The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) this week voted against using the live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV), also known as nasal spray, during the 2016-2017 flu season.

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In this week's NCPA update, CMS is urged to act on DIR fees by 46 lawmakers, Humana makes changes to its pharmacy provider agreement, and more!

Updated Information – Humana Amendment

Please see attached memo.  NCPA spoke with Humana earlier this week and received clarifications on a number of outstanding concerns with their recently distributed contract amendment. 

June 20, 2016 06:30 AM

BESSEMER, AL –American Pharmacy Network Solutions, LLC (APNS) announced today that it has implemented the Medversant RxMonitored™ pharmacy roster verification solution to increase business efficiency and to meet changing compliance requirements.

“Accurate, unambiguous data is critical to our initiative in serving independent pharmacies and meeting state and federal compliance standards,” said Angie Shirley, APNS Director of Managed Care and Audit Prevention. “The RxMonitored™ platform manages our pharmacy roster, and gives us the tools to deliver reliable information.”

Please see attached Press Release for more information.