Magazine: The importance of insurance

NCPA February 19, 2026

America's PharacistA good insurance policy can help your pharmacy weather any storm (literal or figurative). In this month's issue of America's Pharmacist®, we dig into how you can protect your independent pharmacy from risks like dispensing errors, customer injuries, and employee-related issues, among others.

Also in this issue:

  • A Q&A on the opportunity to improve patient care, create a new income stream, and ensure patient retention by having an insurance agent on staff.
  • A look back at the changes to the PBM reform landscape still reverberating five years after the Supreme Court decided Rutledge v. PCMA.
  • A profile of Colonial Pharmacy in New London, N.H., a business that has served its community for nearly six decades.
  • An article by Jeff Kircher, RPh, on the various paths open to pharmacy students as they consider different career options after graduation.
  • A column by Ben Jolley, PharmD, on technology's role in reconciling PBM billings.
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