Legislative Affairs

“One of the penalties of not participating in politics is that you will be governed by your inferiors.”

Plato

The mission of APCI’s Legislative Affairs division is to promote and protect the political and economic interests of all APCI members. In order to accomplish that mission, Legislative Affairs:

  • Provides lobbyist and/or legislative assistance in all APCI member states
  • Identifies pharmacy-friendly political candidates and generate funding to support them
  • Contributes to state associations and organizations with similar legislative focus
  • Identifies political leaders to meet and key meetings or conferences to attend
  • Establishes routine and structured legislative meetings in each state
  • Leverages APCI account representatives and staff personnel
  • Utilizes APCI's Board of Directors to attend selected legislative events
  • Encourages APCI member participation and support of NCPA
  • Maintains a Washington, D.C., presence, supporting NCPA and developing direct relationships

For more information about APCI's Legistative Affairs division, contact us or call (800) 532-2724.

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Feb

2015

Meet the only pharmacist in Congress!

Meet the only pharmacist in Congress!

APCI Member and U.S. Representative Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) will be attending the APCI Convention on Sunday, March 1.

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Feb

2015

Federal legislation summaries

Legislative Affairs Director Bill Eley has been busy creating summaries of federal legislation important to community pharmacy. These one-page descriptions of proposed legislation in Congress quickly and easily explain what is in each of the bills, and why they are important.

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Feb

2015

NCPA Advocacy Center Update 2.14.15

Information in this week's Advocacy Center Update includes the introduction of a Medicare Part D Any Willing Pharmacy bill, CMS actions agains Aetna, and the release of draft compounding documents.

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Feb

2015

Contacts Needed!

Three bills have been introduced in Washington that are very important to independent pharmacy and APCI needs your help to encourage your members of Congress and U.S. Senators to support and sign-on as co-sponsors.  The following bills need to have the entire delegations from APCI member states on as co-sponsors:

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Jan

2015

Federal Provider Legislation Introduced

Today, January 28th, 2015, the federal provider status legislation was reintroduced in the House of Representatives.

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