrader (D-OR) and Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) introduced the LTC Pharmacy Definition Act of 2021 in the House of Representatives. This legislation complements the bipartisan Senate version, which was introduced earlier this year.
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Oct 19, 2021
Throughout the 2021 legislative sessions, AmerisourceBergen State Government Affairs worked with the American Disease Prevention Coalition (ADPC) to advocate for legislation to remove barriers to pharmacist vaccine administration. In early 2020, Good Neighbor Pharmacy and AmerisourceBergen joined the ADPC—establishing AmerisourceBergen as the first pharmaceutical wholesaler member.
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Sep 27, 2021
The Biden-Harris Administration recently announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), is making $25.5 billion in funding available for health care providers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, including $8.5 billion in American Rescue Plan (ARP) resources for providers who serve rural Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), or Medicare patients, and an additional $17 billion for Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Phase 4 for a broad range of providers who can document revenue loss and expenses associated with the pandemic.
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Sep 23, 2021
AmerisourceBergen experts explain how they were able to get independent pharmacies a seat at the table and successfully roll out a COVID-19 vaccination program as part of the Federal Retail Pharmacy Partnership Program in a Drug Topics article published September 16, 2021.
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Sep 23, 2021
In an article published September 14, 2021, Drug Topics reports on how AmerisourceBergen and Good Neighbor Pharmacy are committed to fighting for independents in Washington and in the states to improve and expand pharmacy practice.
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Sep 23, 2021
As independent pharmacists show the world how vital their care and services are to their communities, Good Neighbor Pharmacy owner and pharmacist, Jennifer Shannon of Lily’s Pharmacy in Johns Creek, Georgia shares a few tips on how community pharmacists should take this moment as an opportunity to develop meaningful relationships with new customers.
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Sep 01, 2021
AmerisourceBergen continues to advocate at state and federal levels for fair and adequate reimbursement and procedural policies to ensure the rollouts of additional and booster COVID-19 vaccines proceed smoothly and successfully for pharmacists, physicians and patients.
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Jul 26, 2021
Attention! Independent pharmacy owners and staff in Virginia -- Governor Ralph Northam and the Virginia Department of Health are pleased to invite you to attend an exclusive online conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci and other distinguished panelists, to help empower you to encourage your patients to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Jul 19, 2021
On July 1, 2021, the final version of the Ohio state budget passed out of Conference Committee, and was signed into law by Governor DeWine. During the committee process, Good Neighbor Pharmacy and Elevate sent out calls to action asking member stores to contact their state officials and urge their support for inclusion of a $50M supplemental Medicaid dispensing fee (for managed care) in the Ohio budget.
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Jul 16, 2021
The Alliance to Modernize Prescribing Information is currently collecting pharmacist responses to a brief survey regarding use of electronic vs. paper-based prescribing information. AmerisourceBergen is a member of the alliance and we would greatly appreciate if you can take a few moments to complete the survey which will be helpful in ongoing advocacy efforts with members of Congress!
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