In this episode, Sheila Arquette, President &amp; CEO of NASP, speaks with Jonathan L. Swichar, Duane Morris Pharmacy Litigation Group Chair, and Bradley A. Wasser, Duane Morris Pharmacy Litigation Group Partner. They discuss the 2026 Consolidated Appropriations Act and its landmark PBM reform provisions that impact pharmacy network access and transparency. These expert litigators go into detail about what specialty pharmacies should expect as federal agencies enforce the new law and what opportunities and challenges lie ahead for specialty pharmacies.

Breaking Down the 2026 Consolidated Appropriations Act and Its Impact on Specialty Pharmacy | NASP Specialty Pharmacy Podcast

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## Participants

- **Sheila Arquette** (National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP))
- **Jonathan Schwischer** (Duane Morris Pharmacy Litigation Group)
- **Bradley Wasser** (Duane Morris Pharmacy Litigation Group)
- **Jonathan L. Schwischer** (Duane Morris Pharmacy Litigation Group)
- **Bradley A. Wasser** (Duane Morris Pharmacy Litigation Group)

## Transcript

You are listening to the Global Network of Podcasters dedicated to the pharmacy profession. Welcome to the Pharmacy Podcast Network.

You're listening to the NASP Specialty Pharmacy Podcast, a collaboration between the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy and the Pharmacy Podcast Network.

Each episode dives deep into trends, challenges, innovations, and patient-centric practices shaping the future of this dynamic and rapidly evolving industry. Whether you're a pharmacist or healthcare provider, patient advocate, or industry leader, you'll hear expert insights, real-world evidence, and thought-provoking discussion that highlights all that makes specialty pharmacy special. In support of NASP's mission to empower specialty pharmacy stakeholders to advance the standard of patient care,

NASP supports a free market healthcare system in which all specialty pharmacies compete on the same fair and level playing field, because that is in the best interest of the patients we collectively serve. NASP is committed to working with all stakeholders and policymakers to ensure that all patients have access to the life-saving medications they need and the high-touch patient care and support services they deserve from the pharmacy of their choosing. Hello, my name is Sheila Arquette and I am the President and CEO of the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy.

I am delighted to welcome two very special guests, Jonathan L. Schwischer and Bradley A. Wasser, to this episode of the NASP Podcast. Jonathan Schwischer is chair of the Duane Morris Pharmacy Litigation Group and a member of the firm's Governing Partners Board. For more than 25 years, Mr. Schwischer has represented thousands of independent pharmacies and healthcare providers in regulatory, civil, and criminal proceedings.

His practice is dedicated to representing all provider types throughout the U.S., including specialty pharmacies, mail order pharmacies, retail pharmacies, compounding pharmacies, home infusion pharmacies, telehealth pharmacies, hospital pharmacies, home care pharmacies, long-term care pharmacies, oncology pharmacies, among others.

He has handled thousands of matters on behalf of such providers involving all aspects of their business operations, including but not limited to issues with payers and pharmacy benefit managers, PBM audit appeals, challenges to network terminations, refusals to provide network access, and in the submission of credentialing applications. Bradley A. Wasser focuses his practice on litigation, regulatory compliance, and government ad...

Breaking Down the 2026 Consolidated Appropriations Act and Its Impact on Specialty Pharmacy | NASP Specialty Pharmacy Podcast

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Breaking Down the 2026 Consolidated Appropriations Act and Its Impact on Specialty Pharmacy | NASP Specialty Pharmacy Podcast

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Every day you wait, your competitors are finding
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