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We represent pharmacists who serve as patient care providers in hospitals, health systems, ambulatory clinics, and other healthcare settings.

 Bethesda, Maryland
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Joined September 2009
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CMS cuts Medicare physician payments for 2027. modernhealthcare.com/politic…
CMS cuts Medicare physician payments for 2027

CMS cuts Medicare physician payments for 2027

CMS will reduce Medicare physician payments in 2027 while revising same-day procedure reimbursement and adding incentives tied to accountable care.

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PBM crackdown enters new chapter as new mandates approach. modernhealthcare.com/insuran…
PBM crackdown enters new chapter as new mandates approach

PBM crackdown enters new chapter as new mandates approach

New federal rules and settlements are disrupting leading pharmacy benefit managers, but new requirements will be phased in over many years.

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CVS is reportedly discussing plans to spin off its retail pharmacy business, a shocking retreat for the country’s largest drugstore chain bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
CVS Plans to Break Up $117 Billion Healthcare Conglomerate

CVS Plans to Break Up $117 Billion Healthcare Conglomerate

CVS Health Corp. plans to spin off its retail pharmacy business in one of the biggest-ever breakups in the healthcare industry.

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In celebration of #PharmacyWeek, ASHP is highlighting the power of collaboration across the pharmacy profession. In the latest episode of our Insights & Connections podcast, ASHP CEO Sam Calabrese sits down with APhA CEO Michael Hogue to discuss how working together can better support pharmacy professionals, advance patient care, and strengthen the future of pharmacy. Listen to the conversation: hubs.ly/Q04C2Zzs0 @pharmacists
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Ever wondered where a career in hospital and health-system pharmacy can take you?     To celebrate #PharmacyWeek, we sat down with father-daughter duo Daniel Good, MS, RPh, FASHP, and Megan Good, PharmD on the We’re Your Pharmacist podcast. From high school STEM programs to specialized hospital clinical practice, they share how shadowing, mentorship, and hands-on learning shaped their pharmacy journeys.  If you’re a student considering healthcare or looking for guidance as you navigate pharmacy school, watch the video below and listen to the full podcast episode! hubs.ly/Q04CcCtM0
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A federal judge sides with 25 states and the District of Columbia, which had argued that the new Medicaid work requirement rule would force medically frail people to clear unnecessary hurdles to maintain government-funded health insurance coverage. nbcnews.com/health/health-ca…
Judge blocks ‘medically frail’ definition in Medicaid work requirement rule

Judge blocks ‘medically frail’ definition in Medicaid work requirement rule

The federal judge said the administration unlawfully limited who qualifies as “medically frail,” which could lead eligible people to lose coverage.

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Working-age U.S. adults without health insurance rose in 2026, a new survey finds. This trend is likely to continue: In 2027, major Medicaid cuts and Affordable Care Act marketplace restrictions will make it even harder for Americans to access coverage. trib.al/OCRTtGC
Health insurance premiums jump 9%, and more Americans don’t have access to coverage

Health insurance premiums jump 9%, and more Americans don’t have access to coverage

Working-age U.S. adults without health insurance rose in 2026. Half of all uninsured people did not seek needed care because of cost concerns, according to a new survey.

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GSK has won FDA approval for its hepatitis B drug, which extended functional cures to far more patients than previous methods. trib.al/yQ7jwoh
GSK picks up hep B drug approval

GSK picks up hep B drug approval

GSK has won FDA approval for its hepatitis B drug, which extended functional cures to far more patients than previous methods.

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The FDA on Monday granted accelerated approval to the PD-1 inhibitor dostarlimab (Jemperli) to help select patients with operable rectal cancer potentially avoid surgery. @AndreaCercek @coloncancermike @CCAlliance medpagetoday.com/hematologyo…
'Groundbreaking Option' Approved for Rectal Cancer

'Groundbreaking Option' Approved for Rectal Cancer

Most patients with complete response on dostarlimab avoided surgery for a year or more

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The Trump administration is proceeding with a plan to allow compounding pharmacies to produce certain peptides trib.al/UgAjWTZ
Pharmalittle: We're reading about an HHS peptide push, Trump's pharma stock holdings, and more

Pharmalittle: We're reading about an HHS peptide push, Trump's pharma stock holdings, and more

The Trump administration is proceeding with a plan to allow compounding pharmacies to produce certain peptides

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WHO endorses lifestyle changes over GLP-1 drugs in child obesity fight reut.rs/4jJM9gI reut.rs/4jJM9gI
WHO endorses lifestyle changes over GLP-1 drugs in child obesity fight

WHO endorses lifestyle changes over GLP-1 drugs in child obesity fight

The World ‌Health Organization on Wednesday recommended diet, exercise and counseling over popular weight-loss drugs in its first global guidelines addressing rising obesity among younger children.

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US advances first government-funded trials of psychedelic drug ibogaine reuters.com/legal/litigation…
US advances first government-funded trials of psychedelic drug ibogaine

US advances first government-funded trials of psychedelic drug ibogaine

US health officials are advancing the first government-funded clinical trials of the psychedelic drug ibogaine to treat opioid addiction and ​post-traumatic stress disorder, the FDA said on Monday,...

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People 34 and younger may be less likely to develop shingles than previous generations, new data suggests, thanks in part to widespread chickenpox vaccination. nbcnews.com/health/health-ne…
Shingles cases dropping among people who got chickenpox vaccine, data shows

Shingles cases dropping among people who got chickenpox vaccine, data shows

The virus that causes chickenpox can reactivate during adulthood, causing the painful, itchy rash known as shingles.

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At least one million US seniors will be forced to switch health plans next year as the largest Medicare Advantage providers cut benefits and discontinue some offerings. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Health Insurers Ditch Medicare Advantage Plans to Boost Profit

Health Insurers Ditch Medicare Advantage Plans to Boost Profit

At least one million US seniors will be forced to switch health plans next year as the largest Medicare Advantage providers cut benefits and discontinue some offerings in the wake of rising medical...

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Refugees, asylum seekers and some other immigrants with legal status will lose Medicaid coverage October 1 bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Refugees Set to Lose Health Coverage Under Trump Budget Law

Refugees Set to Lose Health Coverage Under Trump Budget Law

Refugees, asylum seekers and some other immigrants with legal status will lose Medicaid coverage Oct. 1, leaving few options for those left uninsured and squeezing payments to medical providers that...

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services estimates the weighted average premium for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to fall more than 16% next year. reuters.com/legal/litigation…
Medicare Advantage premiums expected to drop more than 16% in 2027, CMS projects

Medicare Advantage premiums expected to drop more than 16% in 2027, CMS projects

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services estimates the weighted average premium for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to fall more than 16% next year.

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services estimates the weighted average premium for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to fall more than 16% next year. reuters.com/legal/litigation…
Medicare Advantage premiums expected to drop more than 16% in 2027, CMS projects

Medicare Advantage premiums expected to drop more than 16% in 2027, CMS projects

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services estimates the weighted average premium for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to fall more than 16% next year.

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Today in managed care: Healio reports, “The FDA approved an expanded indication for baricitinib, a once daily oral JAK inhibitor, for teens aged 12 and older with severe alopecia areata.” This “approval marks the second JAK inhibitor treatment for adolescents with severe alopecia areata, which can be more severe and extensive with early onset.” healio.com/news/dermatology/…
FDA approves Olumiant for teens with severe alopecia

FDA approves Olumiant for teens with severe alopecia

The FDA approved an expanded indication for baricitinib, a once daily oral JAK inhibitor, for teens aged 12 and older with severe alopecia areata, according to an industry press release.The approval...

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More than 20% of all cancer centers report shortages of five or more different medicines trib.al/rdvd6lX
Cancer medicines remain in short supply across the U.S., survey finds

Cancer medicines remain in short supply across the U.S., survey finds

An ongoing shortage of cancer medications continues to force leading cancer centers around the U.S. to seek work-around strategies to treat patients and a

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Novartis, Ionis' experimental heart drug misses key goal in closely watched trial

Novartis, Ionis' experimental heart drug misses key goal in closely watched trial

Novartis said on Friday its experimental drug pelacarsen did not cut the risk of major heart attacks and strokes in patients with a genetic risk factor in a late-stage trial, marking a setback to the...

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