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Thursday, May 30, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) 86th Legislative Session Ends with Mix of Wins, Losses for Pharmacy » The 86th Texas Legislature adjourned on Monday, and pharmacy emerged from the 2019 legislative session with some notable w...
Wednesday, May 29, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Governor Signs Pharmacist Practitioner Bill » On May 29, Governor Greg Abbott signed into law HB 1757, which amends the Insurance Code for commercial health plans by ad...
Monday, May 27, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Medicaid Reform Bill Dies in Closing Days of Session » One of pharmacy’s top legislative priorities failed on Sunday, just before the close of the 86th legislative session. HB 3...
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Collaborative Practice Bill Heads to Governor » In a significant win for pharmacy, Senate Bill 1056 , clarifying collaborative practice between a physician and a pharmac...
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Legislature Advances Bill Mandating e-Prescribing of Controlled Substances » On Tuesday, May 21, the Texas Senate passed House Bill 2174 by Rep. John Zerwas and Sen. Lois Kolkhorst , which requi...
Monday, May 20, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Wholesale Audit Legislation Passes Senate » The Texas Senate passed House Bill 1455 on Sunday, May 19, which seeks to protect independent pharmacies in Texas from o...
Friday, May 17, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Pharmacy Working to Move Bills Before End of Session » With just over a week left in the 2019 Texas Legislature, a variety of pharmacy priority bills are still making their way...
Thursday, May 16, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Pharmacy Testifies in Support of PBM Reform Legislation » Pharmacy showed up in force at the State Capitol twice this week to testify in support of PBM reform, as the May 14 Sena...
Wednesday, May 15, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Senate Committee Advances Medicaid Reform Bill » Medicaid payment reform for pharmacy is headed to the floor of the Texas Senate. HB 3388 was voted favorably from the Se...
Wednesday, May 15, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Texas Senate Passes Pharmacy Legislation » On Wednesday, May 15, the full Texas Senate unanimously passed two pharmacy bills increasing patients' access to care. HB...
Friday, May 10, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) PBM Reform Faces Critical Senate Committee Hearing » On Tuesday, May 14, the Texas Senate Business and Commerce Committee is scheduled to hear a critical PBM reform bill, HB...
Thursday, May 9, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Pharmacy Bills Advance in 'Dog Days' of Session » The days (and nights) are getting longer with less than three weeks left in the 86th Legislative Session. Pharmacy priorit...
Wednesday, May 8, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Texas Pharmacy Congress Meets in Austin » TPA President Mark Comfort, President-Elect Raj Chhadua, and CEO Debbie Garza attended the quarterly meeting of the Texas...
Tuesday, May 7, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) TPA Attends TSBP Quarterly Meeting » The Texas Pharmacy Association attended the Texas State Board of Pharmacy’s quarterly Board Business Meeting on Tuesday, M...
Friday, May 3, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Nominating Committee Announces 2019 Slate of Candidates » The Texas Pharmacy Association's Nominating Committee, chaired by Immediate Past President Mary Klein, has released its 20...
Thursday, May 2, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Senate Committee Hears Payment Parity Bill after Passing House » TPA President Mark Comfort and CEO Debbie Garza testified Thursday, May 2, before the Senate Business and Commerce Committ...
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) TPA Testifies in Support of ‘Test and Treat’ Legislation » TPA members Michelle Beall and Rannon Ching, along with CEO Debbie Garza, testified late Wednesday night before the House...
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 (2 Comments - view/add) Texas House Passes PBM Reform Bill » PBM reform, Texas pharmacy’s top priority for the 86th Legislative Session, took a major step forward on Tuesday, April 30...
Friday, April 26, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Pharmacy Legislation Advances at Capitol » There are only 32 days left in the Texas Legislative Session, and the State Capitol is abuzz with efforts to pass and kill...
Thursday, April 25, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Nominating Committee Interviews 2019 Candidates » The Texas Pharmacy Association Nominating Committee met Thursday to interview candidates for this year's open positions on...
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) 2019 Conference Registration Now Open! » Join your colleagues August 2–4 for a weekend of pharmacy education and fun at the 2019 TPA Conference & Expo. Learn h...
Thursday, April 18, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) House Committees Pass TPA-Supported Medicaid Reform, E-Prescribing, Network Termination Bills » Critical Medicaid reform legislation is one step closer to reality as HB 3388 by Rep. J.D. Sheffield was unanimously pas...
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) TPA Testifies in Support of Collaborative Practice Legislation » TPA Member Keri Krupp and CEO Debbie Garza testified Wednesday evening for HB 4297 by Rep. John Raney before the H...
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) TPA Opposes Physician Dispensing Bill in House Committee » Although much of the Texas Pharmacy Association's advocacy efforts are focused on passing pro-pharmacy legislation, TPA is...
Thursday, April 11, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Committees Advance Pharmacy Legislation » A variety of important bills affecting pharmacy have been voted out of committee and are one step closer to becoming law....
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Texas Pharmacists Lobby on Capitol Hill During NCPA Fly-In » Members of the Texas Pharmacy Association and TPA affiliate Alliance of Independent Pharmacists of Texas, as well as the T...
Tuesday, April 9, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) TPA Visits Capitol to Advocate for Pharmacy » On Tuesday, Texas Pharmacy Association Board Member Nathan Pope visited the State Capitol with Stephanie Chiarello, TPA's...
Thursday, April 4, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) House Subcommittee Considers Immunization Expansion » The Texas House Subcommittee on Health Professions heard testimony April 4 regarding House Bill 3458 by Rep. Harol...
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Pharmacy Supports Medicaid Managed Care Reform » Late in the evening on April 3, the Texas House Public Health Committee heard testimony on House Bill 3388 by Rep. J.D....
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) TPA Members Fight for PBM Reform » A number of Texas Pharmacy Association pharmacists testified March 2 at the State Capitol in support of TPA members' top p...
Monday, April 1, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) 2019 TPF Scholarship Applications Now Open » The Texas Pharmacy Foundation annually awards various scholarships to eligible students in Texas pharmacy schools. Applica...
Friday, March 29, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Take Action: House Committees to Hear Important PBM and Medicaid Bills Next Week » This is no April Fool’s Joke: next week is poised to be another good week for pharmacy in Texas! The House Committee on In...
Wednesday, March 27, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Senate HHS Committee Considers Collaborative Practice Legislation » Texas Pharmacy Association Member Erin Graves and CEO Debbie Garza appeared before the Texas Senate Health and Human Servi...
Tuesday, March 26, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) TPA Members Support PBM, Pay Parity Bills » Late Tuesday afternoon, March 26, TPA Board Member and H-E-B Pharmacist Jay Bueche testified before the Texas House Commit...
Monday, March 25, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Members Represent Texas at APhA and House of Delegates » Texas was well represented at this year’s American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Annual Meeting in Seattle, March 22–25....
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