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APRx G-PAC Honor Roll
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AMP: Average Manufacturer Price
CDC: Center for Disease Control
CMS: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Congressional Community Pharmacy Coalition
Durable Medical Equipment
Drug Enforcement Agency
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Legislation
Medicaid
Medicare Part D
PBM: Pharmacy Benefit Manager
PharmPhlash
Prompt Pay
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas State Board of Pharmacy
Who Represents Me
Workers' Compensation


AMP: Average Manufacturer Price

OIG Review of Relationship Between Medicare Part D Payments to Local, Community Pharmacies and the Pharmacies' Drug Acquisition Costs 1/3/08
H.R. 3140 AMP Talking Points 7/31/07
H.R. 3140 Saving Our Community Pharmacies Act of 2007 7/24/07
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CDC: Center for Disease Control

CDC 2007 Recommendations for Flu Vaccine and Antiviral Agents
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CMS: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Part D Fraud, Waste & Abuse Training 10/28/08
Medicaid Drug Rebate Notification 1/28/08
Q&A for Tamper-Resistant Prescription Pads 1/30/08
Medicare Enrollment for DMEPOS Suppliers 1/21/08
OIG Review of Relationship Between Medicare Part D Payments to Local, Community Pharmacies and the Pharmacies' Drug Acquisition Costs 1/3/08
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Congressional Community Pharmacy Coalition

Community Pharmacists Serve the Community
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Drug Enforcement Agency

Questions and Answers About FDA's Enforcement Action Regarding Unapproved Hydrocodone Drug Products 02/13/08
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Durable Medical Equipment

Pre-Bidding Activities for the Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program 05/05/08
Sign Bipartisan Letter to CMS Concerning DME Competitive Bidding 02/28/08
The Impact of Competitive Bidding on the Market for DME
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Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Flex Spending Account (FSA) Debit Card Regulations 10-23-08
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Legislation/Texas, 2007 Session and Interim

Mail Order Parity: HB 3280 by Rep. Isett
Mail Order Parity: HB 1613 by Rep. Dan Gattis
Prompt Pay: HB 3850 by Rep. Taylor
Prompt Pay: SB 1582 by Sen. Van de Putte
Transparency in Contracting Between State Retirement Programs and PBMs: HB 3454 by Rep. Callegari
Interim House Hearing on transparency in state retirement system contracts with PBMs

Legislation/Federal

Ready Reference: 2008 NCPA Legislative Conference Issues 6/3/08
OIG Review of Relationship Between Medicare Part D Payments to Local, Community Pharmacies and the Pharmacies' Drug Acquisition Costs 1/3/08
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Medicaid

UT Cost of Dispensing Study 5/2/08
Cost of Dispensing Confidentiality Letter 5/2/08
Health and Human Services Cover Letter 5/2/08
Medicaid Drug Rebate Notification 1/28/08
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Medicare

Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage And Your Rights - Pharmacy Notice 10/11/06
Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage And Your Rights - Pharmacy Notice Instructions 10/11/06
Report Medicare Part D Fraud
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PharmPhlash

American Pharmacies is a founding member of the Texas Pharmacy Business Council which was formed to represent independent community pharmacies in the Texas legislature and Congress.

PromptPay

Prompt Pay: S1954 Sponsor and Cosponsors 12/7/07
Prompt Pay Fact Sheet: H.R.1474 & S.1954: Medicare Part D Prompt Pay 8/20/07
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Texas Department of Public Safety

Prescription Reporting Program Concerns 9/9/08

Texas State Board of Pharmacy

Testimony on Generic Substitution Rules 8/5/08
Action Regarding Security Rules and Generic Substitution Rules 8/5-6/08
TSBP pulls rules on inventory management for reconsideration 8/8/07
APRx Testimony to TSBP re: Proposed Rules on Pharmacist Time in Shop and Electronic Monitoring 8/7/07
APRx written testimony to TSBP re: TSBP Re: Proposed Rules on Pharmacist Time in Shop and Electronic Monitoring 7/23/07
TSBP Proposed Rules Title 22 7/25/07
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Who Represents Me

Texas Legislature
United States Senate
United States House of Representatives
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Workers' Compensation

Carrier Responsibilities Concerning Workers' Comp Health Care Networks 3/26/06

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