The governor of Georgia has issued a State of Emergency for the following counties due to tornadoes: Atkinson, Baker, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay, Colquitt, Cook, Crisp, Dougherty, Lowndes, Mitchell, Thomas, Turner, Wilcox and Worth.

Due to this issuance, Express Scripts has implemented Emergency Refill Too Soon Procedures in the above counties in the state of Georgia for Part D and Medicare Advantage plans. Commercial and Health Plans may also implement Emergency Refill Too Soon Procedures, at their discretion.

This week's Advocacy Update includes information on NCPA members' political priorities for 2017; hearings on the Trump administration's HHS nominee; and the release of a Part D DIR analysis from CMS.

In this week's Generic News, we've got the Generics Campaign, as well as registration for this year's APCI Annual Convention!