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Upcoming Events featuring
National CooperativeRx
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6th Annual Pharmacy Benefits Academy
July 30-August 1, 2012
Rosemont, IL
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Mid-Sized Retirement & Healthcare Plan Management Conference
September 9-12, 2012
Las Vegas, NV
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RASHRM Annual Conference
October 16, 2012
Rockford, IL
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National CooperativeRx is a not-for-profit coalition founded and owned by plan sponsors to achieve higher value prescription benefits through volume purchasing, clinical solutions, actionable data and unparalleled customer service. For your sales and marketing needs, please contact us at 866-679-9479, extension 223
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Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act
Yesterday it was released that the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act. What does this mean for you as a member of the cooperative? Although it doesn't lead to any major changes concerning pharmacy benefits in the immediate future, National CooperativeRx will continue to act in your best interest, and to keep you aware of the changing laws. If you ever have questions that you can't find the answers to, please contact us and we'll work with you to answer them.
For an overview of the decision, political statements from President Barack Obama and GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, and upcoming challenges, we recommend this article by Kaiser Health News.
How does the health care ruling affect individuals who currently don't have health insurance? What does it mean for people with pre-existing conditions? Tax-payers? Small businesses? Click into this article from CNN Health to find out.
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Time. More good news about coffee has just been released. According to recent studies, drinking two 8-oz. cups of coffee per day correlated with an 11% reduction in heart risk. Too much coffee, however, is still bad for you. More than 5 cups a day was linked to an increased risk. (Park, 6/27) Full story
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The Wall Street Journal. Pharmacists are taking a more active role in the health care of patients. Counseling patients face-to-face, contacting people who need to refill prescriptions and checking for drug interactions between different prescriptions are all part of their new involvement. Your pharmacist may even call your doctor if s/he has a suggested medication that you may benefit from. To learn more, click into the article. (Landro, 6/26) Full story
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Yahoo! News. A new drug for type 2 diabetes has been developed in Germany. The drug linagliptin, marketed as Tradjenta, is meant for patients who don't respond well to the most commonly prescribed drug for type 2 diabetes, metformin. (6/28) Full Story
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Reuters. Drugmakers have been shifting their focus from drugs meant for mass markets to drugs meant to treat rarer diseases, and it's starting to pay off. After years of research disappointment, more drugs are passing the clinical stage and becoming available to the patients who need them. (Hirschler, 6/26) Full Story
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Business Week. Congress has passed an FDA bill that is designed to "increase inspections of foreign drug factories, while also speeding approvals of new drugs at home." President Barack Obama is expected to sign it into law within days. (Perrone, 6/26) Full Story
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