Missouri Pharmacy Association

11/06/2026

We enjoyed having Dominick Vittone join us at for his October rotation! We appreciate the time he spent with us and wish him all the best as he prepares for the next chapter in his pharmacy career.

Dominick is a 2027 PharmD candidate at UMKC School of Pharmacy. Congratulations, Dominick, and best wishes for a bright future in !

11/05/2026

CVS Health® announced that it intends to separate into two independent, publicly traded companies, each committed to innovating to make healthcare more affordable, accessible, and simpler to navigate for the millions of people each serves. The decision follows a comprehensive strategic review by the CVS Health Board of Directors.

CVS Health today announced that it intends to separate into two independent, publicly traded companies, each committed to innovating to make healthcare more affordable, accessible, and simpler to navigate for the millions of people each serves.

11/05/2026

Congratulations to member Brendan Webber on his election to the Missouri House of Representatives!

Brendan will represent Missouri's 43rd District, serving communities across Audrain, Callaway, and Monroe counties. As an and member of MPA, Brendan brings valuable firsthand experience with the challenges facing , , and local businesses.

We are proud to see one of our members step forward to serve his community and our state. Please join us in congratulating Representative-elect Brendan Webber on this achievement and wishing him success in the Missouri General Assembly!

11/02/2026

The new rule (Improving Transparency into Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fee Disclosure), released Oct. 29 by the DOL, complements provisions included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 and follows an executive order by President Donald Trump, “Lowering Drug Prices Once Again Putting Americans First.” NCPA strongly supported both measures. The rule ensures that employers can see for the first time how PBMs are actually paid. Employers and their fiduciaries can now use that information to negotiate contracts and seek lower prescription drug costs for workers and their families. The rule is projected by the DOL to lower prescription drug costs by as much as $22 billion over 10 years.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Oct. 29, 2026) – The National Community Pharmacists Association today cheered a new rule released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration that requires pharmacy benefit managers and their affiliated brokers and consultants to disclose the fees...

10/31/2026

We’re usually behind the counter, but today we’re OVER the counter! Happy Halloween from the staff!

10/31/2026

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

You know what’s really frightening? The idea of a rulemaking defining reasonable and relevant Part D contract terms that doesn’t actually tackle PBMs’ bad behavior. Jokes aside, the recent request for information from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is our last shot at ensuring that the agency’s future rulemaking protects independent pharmacies from inadequate reimbursements and other abuses. It is absolutely essential that all independent pharmacy owners, regardless of practice setting, share their experiences with Part D and press the agency to rein in PBMs.

Comments are due by Nov. 23.

Read more here:

Skeletons, ghosts, Frankenstein, yadda yadda yadda. You know what’s really frightening? The idea of a rulemaking defining reasonable and relevant Part D contract terms that doesn’t actually tackle PBMs’ bad behavior. Jokes aside, the recent request for information from the Centers for Medicare...

10/30/2026

New Labor Department regulation will require pharmacy-benefit managers to disclose information to employers.

New Labor Department regulation will require pharmacy-benefit managers to disclose information to employers.

10/29/2026

Your chance to be heard is now! Join NCPA Staff and pharmacy owner and NCPA Vice President Brian Hose to learn more about the opportunity to respond to CMS' request for information on reasonable and relevant contract terms.

Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QuGpmf4vTyil-OtDMzdQiQ #/registration

10/24/2026

UMKC School of Pharmacy Faculty and Past President/Member Receives 2026 Spark Prize

UMKC School of Pharmacy has announced that Heather Lyons-Burney, clinical associate professor and assistant director of experiential learning, is a recipient of the 2026 Spark Prize.

Lyons-Burney was one of six recipients selected by the Missouri Foundation for Health to receive $200,000 in unrestricted funding. The award recognizes her work in establishing a charitable primary care clinic in Branson and developing My Neighbor’s Charitable Pharmacy in Springfield.

Her efforts are helping expand access to essential health care services and prescription medications for underserved Missourians.

Congratulations to Heather on this well-deserved recognition and for her continued commitment to improving health care access in !

10/23/2026

member, Tim Mitchell talks flu myths and facts:

https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/video/tiffany-talks-flu-season/12289929/?fbclid=IwY2xjawVITh5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mBWJyaWQRMVdWMVJIalEwcG9IdnY4MmNzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeG9owi6FpTr5tkVqi5UpSCex-g8TTiGD55-YLUrK2_G-VLSaTCO_93QWKbtE_aem_5k37Qe993G1MW8X3gfLLHQ

Tiffany speaks with two pharmacists, Tim Mitchell and Brian Caswell, about flu myths and facts.