Independent Pharmacists Association www.tnpharm.org March 30, 2016 Link To view online, visit: www.tnpharm.org/tpa-publications/independent-link URGENT: Assistance From ALL TPA Members Needed TODAY!

The Governor’s Administration released its amended budget yesterday, in a hearing attended by TPA staff. This amended budget included funds allocated to cover the 1% provider rate reductions to the TennCare program which were proposed in FY 2015-2016. HOWEVER, funding was NOT restored for the proposed pharmacy AWP-based cuts totaling $17.4 million ($6 million in state funds and $11.4 million in federal matching funds).

It is now up to the Senators and Representatives listed below and YOUR legislators to decide whether or not to restore these cuts and fund pharmacy practice initiatives! If these cuts are not funded, pharmacy will experience a decrease in AWP reimbursements for brand name medications, generic medications, and specialty medications.

To see how the proposed TennCare cuts would affect pharmacy practice visit bit.ly/proposed-pharm-awp-based-cuts.

TPA is urging EVERY MEMBER to contact the legislators below, as well as YOUR legislators, regarding three very important pieces of pharmacy-related legislation: • Restoration of Proposed AWP-Based TennCare Cuts to the Pharmacy Program from FY 2015-2016 • HB 587 by Shepard, Todd, Harrison / SB 593 by Haile - Funding for Pharmacy Robbery Enhancement Factor Legislation • HB 2398 by Littleton, Shepard, Sexton C, Swann, Carr / SB 1882 SB 1882 by McNally, Crowe, Overbey, Haile, Bowling - Funding for MTM in Medicaid Legislation

 TT-PLAN-PLAN TTENNESSEEENNESSEE PHARMACISTSPHARMACISTS LLEGISLATIVEEGISLATIVE ACTIONACTION NETWORKNETWORK To assist you in contacting your legislators, TPA has prepared an House Finance, Ways and Means Committee email template that includes all three of these messages in one email that can be directed to your legislators using your zip code. Representatives Position Email Phone To send this email through T-PLAN, TPA’s automated email Charles Sargent, Jr. Chair [email protected] (615) 741-6808 service, please visit: David Alexander Vice-Chair [email protected] (615) 741-8695 Joe Armstrong [email protected] (615) 741-0768 Kevin Brooks [email protected] (615) 741-1350 bit.ly/tplan-budgetcuts-takeaction [email protected] (615) 741-1898 [email protected] (615) 741-3025 Barbara Cooper [email protected] (615) 741-4295 Be sure to customize your email before sending it along to Bill Dunn [email protected] (615) 741-1721 your Tennessee Representative and Tennessee Senator. Craig Fitzhugh rep.craig.fi [email protected] (615) 741-2134 [email protected] (615) 741-1997 In addition, please contact the following Senators and Represen- David Hawk [email protected] (615) 741-7482 [email protected] (615) 741-2746 tatives individually. Gary Hicks [email protected] (615) 741-7480 [email protected] (615) 741-2251 Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee Curtis Johnson [email protected] (615) 741-4341 [email protected] (615) 741-7462 Senators Position Email Phone Gerald McCormick [email protected] (615) 741-2548 Randy McNally Chair [email protected] (615) 741-6806 Steve McDaniel [email protected] (615) 741-0750 1st Vice-Chair [email protected] (615) 741-3227 Steve McManus [email protected] (615) 741-1920 Doug Overbey 2nd Vice-Chair [email protected] (615) 741-0981 Larry Miller [email protected] (615) 741-4453 [email protected] (615) 741-6679 [email protected] (615) 741-4317 [email protected] (615) 741-1999 Thelma Harper [email protected] (615) 741-2453 Thank you for your assistance with this very [email protected] (615) 741-3100 important effort! Bill Ketron [email protected] (615) 741-6853 Mark Norris [email protected] (615) 741-1967 John Stevens [email protected] (615) 741-4576 TPA will continue to keep members informed as Reginald Tate [email protected] (615) 741-2509 developments unfold.

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