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On January 4, 2021, a CBS News broadcast highlighted the important patient care provided by community pharmacists to help combat the COVID-19 Pandemic, including efforts taken by Steve Hoffart, owner of a Good Neighbor Pharmacy in Magnolia, TX.

AmerisourceBergen has reached an agreement with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to include Good Neighbor Pharmacy and the Elevate Provider Network members in the Federal Pharmacy Partnership Strategy for COVID-19 Vaccination.

On October 6, attorneys for the State of Arkansas, the U.S. Solicitor General’s Office, and PCMA presented their oral arguments before the US Supreme Court in the landmark Rutledge v. PCMA case. The case will potentially provide clarity on the extent to which states can regulate PBMs, which is of huge significance given that nearly every state in the country has enacted laws attempting to regulate PBMs.

On September 24, 2020, California Governor, Gavin Newsom, signed AB 1710 into law which will allow licensed pharmacists in California to initiate and administer the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it is approved by FDA.