Sample Social Media Posts on H.R. 4577 / Any Willing Pharmacy

Sample Social Media Posts on H.R. 4577 / Any Willing Pharmacy

Help us urge Congress to allow willing independent pharmacies to participate in Medicare Part D prescription drug plan networks.

Share your stories using the hashtag #pharmacychoice in your tweets and posts.

**PLEASE PERSONALIZE WITH YOUR OWN EXPERIENCES WHENEVER POSSIBLE**

Twitter:

Had to tell patient copay is more $$ here as I'm not allowed to serve as Medicare preferred pharmacy. I support HR 4577. #pharmacychoice

My pharmacy can match prices & care for patients face-to-face. Why can't I participate as a Medicare preferred pharmacy? #pharmacychoice

We're only pharmacy in town yet seniors must travel [far/more than x miles] to use a Medicare preferred pharmacy. Support HR 4577. #pharmacychoice

We want the opportunity to participate as a "preferred" pharmacy in Medicare. Tell Congress you support HR 4577 & #pharmacychoice.

Lost another Medicare customer to their plan’s “preferred” pharmacy. I support HR 4577 to improve #pharmacychoice for seniors.

RT if you believe you should be allowed to fill a Rx at the pharmacy of your choice.

1st step in promoting #pharmacychoice for seniors in medically underserved areas is HR 4577. Ask Congress to pass it:

Join us in urging Congress to level playing field for #communitypharmacy by supporting HR 4577: ncpanet.org/pharmacychoice

Join [NAME OF ORG/PHARMACY] & #communitypharmacy in supporting local jobs and #pharmacychoice for seniors: ncpanet.org/pharmacychoice

Here's a Rx for Congress: let seniors use any #communitypharmacy willing to accept "preferred" contract. Support HR 4577. #pharmacychoice

Seniors should be able to decide what's best for them w/o paying add'tl Rx copays. Give them #pharmacychoice in Medicare. Support HR 4577.

We/Isupport HR 4577 & #pharmacychoice in Medicare: More competition allows seniors to choose pharmacy based on service, quality & needs.

We/I support HR 4577 & #pharmacychoice in Medicare: more pharmacy participation increases seniors' access in underserved urban & rural areas

We/I support HR 4577 & #pharmacychoice in Medicare: more pharmacy participation allows seniors to maintain relationship w/pharmacist of choice

We/I support HR 4577 & #pharmacychoice in Medicare: for seniors in rural areas, any savings through a preferred pharmacy vanish w/travel costs

TWEET A MESSAGE TO YOUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS:

.[Insert official’s Twitter handle]Please support HR 4577 to increase #pharmacychoice for rural seniors in Medicare Part D. ncpanet.org/pharmacychoice

.[Insert official’s Twitter handle]Please support HR 4577 to protect local jobs & small business community pharmacies in [TOWN or STATE]#pharmacychoice

Facebook / Google+:

We’d like to offer seniors discounted, “preferred” copays, but Medicare drug plans won’t let us participate in their preferred pharmacy network. Join us in telling Congress this isn’t fair at and urge them to support H.R. 4577, the Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act, to increase#pharmacychoice for seniors in medically underserved areas like ours.

Our pharmacy is excluded from participating in the preferred pharmacy network under Medicare, even though we are the only pharmacy in town and can care for patients face-to-face. Join us in asking Congress to change the rules to allow any willing pharmacy in a medically underserved area to participate by supporting H.R. 4577. #pharmacychoice

We are located in a rural/underserved urban area and want the opportunity to participate as a “preferred” pharmacy in all Medicare drug plans. Join us in urging Congress to pass H.R. 4577, the Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act, and increase #pharmacychoice for seniors.

We’re the only pharmacy in town. Seniors should be able to fill their prescriptions at our pharmacy without being charged a higher copay because we are not allowed to participate as “preferred” providers in Medicare. We support HR 4577, which will remedy this problem, and ask you to contact [INSERT REPRESENTATIVE NAME] and express your support for this bill and #pharmacychoice.

Take action and support #pharmacychoice for seniors in Medicare Part D by allowing community pharmacies in medically underserved areas to participate as “preferred” providers if they are willing to accept the contract offered by a drug plan. Join us in asking Congress to pass H.R. 4577.

We have to charge seniors higher copays because Medicare won’t let us participate in their preferred pharmacy network, even though we are willing and want to match their prices. Join us in telling Congress this isn’t fair at #pharmacychoice

Any willing pharmacy should be allowed to participate in Medicare preferred pharmacy networks. This will increase competition, save taxpayer money, and improve patient health. Sign up at to make your voice heard. #pharmacychoice

“Like” if you think seniors in Medicare drug plans should be allowed to fill prescriptions at the pharmacy of their choice without being charged higher copays! Visit to join the push for #pharmacychoice.

WRITE A MESSAGE ON YOUR ELECTED OFFICIAL’S FACEBOOK PAGE:

Dear [Representative NAME]: Please support #pharmacychoice for seniors by supporting H.R. 4577, the Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act. This bill will allow any pharmacy located in a medically underserved community and willing to accept the contractual terms to participate as a preferred pharmacy in Medicare drug plans. This will increase competition, improve health care for seniors, protect local jobs, and save taxpayer money.

Dear [Representative NAME]: Please give seniors the ability to choose their own pharmacy in Medicare Part D plans. Many seniors are forced to use “preferred” pharmacies, which are sometimes further away than their local, independent pharmacy. Please cosponsor and support H.R. 4577, the Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act, which will allow any pharmacy located in a medically underserved community and willing to accept the contractual terms to participate as a preferred pharmacy in Medicare drug plans.

Dear [Representative NAME]:My community pharmacy has to charge seniors higher copays because Medicare won’t let us participate in their preferred pharmacy network, even though we are willing and want to match their prices. Please cosponsor and support H.R. 4577, the Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act, which will allow any pharmacy located in a medically underserved community and willing to accept the contractual terms to participate as a preferred pharmacy in Medicare drug plans.

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