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Saturday, March 23, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) TPA Participates in Spring 2019 NASPA Meeting » Texas Pharmacy Association CEO Debbie Garza, R.Ph. attended the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations (NASPA) 2...
Friday, March 22, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Take Action: House Committee to Hear Payment Parity and PBM Bills on Tuesday » The Texas House Committee on Insurance is scheduled to take up HB 3441 , sponsored by Committee Chair Eddie Lucio III, on...
Thursday, March 21, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Pharmacy Meets with Vendor Drug Program Regarding Proposed Legislation » The Texas Pharmacy Association participated in a stakeholders' meeting Thursday with the Texas Medicaid Vendor Drug Progra...
Wednesday, March 20, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Legislative Hearings Address Pharmacy Bills » Things at the State Capitol are moving at an incredibly fast pace,as expected at this time during the legislative session....
Monday, March 18, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Open Call for Education Programs/Presentations » As the Texas Pharmacy Association prepares its educational sessions for this year’s Conference & Expo and other events...
Friday, March 8, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Schwertner Files Payment Parity Bill in Senate » The only pharmacist in the Texas Legislature, Senator Charles Schwertner (R-Georgetown), filed SB 2284 last week to incr...
Friday, March 8, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Senate HHS Chair Files Priority Pharmacy Legislation » Senator Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brenham), chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, filed legislation March 8...
Thursday, March 7, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Legislative Committees Discuss Pharmacy Legislation » This week at the Texas Capitol, legislative committees began holding hearings on bills affecting pharmacy. The Senate Heal...
Wednesday, March 6, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Texas House Members File Important Medicaid Pharmacy Bills » Texas pharmacy supports legislation filed Wednesday by Rep. J.D. Sheffield (R-Gatesville) and Rep. Richard Peña...
Wednesday, March 6, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Lucio Files Payment Parity Legislation » After working closely with his constituent and TPA Vice President Michael Muñiz, Rep. Eddie Lucio III (D-Brownsville), cha...
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) White Coats Swarm Texas Capitol to Fight for Pharmacy » Nearly 600 pharmacy professionals gathered in Austin on February 26 for the biggest, most memorable, and highly energ...
Monday, February 25, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Chairman Calls Meeting of Pharmacy and PBMs » Chairman Lucio III (left) welcomes his constituent and personal pharmacist, TPA Vice President Michael Muñiz. ...
Monday, February 25, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Zaffirini Files Collaborative Practice Bill » On Monday, State Senator Judith Zaffirini (D-21) filed SB 1056 , " relating to the authority of physicians to delegate to...
Thursday, February 14, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Pharmacy Bills Filed in Texas Legislature » The Texas Pharmacy Association is excited to report that yesterday Senator Borris Miles (D-Houston) filed Senate Bill 835...
Saturday, February 9, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Garza Participates in UIW Phi Lambda Sigma Induction » Texas Pharmacy Association CEO Debbie Garza was privileged to participate last Saturday in the Phi Lambda Sigma induction...
Friday, February 8, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) PRN Visits University of Houston Pharmacy Students » Eden Males, director of TPA’s Professional Recovery Network (PRN), spoke to students at the University of Houston College...
Thursday, February 7, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) TPA Publishes 2019 Advocacy Toolkit » Are you eager to advocate for your profession, but not sure where to begin or what to expect? The Texas Pharmacy Associati...
Wednesday, February 6, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Pharmacy Groups Hold Legislative Staff Briefing » Texas pharmacy came together February 6 for a Pharmacy 101 briefing for legislative staff members. All eight Texas Pharmac...
Tuesday, February 5, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Pharmacy Represents at State of Reform Conference » Pharmacy was included in the dialogue this week at what has been called Texas’s “most important health policy conference o...
Friday, February 1, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) TPA Staff Member Goes Behind the Counter » Stephanie Chiarello, TPA’s division director, public affairs, visited an H-E-B Pharmacy on February 1 to see retail pharma...
Friday, February 1, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Donation Expands TPA Pharmacy Museum » Pharmacies weren’t always the domain of electronic prescriptions and PBM contracts. A century ago, local pharmacies dispen...
Thursday, January 31, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Pharmacy Partners Council Meets in Austin » Industry leaders met Thursday at the Austin Club for the first 2019 meeting of the TPA Pharmacy Partners Council. The grou...
Tuesday, January 29, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Garza Speaks to UT-Austin Pharmacy Students » CEO Debbie Garza spoke January 29 to the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy’s APhA-ASP student chapter abou...
Tuesday, January 29, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) TPA Attends PMP Meeting » TPA Public Affairs Director Stephanie Chiarello attended the Texas State Board of Pharmacy (TBSP) Interagency Prescription...
Monday, January 28, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Pharmacy Advocacy Group Holds Inaugural Meeting » On January 28, TPA led the first meeting of the Pharmacy Advisory Group (PAG) for this legislative session. More than the...
Friday, January 25, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) TPA President Visits Local Affiliates » TPA President Mark Comfort attended the monthly Capitol Area Pharmacy Association (CAPA) meeting last Thursday evening in...
Thursday, January 17, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Board of Directors Kicks Off 2019 » The Texas Pharmacy Association’s Board of Directors held its first meeting of 2019 via conference call on January 17. The...
Tuesday, January 15, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Following Inauguration, Advocacy Continues » Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Lt. Governor Dan Patrick were sworn into office to begin new terms of office on Tuesday, Ja...
Tuesday, January 8, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) TPA at the Capitol for Opening of 2019 Texas Legislative Session » The Texas Pharmacy Association was at the state Capitol for the opening day of the 86th Texas Legislative Session on Janua...
Thursday, January 3, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Texas Legislative Session Begins Tuesday: Wish Your Legislators Well! » Mark your calendars: the first day of the 86th Texas Legislative Session is Tuesday, January 8—a predominantly ceremonial...
Thursday, December 20, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) TPA Meets with HHS Officials » Texas Pharmacy Association staff met this week with Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) officials to discuss...
Wednesday, December 19, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Public Policy Council Meets to Prepare for Legislative Session » The Texas Pharmacy Association’s Public Policy Council, chaired by TPA Vice President Michael Muñiz, held a conference cal...
Friday, December 14, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Renew Your TPA Membership Today! » Don’t miss out on your TPA newsletter and other updates from the Texas Pharmacy Association in the new year! TPA membershi...
Thursday, December 13, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Board of Directors Holds Final 2018 Meeting » The Texas Pharmacy Association Board of Directors held its final meeting of the year December 13 at the TPA headquarters i...
Wednesday, December 12, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Physicians Concerned about New Opioid Pharmacy Rules » Physicians are questioning whether some Texas pharmacists are overstepping bounds by using a new rule to second-guess whet...
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