Idaho State Pharmacy Association

04/21/2026

We're gearing up for another incredible year at the Northwest Pharmacy Convention!

Don't miss your chance to connect, learn, and recharge with your pharmacy community.

⏰ Register and book your room by this Thursday (4/23) to save over $150!

👉 https://www.wsparx.org/event/26Idaho

Contact ISPArx@ISPArx.org for member discount code.

11/17/2025

The Idaho Business Review recently included ISPA's President/CEO, Pam Eaton, in its inaugural Idaho 500 list of outstanding individuals. The publication's editorial team touts the Idaho 500 as its premier recognition program celebrating the most influential and accomplished professionals throughout Idaho. Although Eaton is listed under the "Hospitality & Tourism" category, pharmacy issues are mentioned! Congratulations, Pam!

Pam Eaton has led the Idaho Retailers Association since January 2001, also serving as president and CEO of the Idaho Lodging & Restaurant Association and Idaho State Pharmacy Association. She recently concluded successful legislative defense work, addressing health care reimbursement issues for phar...

06/06/2025

is an all-day celebration of Idaho’s small businesses. Join the fun today, June 6th, by supporting your favorite local businesses! Shop online or in person,
buy a gift card, or say thank you.

When you support local businesses, you are:
✔ Helping a business make payroll
✔ Supporting local jobs
✔ Strengthening Idaho’s economy
Thank you for supporting the local gems in your community on Friday, June 6th!

01/31/2025

01/24/2025

Pharmacists, we need your input! 🗣️💊 A pharmacist and student pharmacist created this survey to gather feedback from pharmacists across the country. 🌍 Help pharmacy associations everywhere better serve you. 💡 Share your thoughts and help shape the future of pharmacy and patient care. 📈 Take the survey now:

Please click the link to complete this form.

12/06/2024

Attention Idaho Pharmacy Owners/Managers. If you haven't filed a claim yet, there's still time.

09/12/2024

Meet us at 's Annual Convention in Columbus from Oct. 26-29 — the only industry event specifically tailored to community pharmacy.

Community pharmacies must be proactive, and will provide motivating keynotes, business boosters, and a jam-packed expo floor to help you chart a course that can lead to growth, performance, and success.

Learn more and register at https://ncpa.org/annual-convention.

You can't afford NOT to go.

07/19/2024

Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) have increased out-of-pocket costs for patients, narrowed where Americans can choose to access their prescription medications and in turn pushed long trusted independent pharmacies across the country out of business. We are grateful for Senator Mike Crapo and his leadership on the Senate Finance Committee to rein in PBMs predatory practices. The time to pass meaningful and comprehensive PBM reform is now.

Pharmacy benefit managers are driving up drug costs for millions of people, employers and the government.

04/29/2024

The ripple effects of the Change Healthcare cyberattack have been far reaching and are still ongoing. Insurance/PBM industry vertical integration fails to reduce patient out-of-pocket costs or increase medication accessibility. Instead, it has squeezed out competition and raised barriers to patient access to prescription medicines that are less profitable tor the mega-corporations, regardless of affordability or clinical effectiveness for patients. Looking forward to hearing Group give answers on prevention & how they will help providers at testimony before Senate Finance Committee tomorrow! Mike Crapo

Send a message to learn more

03/13/2024

https://vimeo.com/921276952

See why it's important for patients and pharmacies that PBM reform laws are enacted, implemented, and enforced.

01/25/2024

Former Cigna VP highlights the need for Congress to capitalize on the strong bi-partisan support and pass PBM reform that goes beyond Medicare and Medicaid to cover all employer-based insurance plans. We applaud Mike Crapo for his continued leadership and commitment to passing comprehensive PBM reform that would lower prescription drug costs and improve patient access to independent community pharmacies.

Regular readers of this newsletter know that pharmacy benefit managers have come to be an increasingly consistent focus of my writing. This ties back firmly to my old Cigna days when I quickly learned that the need to satisfy Wall Street’s short-term profit expectations drove all activities and de...