NCPA State Advocacy Support

Expertise and funding to advance community pharmacy priorities

Advancing state pharmacy policy takes specialized knowledge, a clear strategy, and resources to put that strategy into action. In complement to the support offered by our state government affairs team, NCPA offers two programs to support state legislative and regulatory efforts: the State Panel of Experts and the State Advocacy Grant Program.

Explore the options below to determine which may fit your organization’s needs.

State Panel of Experts

Bring specialized expertise to your state’s advocacy efforts

The NCPA State Panel of Experts connects state pharmacy associations with experts who can help address complex or time-sensitive legislative and regulatory issues.

Areas of support include:

• ERISA and health plan benefit design
• Medicaid pharmacy reimbursement, cost-of-dispensing surveys, and state plan amendments
• PBM regulation, implementation, and enforcement
• Drug pricing, the pharmaceutical supply chain, pharmacy operations, audits, and PBM contracts
• Communications strategy and grassroots advocacy

Explore the State Panel of Experts

State Advocacy Grant Program

Secure resources to carry out a defined advocacy initiative

The NCPA State Advocacy Grant Program provides strategic funding to state-based pharmacy advocacy organizations pursuing legislative and regulatory initiatives that align with NCPA’s priorities.

Priority areas include:

• Commercial payment reform
• PBM-pharmacy ownership laws
• Audit reform legislation
• State cost-of-dispense surveys
• State-based funding programs for eligible pharmacies

Explore the State Advocacy Grant Program

Not sure where to start? Contact NCPA to discuss the appropriate support and application process.

State Panel of Experts: Brooklyn Morgan, PharmD, associate director of state government affairs — StateExperts@ncpa.org 

State Advocacy Grant Program: Lucas Coody, PharmD, director of state grant programs and advocacy — AdvocacyGrants@ncpa.org