May 7-8, GRAND HYATT WASHINGTON Washington, DC

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1 CISTS: A M R A H TION P to ATTEN f fo r t s it s and and dfic dicar S oaring M in y gun on ady b s a v m lr a ac y id hav M dica y pharm it n u m co m ucial! to sting c is cr n a d n t yo u r a t May 7-8, 2014 GRAND HYATT WASHINGTON Washington, DC

2 Dar Collagu, Congrss Nds to Har From You Dlivr Your Mssag in Prson You know first-hand that suddn, svr gnric drug pric incrass ar hurting your businss, your mploys, and your patints. Why ar gnric prics rising so sharply? Why ar PBM rimbursmnts slow to catch up and almost nvr rtroactiv? Prdatory audits, no pric transparncy, and xclusionary ntworks ar othr PBM tactics that also dmand to b addrssd by Congrss. Most lawmakrs and thir aids ar unawar of th dvastating impact ths issus ar having on votrs back hom. Thy will rmain unawar --unlss you tll thm. No on can bttr dlivr th truth from Main Strt to corridors of powr on Capitol Hill than you. Th 46th Annual NCPA Confrnc on National Lgislation and Govrnmnt Affairs in Washington, D.C., May 7 and May 8 (Wdnsday and Thursday) is your uniqu opportunity to mt your lctd officials in thir offics. W ll hlp you st up appointmnts, if you lik. You ll also arn up to 5 contact hours of CE and gt to ntwork with som of NCPA s most politically involvd mmbrs. Our big-dollar opponnts and thir hird gun lobbyists ar combing Capitol Hill. Don t lt inaction put indpndnt community pharmacy on th dfnsiv. B pro-activ. Rgistr now for th NCPA Lgislativ Confrnc May 7 8. Invit your frinds, too. Rgards, B. Douglas Hoy, Pharmacist, MBA NCPA Chif Excutiv Officr Gt out from bhind th countr and dlivr your mssag to Congrss in prson: Unfair PBM tactics ar hurting businsss, mploys and patints back hom.

3 Rp. Cathy McMorris Rodgrs (R-WA) Sn. Mark Pryor (D-AR) Sn. Jrry Moran (R-KS) Highlights Wdnsday, May 7 Th confrnc officially bgins with a lunchon spakr followd by an aftrnoon gnral sssion that will includ a study of our objctivs and stratgis to addrss pharmacy s most prssing issus on Capitol Hill. W will also har from policy xprts, lawmakrs, and ky administration officials to giv you th insid track on th latst halth car issus. Th day will clos out with a prnnial favorit: a prformanc by th musical comdy troup, th Capitol Stps. Thursday, May 8 NCPA Sal D Anglo PAC Brakfast This always-popular brakfast mting is your chanc to har Norman Ornstin, a rsidnt scholar at th Amrican Entrpris Institut, wkly columnist for National Journal and Th Atlantic, and formr lction v analyst for CBS Nws. Monthly NCPA PAC contributors rciv complimntary tickts. For tickts and information contact Karry LaVioltt at Mt Your Mmbrs of Congrss on Capitol Hill As an xprt on pharmacy and patint car, this is your opportunity to ducat your Snators and Rprsntativs on what is happning to your practic and your businss. This is a job that only you can do. Prliminary Schdul* Wdnsday, May 7 8:00 am 5:00 pm Rgistration 12:00 1:00 pm Lunch spakr: Rp. Doug Collins (R-GA) 1:00 5:00 pm Gnral Sssion 5:15 6:30 pm NCPA Champion Fundraising Rcption for TBD) (Ticktd vnt) 6:30 7:30 pm Opning rcption 7:30 8:30 pm Entrtainmnt with th Capitol Stps Thursday, May 8 7:00 11:00 am Rgistration 7:30 9:00 am NCPA Sal D Anglo PAC Brakfast (Ticktd vnt) Spakr: Norman Ornstin 7:30 8:30 am Continntal brakfast 10:00 10:30 am Pharmacists rally on Capitol Hill 10:30 am Congrssional offic visits * Program subjct to chang. Visit and click on EVENTS tab for updatd information. Rp. Tom Marino (R-PA) Don t lt th Govrnmnt put you out of businss. Mak your viws known on Capitol Hill.

4 Ky mmbrs of th Snat and th Hous of Rprsntativs, as wll as govrnmnt officials and political insidrs, will b on hand to shar thir viws on targtd community pharmacy issus with NCPA Lgislativ Confrnc participants. W nd to mak sur that th ladrship in Washington, D.C., hars th voic of indpndnt community pharmacy! This is your opportunity to b an insidr to discuss community pharmacy issus on Capitol Hill with popl who can mak things happn. Our goals ar to: 1) Incras fdral ovrsight of how PBMs oprat in th marktplac; and 2) Ensur that patints continu to hav accss to thir local community pharmacis. Who Should Com Community pharmacists, pharmacy studnts, and tchnicians who want to bcom politically activ and advocat on bhalf of th profssion. Educational Crdit Full continuing ducation program information will b availabl on NCPA s wbsit at undr th EVENTS tab. About NCPA Th National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA ) rprsnts th intrsts of Amrica s community pharmacists, comprising th ownrs of mor than 23,000 indpndnt pharmacis, pharmacy franchiss, and chains. Togthr thy rprsnt an $88.7 billion halth car marktplac, dispns 40% of all rtail prscriptions, and mploy mor than 300,000 individuals, including ovr 62,000 pharmacists. To attnd NCPA s 46th Annual Confrnc on National Lgislation and Govrnmnt Affairs, snd in th nclosd form, call , or go to and click on EVENTS button.

5 Rgistration Form 2014 Annual NCPA Confrnc on National Lgislation & Govrnmnt Affairs May 7 8, 2014, Grand Hyatt Washington, Washington, DC Hotl Paymnt Mthod Rsrvation Dadlin: April 4, 2014 Mak your hotl rsrvations arly. Ths rats ar subjct to chang without notic. Rats do not includ DC sals and occupancy tax. Rooms must b guarantd with a major crdit card or room dposit qual to th rat for on night. Crdit card numbrs guarant your rsrvation. Not: Th hotl will charg a rat of on night s stay if a gust fails to giv notic of cancllation by 3 p.m. th day bfor chck-in. Th hotl also will charg a $50 administrativ f for gusts who dpart arlir than thy indicat at chck-in. Rgistration Cancllation Policy Rqusts for rfunds must b mad in writing. If a cancllation is ncssary, your confrnc f, minus a $35 pr prson procssing f, will b rfundd for rqusts mad on or bfor May 2nd, Rfunds will not b procssd for cancllations rcivd aftr May 2, 2014 or for no-shows. Rfunds will b mad aftr th mting. Qustions? Call Toll-Fr Nam/Titl Nicknam for Badg Congrssional Rprsntativs Pharmacy/Company Nam Addrss City/Stat/Zip Businss Phon Cll Phon Addrss Spous/Gust Rgistration (F) Mmbr: $250 $ Spous/Gust $150 $ (includs Opning Rcption) Non-mmbr: $350 $ ($100 will b applid toward on yar of NCPA mmbrship) NCPA Mmbrship No. Fax Nicknam $25 Studnts (mmbrs) $ $50 Studnts (non mmbrs) Total: $ TO BOOK YOUR HOTEL ROOM CALL GRAND HYATT WASHINGTON AT AND MENTION THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION MEETING. ROOM RATES AND TYPES AVAILABLE: SINGLE KING SIZE BED $319 DOUBLE QUEEN SIZE BEDS $319 Chck nclosd for a total of $ (Rgistration chck mad payabl to NCPA) Charg my crdit card for a total of $ Amrican Exprss Mastrcard Visa Discovr Rgistration Mad Easy Wbsit: click on CONFERENCES & EVENTS tab Mail: 100 Daingrfild Road, Alxandria, VA, Phon: Fax: Nam on Card (plas print) Card No. Exp. Dat Signatur How did you har about NCPA s Lgislativ Confrnc? Scurity Cod

6 100 Daingrfild Road Alxandria, VA May 7-8, 2014, Grand Hyatt Washington, Washington, DC Your fac-to-fac mtings with lawmakrs and thir aids ar our most ffctiv advocacy stratgy. Dlivr community pharmacy s mssag in prson at NCPA s lgislativ confrnc. Doug Hoy, NCPA CEO