"We have a unique and timely opportunity to let our senators know exactly what we are experiencing! Take the time to use our easy platform and let us unite with our patients and light up the senators' phones. We NEED help and our opportunity is NOW!!!!"
–Michele Belcher, NCPA President, Grants Pass Pharmacy, Grants Pass, Ore.
“Pharmacy should not stand for such financial engineering gamesmanship by the PBMs and the Part D plans. Nor should the federal government, who has a duty to protect the seniors who are supposed to be the beneficiaries of the Part D benefit.”
–Benjamin Jolley, Jolley’s Compounding Pharmacy, Utah
“The only way we can succeed in the political arena is to make the calls when they count. This is one of those opportunities. Our strength is that we are the voters in our districts. Many of us have a great relationship with our congressman or senator. That relationship is critical to us achieving our goal of ending DIR.”
– Bill Osborn, Osborn Drugs, Oklahoma
“I will be calling. It is important because our narrative has changed since the COVID pandemic, and we need to remind Congress that we are front-line workers that continued to care for our patients and put our health and families at risk during height of the pandemic.”
– Cole Sandlin, Fred’s Pharmacy, Alabama
“If they want community pharmacies to continue to exist, this needs to be fixed ASAP. I think pharmacies have proved our necessity to the health care system. We are doing two-thirds of the COVID vaccines. We are helping save the nation between testing and vaccinating and it’s time lawmakers do something to help save us.”
– Katie Bass, San Joaquin Drug, California
“All of us have struggled with the challenges of DIRs over the past several years. Efforts to turn back this devastating act has slowly been making inroads with the decision makers in Washington. NCPA is making a huge effort with a big push during this legislative opportunity to place the final nail into the coffin of DIR. We need your all-out effort to act and to share your efforts to colleagues, patients, and legislators to understand this devastating practice and to finally end it once and for all. Please join us in this cause. Participate in the ‘Melt the Phones’ campaign today. Your patients and your practice will thank you!”
– Brian Caswell, Wolkar Drug, Kansas
