John Beckner News Today

Ever wonder what a “thought leader” really is? Sure, you’ve seen the term and maybe even read a few things by someone who purports to be one. For Dave Wendland, it’s a title that’s earned, not assumed. “An audience must ‘award’ you that honor,” he wrote in an op-ed for the Forbes Council last year, and the real metric of success isn’t about titles at all. It’s about audience engagement.

The Change Healthcare cyber-attack led to significant business disruptions for pharmacies with few exceptions as a direct result of the vertically-integrated nature of UnitedHealth Group. That’s our position, and that’s precisely what we told members of Congress before two separate congressional hearings last week, both of which grilled UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty. Independent pharmacies are still struggling daily with operational and financial disruptions months after the incident.

Scott Pace and NCPA’s Drew Register want to host you for a virtual open house detailing NCPA’s CORE leadership and business development program next week on May 8. Renowned experts elevate your core strengths and help you redeploy them to create a positive difference for you and your business (or businesses). With so many variables beyond your control, the time is right to figure out what you can control—and make it work to your advantage.

NCPA was featured in a recent Vox story by veteran reporter Keren Landman, a physician who covers a range of health care industry topics, about national drug shortages and what patients can do to secure medication amid supply chain issues. She interviewed NCPA’s John Beckner, who suggests finding a local independent pharmacy (using our pharmacy locator) and calling ahead by a few days.

The pharmaceutical supply chain is broken, but if you’re facing a drug shortage, you have more power than you think.

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If you are on a journey to lose some serious weight, you know the hard part isn’t always skipping sweets. It can be finding the weight loss medication your doctor has prescribed for you. In a FOX 32 special report, Sylvia Perez looks at what’s happening with the Wegovy supply.

Vaccine season, that is! In an episode of the Independent Rx Forum podcast recorded at the NCPA Annual Convention, John Beckner, RPh, senior director of strategic initiatives at NCPA, speaks with Ed Cohen, PharmD, FAPhA, about seasonal immunizations, specifically diving into the new COVID-19 formulations. Listen to their conversation here or wherever you get your podcasts. The Independent Rx Forum podcast is a co-production of NCPA and Pharmacy Times.

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