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Since 1984, APCI has been the ‘united voice of independent pharmacy’

APCI began as a small buying group for a limited number of independent pharmacies in central Alabama. Since that time, the cooperative has grown to more than 1,800 members pharmacies in 26 states, and provides its members with a wide range of products and services.

Our mission is to represent the economic and professional interests of independent pharmacies by providing leadership, vision, and a collective voice for our members in the healthcare marketplace. Our goal is to level the playing field for our member pharmacies by providing innovative, targeted programs to benefit our entire membership.

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Feb

2016

CVS/caremark: ATTENTION: Network Update

Effective: Immediately

CVS/caremark Adherence Improvement Program

CVS/caremark Medicare Part D Star Ratings Program

Change in Program Names

Effective immediately, the names of the CVS/caremark Adherence Improvement Program and the

CVS/caremark Medicare Part D Star Ratings Program will be changed as follows:

Old Program Name New Program Name

CVS/caremark Adherence Improvement Program Pharmacy Advisor® Commercial Program

CVS/caremark Medicare Part D Star Ratings Program Pharmacy Advisor® Medicare Part D Program

The name changes will be reflected in future platform releases in the MirixaPro and EQuIPPTM platforms.

10

Feb

2016

CVS/caremark: Amendment to 2016 Caremark Provider Manual: Reporting of Investigations and Disciplinary Actions

Effective: March 8, 2016

In the Credentialing and Quality Management section, the Reporting of Investigations and Disciplinary Actions subsection (beginning on page 7) is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

Provider must notify Caremark in writing if:

1. Provider’s license or permit is, or is in jeopardy of being, suspended or revoked; 2. Provider receives notice of any proceedings related to Pharmacy Services that may lead to disciplinary action; 3. Any disciplinary action is taken against Provider or any of its personnel, including but not limited to, action taken by a Board of Pharmacy, Officer of Inspector General (OIG), System for Award Management (SAM), law enforcement, or other regulatory body; 4. There is a subpoena of records related to Pharmacy Services or Provider’s business practices; or 5. There is a seizure by law enforcement of Provider’s prescription records, computer systems, financial records, accounts, or real property.

10

Feb

2016

Alabama Medicaid to sponsor statewide series of provider forums

A statewide series of 15 provider forums will be held in February and March for physicians, hospital officials and other interested healthcare professionals who want to learn more about how the Agency’s implementation of Regional Care Organizations will impact them.

9

Feb

2016

Mirixa Correction: Case Extensions Must be Requested Prior to Expiration

The Mirixa Insider dated February 8, 2016 contained a section titled "Changes to Due Date Methodology at Mirixa." The information it contained was incorrect and we apologize for the error. The correct text of that section is below: 

8

Feb

2016

Mirixa: Changes to Due Date Methodology at Mirixa

In the past, Mirixa has been able to process case extension requests up to the final due date, assuming the program supported and allowed such extensions. Many of our current programs are very time-specific and this requires that we must implement a new 48-hour-prior-to-due-date request window in order to properly process an extension. As an example, if the case is due to expire on 2/28/16, you would need to call our support desk no later than 5:30PM EST on 2/26/16.
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