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Since 1984, APCI has been the ‘united voice of independent pharmacy’

APCI began as a small buying group for a limited number of independent pharmacies in central Alabama. Since that time, the cooperative has grown to more than 1,800 members pharmacies in 26 states, and provides its members with a wide range of products and services.

Our mission is to represent the economic and professional interests of independent pharmacies by providing leadership, vision, and a collective voice for our members in the healthcare marketplace. Our goal is to level the playing field for our member pharmacies by providing innovative, targeted programs to benefit our entire membership.

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2018

NCPA Advocacy Update

Week ending May 18

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May

2018

Medicare Part D Guidance for Distribution of the Standardized Pharmacy Notice (CMS-10147)

CMS 10147

As stated in the CVS Caremark Provider Manual, Providers must provide to Part D Enrollees a written copy of the standardized pharmacy notice when a Part D Enrollee’s prescription cannot be filled under the Medicare Part D benefit at the point of sale. 42 C.F.R. §§ 423.128(b)(7)(iii) and 423.562(a)(3).

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May

2018

Amendment to 2018 Caremark Provider Manual

A. Medicare Part D: Information on CMS-10147 Pharmacy Notice

In the "Medicare Part D" section (beginning on page 57), the Information on CMS-10147 Pharmacy Notice subsection is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

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