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National Association of Chain Drug Stores advocates for pharmacies, the face of neighborhood healthcare. #PBMreform #NACDSTSE #NACDSAnnual @NACDSFoundation

[NACDS @NACDS]

NACDS announced “Four Wins to #MakeAmericaHealthyAgain” – immediate actions the Trump Administration can take to improve the affordability and accessibility of quality care for all Americans #MAHA ⤵️

Read the Release: https://t.co/3OnAZxgWxU

Read More: https://t.co/CzPDd6HOtY

[NACDS @NACDS]

New @MilkenInstitute report, supported by @NACDS, finds pharmacies play a pivotal role in GLP-1 patient success over time.

93% of GLP-1 users are confident in pharmacists as a resource for GLP-1 questions.

#MIHealthSummit #GLP1 #pharmacy

https://t.co/GqTwunn4AR

[NACDS Foundation @NACDSFoundation]

Tomorrow: Join the Community Pharmacy Education Grant Opportunity Webinar!

The NACDS Foundation has launched a new grant opportunity for schools and colleges of pharmacy, and we’re teaming up with @AACPharmacy to share details and answer questions.

Learn how your school or college can secure up to $100,000 in funding for community pharmacy education.

🗓 Thursday, November 5, 2026
🕒 3 p.m. ET

Register here: https://t.co/k0HEVw8jIf

[AACP @AACPharmacy]

💻⚕️ Have an idea to strengthen community pharmacy education? Explore funding to help bring it to life with the @NACDS Foundation during this Nov. 5 webinar.

For more: https://t.co/TSHbnwJA7K

[NACDS @NACDS]

💡An overwhelming 93% of GLP-1 users are confident in pharmacists as a resource for GLP-1 questions. In a new @MilkenInstitute essay, NACDS’ Steven C. Anderson previews the Nov. 11 report on pharmacy’s role in GLP-1 care.

Read more: https://t.co/ufm9UdLbSr

#PowerOfIdeas

[HHS @HHSGov]

In recognition of American Pharmacists Month, HHS leaders @ADM_Christine , @ACF_Adams & RADM Kelly Battese joined @usphscc pharmacy officers to discuss pharmacy priorities, including the benefits of standard-of-care regulatory models that help expand access and improve health outcomes for the American people.

[NACDS Foundation @NACDSFoundation]

The NACDS Foundation is proud to announce a new grant opportunity for schools and colleges of pharmacy.

We are looking for creative, practical, and replicable programs that inspire students to explore community pharmacy, deepen their learning, and connect it to community health.

Proposals may focus on career exploration, experiential learning, curriculum innovation, practice research education, or faculty and preceptor development. Collaborations across institutions are encouraged.

Awards of up to $100,000 are available for new programs and up to $50,000 for existing and continuing programs.

Round 1 concept proposals are due November 29, 2026.

Join an @AACPharmacy webinar on November 5, 2026, at 3 p.m. ET to review the grant program and get your questions answered.

Register for the webinar, learn more about the grant opportunity, and apply here: https://t.co/R1kc9qmKrf

[NACDS @NACDS]

It’s a pivotal moment for pharmacy, and NACDS will continue to shape its future, with our members leading the way.

A message from our incoming President and Chief Executive Officer, Michael Wysong.

[NACDS @NACDS]

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Michael Wysong, currently chief executive officer of CARE Pharmacies, as the Association’s next president and chief executive officer, effective December 1, 2026. Wysong will succeed Steven C. Anderson, FASAE, CAE, IOM, who is retiring after 20 years of transformational leadership, as of December 31, 2026.

Read more: https://t.co/xPsoNQO4aR

[NACDS @NACDS]

📰New York just approved higher 2027 health insurance rates, and the public conversation about why fails to include one key player: pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), the middlemen that decide what a health plan pays for a drug and what a pharmacy is paid for it, and that often keep a share of the manufacturer rebates tied to the drug costs insurers cite when raising premiums. At the same time, these PBMs routinely pay pharmacies less than it costs to acquire and dispense patients' medicines, and when pharmacies can no longer absorb those losses and close their doors, patients are left without convenient access to care.

A new column from @CommPharmacyNYS makes the case for the Patient Access to Pharmacy Act, which stops those below-cost payments from PBMs so New Yorkers can keep the pharmacies and pharmacists they trust. @GovKathyHochul, when PAPA reaches your desk, please sign it into law!

https://t.co/3fxgjDTVND

[NACDS Foundation @NACDSFoundation]

Calling all student pharmacists!

The NACDS Foundation will be at the @Commpharmacy Residency Showcase on Sunday, October 4, from 12:00-4:30 p.m. at the Kansas City Convention Center.

Stop by our booth to learn about our student programs, meet our team, and discover new ways to get involved as you build your path in pharmacy.

See you in Kansas City! 👋

[NACDS Foundation @NACDSFoundation]

Pharmacies are ranked as the most accessible healthcare destinations in the U.S., which makes them a natural place to help connect people to healthier food.

The NACDS Foundation's research pilot on Food is Medicine, featured this week in USA Today, is testing that idea. In partnership with the Food is Medicine Institute at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at @TuftsUniversity, pharmacists at participating pharmacy locations screen their patients with diabetes and hypertension, who also experience nutrition insecurity, then write them Nutrition Prescriptions, providing funds for nutritious food. These patients also receive nutrition education.

Through these interventions, the project aims to improve nutrition outcomes, including diet quality, as well as disease-specific measures such as A1c and blood pressure. Thank you to the pharmacy teams, researchers, and patients taking part in this critical project.

Learn more: https://t.co/t5tMpHrHzk

[NACDS Foundation @NACDSFoundation]

Alumni Spotlight ⭐️ : Tolu Akinwale

Here's what Tolu Akinwale, the NACDS Foundation's 2013 Executive Fellow, had to say about his experience in the Executive Fellow program:

"The NACDS Foundation Executive Fellowship gave me a seat at the table with industry leaders at a pivotal point in my career, opening doors I didn't know existed. It showed me that pharmacy's real influence happens in the work that shapes patient access and population health, not just at the counter."

The application is open from now until December 31. Share with recent pharmacy graduates today!

https://t.co/BhNLBQTCYR

[NACDS @NACDS]

📺 This morning, at 10:15 a.m. ET, the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health will consider H.R. 3164 (Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act / Main Street Pharmacy Access Act) during a legislative hearing.

The bill is critical to improving seniors' access to care, allowing Medicare Part B to reimburse pharmacists for test-and-treat services related to common respiratory illnesses in states that already authorize pharmacists to provide them.

Anthony Pudlo (@pudlo), CEO of @TNPharmacists, will testify, bringing the pharmacy perspective to the hearing and explaining why timely access to pharmacist-provided care is so critical for seniors, particularly those in rural and underserved communities.

More than a quarter of the current Congress has cosponsored the legislation across both chambers, and it is supported by more than 170 stakeholder organizations.

Tune in here: https://t.co/D8q1WrR5O1

[NACDS Foundation @NACDSFoundation]

🎓 Recent and upcoming 2027 pharmacy grads: expand your impact on community health with the NACDS Foundation Executive Fellowship!

Based out of Arlington, VA, this year-long, paid program pairs you with healthcare and research professionals on innovative projects to improve community health and wellbeing.

Deadline: Dec 31, 2026

Apply today 👉 https://t.co/AQ7qV0CXQn

[NACDS Foundation @NACDSFoundation]

🥇 Thank you to our Sustaining Benefactors of the 28th Annual NACDS Foundation Dinner! 👇

Your support helps accelerate innovations in pharmacy research and education that improve health across communities.

We can't wait to celebrate with you in Boston on 8/15!

@CencoraGlobal
@InmarInc
@McKesson

[NACDS Foundation @NACDSFoundation]

🥇 Thank you @KinneyDrugs for being a Community Benefactor of the 28th Annual NACDS Foundation Dinner!

Your support helps accelerate innovations in pharmacy research and education that improve health across communities.

See you in Boston on 8/15!

[NACDS Foundation @NACDSFoundation]

⭐Thank you @Walmart for being a Rural Health Benefactor of the 28th Annual NACDS Foundation Dinner!

Your partnership helps accelerate innovations in pharmacy research and education that improve health across communities.

See you in Boston on 8/15!

[NACDS Foundation @NACDSFoundation]

💎 A heartfelt thank you to @TheEmersonGroup, our Dinner Benefactor for the 28th Annual NACDS Foundation Dinner!

Your support helps accelerate innovations in pharmacy research and education that improve health across communities.

We can't wait to celebrate with you in Boston on 8/15!

[NACDS @NACDS]

NACDS Is All In.

At #NACDSTSE, we’re previewing our new strategic framework for pharmacy’s future: elevating local pharmacies as trusted providers, expanding total-store health & wellness, modernizing operations and advocating for fair reimbursement. See you in Boston Aug. 15-17!

[NACDS @NACDS]

NACDS Is All In.

At #NACDSTSE, we’re previewing our new strategic framework for pharmacy’s future: elevating local pharmacies as trusted providers, expanding total-store health & wellness, modernizing operations and advocating for fair reimbursement. See you in Boston Aug. 15-17!