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04/08/2026

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02/25/2026

It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that one of our current UPhA Board Members, and a Past President of UPhA, Shane Jensen recently passed away. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Jensen family and entire Family Plaza Pharmacy family at this time.

Shane was born on July 22nd, 1974 and passed away on February 19th, 2026 at the age of 51

12/19/2025

President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to speed up the rescheduling of ma*****na from Schedule I to the less severe Schedule III, with the stated goal of expanding cannabis research.

President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to speed up the rescheduling of ma*****na from Schedule I to the less severe Schedule III, with the stated goal of expanding cannabis research.…

12/18/2025

House Republicans on Wednesday passed a partisan package of health care policies designed to provide a conservative alternative to extending the expiring ObamaCare subsidies.
The legislation has little chance of passing through the Senate, however, and it does not address the cost cliff that’s expected to hit 22 million Americans when the enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits sunset on Dec. 31 — a dynamic that’s infuriated centrist Republicans who’ve clamored for months to extend the benefits.

House Republicans on Wednesday passed a partisan package of health care policies designed to provide a conservative alternative to extending the expiring ObamaCare subsidies.  The legislation …

12/13/2025

The Pharmacists Fight Back Act was reintroduced yesterday by Reps. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.), James Comer (R-Ky.), and Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.)

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Dec. 12, 2025) – The National Community Pharmacists Association is pleased to support the Pharmacists Fight Back Act, which was reintroduced yesterday by Reps. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.), James Comer (R-Ky.), and Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.). NCPA was proud to endorse this legislat...

12/13/2025

House Republicans today unveiled a health care bill they will bring to a vote next week that includes items that are broadly popular in the party, like cost sharing reductions and reforms to the pharmacy benefit manager industry, but will exclude extension of expiring enhanced ObamaCare subsidies.

House Republicans on Friday unveiled a health care bill they will bring to a vote next week that includes items that are broadly popular in the party, like cost sharing reductions and ref…

12/06/2025

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11/26/2025

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones, may we all be grateful for family, health and friends

10/28/2025

NCPA yesterday issued the following statement in response to Cigna’s announcement of a new payment model it says will be more transparent and support independent pharmacies:
“We would like to credit President Trump for forcing this apparent change. He’s been very tough on the PBMs and they are tripping over themselves trying to avoid regulation by announcing practices that appear to address his and our concerns. However, the devil is in the details. We don’t know yet whether this is a genuine transformation or whether it’s a head fake to get the heat off. In the meantime, we would remind our many champions in Congress that Cigna could revert back to its old ways the moment President Trump leaves office. Lasting reform requires legislation, and they should pass it this year.”

NCPA today issued the following statement in response to Cigna’s announcement of a new payment model it says will be more transparent and support independent pharmacies:

“We would like to credit President Trump for forcing this apparent change. He’s been very tough on the PBMs and they are tripping over themselves trying to avoid regulation by announcing practices that appear to address his and our concerns. However, the devil is in the details. We don’t know yet whether this is a genuine transformation or whether it’s a head fake to get the heat off. In the meantime, we would remind our many champions in Congress that Cigna could revert back to its old ways the moment President Trump leaves office. Lasting reform requires legislation, and they should pass it this year.”

06/30/2025

The FTC and DOJ are hosting today a listening session on Lowering Americans’ Drug Prices Through Competition.

WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, along with the Department of Commerce and the Department of Hea

06/18/2025

We are sad to announce the passing of one of our UPhA Past Presidents, Dennis R. White. You will be missed

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05/30/2025

The latest round of the new Arkansas law banning PBM's from owning pharmacies.

One of the largest health care companies in the country is suing Arkansas over a new pharmacy law signed by Gov. Sarah Sanders in April.