"The Charleston law firm Spilman Battle has requested Governor Jim Justice not implement legislation that the West Virginia Pharmacists Association successfully had passed during the 2019 Legislature regulating pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)," reports Richard Stevens, WVPA Executive Director. [Read more...]
In 2017, West Virginia healthcare providers wrote 81.3 opioid prescriptions for every 100 state residents, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The national average? Just 58.7. Treah Haggerty and Cara Sedney -- researchers in the WVU School of Medicine -- are studying how [Read more...]
The pain management and opioid policies advanced by the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) can help guide the federal government's action plan to prevent and treat opioid addiction, NACDS has told the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS is developing an action plan [Read more...]
The WV Medical Services Fund Advisory Council held its regular meeting October 4 in Charleston WVPA Executive Director Richard Stevens represents pharmacy at the Medicaid meetings. Cindy Beane, Medicaid Commissioner, informed attendees of the expansion of pregnant women included those up to [Read more...]