Annie Eisenbeis, Lead Network Facilitator for CPESN Missouri, urges all networks to build and leverage stakeholder relationships as their states make plans for coming rural health transformation funds.

2026 started off with a bang, says Alison Haas, CPESN® USA's Director, Value-Based Contracts, with two major payer programs expanding to new states. With more than 100 active payer programs (400+programs in the life of CPESN) the goal is to continue scaling to offer more revenue opportunities to pharmacies.

Hawthorne Health CEO Josh Rose shares information about an exciting non-dispensing revenue opportunity for CPESN® pharmacies.

E.J. Stoepfel, CPESN USA Payer, Purchaser, Partner Lead, describes two exciting non-dispensing revenue opportunities with RxE2. The Multiple Depression Disorders study is open now in 15 states, and the COPD study launches in January. There are opportunities for up to 100 pharmacies in each six-month study.

A limited number of CPESN® pharmacies in OH, KY, TN, MS, and AR are participating in a pilot program through CPESN Community Health to refer patients to the American Lung Association's Lung Health Navigators. Patients who enroll receive free, customized, one-on-one education and support in managing COPD and other lung disease. Devin McKenzie, Clinical Services Programs Director at Dover Family Pharmacy in Dover, TN, describes that pharmacy's experience.

Amy Catherine Baggett, CPESN® Mississippi Managing Network Facilitator, describes development of the Medications Optimizing Maternal Safety MOMS™ program. She shares patient stories from her own practice as pharmacist and co-owner of Love's Pharmacy in Diamondhead, MS.

Since 2022, CPESN North Carolina pharmacies have cared for nearly 2,000 patients through a Medicaid MCO's Diabetes education and management program. Laura Rhodes, Managing Network Facilitator, says the program has been renewed, and she shares patient impact stories.

Lura Thompson, Managing Network Facilitator for CPESN Virginia, describes the new Medication Optimizing Maternal Safety program available through UnitedHealthcare's Pharmacy Care Hub.

Joe Moose, CPESN® USA Director, Strategy and Luminary Programs, shares three key takeaways and some words of wisdom from the 2025 NCPA Annual Convention held in New Orleans last week.

CPESN California Luminary Sanjay Patel says a Medicaid vaccine program for school-age children is helping the community, the state, and benefiting network pharmacies.