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NACDS Plans Another Washington ‘Fly-In’ Event: Anderson

“We need more white coats on the steps of the United States Capitol,” said Steven Anderson, president, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Alexandria, Va., addressing the group’s Pharmacy & Technology Conference Monday.

SAN DIEGO – “We need more white coats on the steps of the United States Capitol,” said Steven Anderson, president, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Alexandria, Va., addressing the group’s Pharmacy & Technology Conference here Monday. Anderson was referring a repetition of NACDS’ “fly-in” last year, bringing pharmacists to Washington to meet with legislators and decision makers. This is one part of the industry’s multi-faceted effort to communicate the value, importance and interests of community to government, as well as other audiences, such as consumers, suppliers and payors. “We are telling the story of this industry. We are establishing NACDS and pharmacy at the center of the health care debate and, from this position, we are securing bottom-line results in the form of better public policy,” Anderson said. “This approach reflects the mentality, the passion and the commitment required of us now. Make no mistake, we have adversaries. We have challenges. Victory is not certain, and it may ultimately be determined by forces beyond our control. But intellectually, and emotionally, we know that what we are fighting for improves lives, and saves lives. And we know that there is no alternative than to commit our all to this calling.”

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