ASHP on CMS Pass Through Funding | PolitalkRx
Tom Kraus VP, Government Relations at ASHP CMS pass through funding What is pass through funding for residency programs and why is it so important? On March 29th the US District Court of South Carolina granted MUSC Health’s motion for summary judgment again HHS for their disallowance of PGY1 re…
The Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Pharmacy | Locked On Pharmacy
On Dec. 10, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8-0 that an Arkansas law regulating how PBMs and pharmacies interact could be enforced, and was not preempted by federal law. With more than three dozen other states debating or passing such legislation, the ruling could have nationwide impact. The CE…
Georgia State Representative David Knight & GPhA Greg Reybold | PBM Reform Podcast Series
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) has signed three innovative PBM reform bills into law. HB 946 and SB 313 require the reporting of drugs paid 10 percent above and 10 percent below National Average Drug Acquisition Cost every four months, prohibit PBMs from tying a pharmacy’s drug reimbursement to a pati…
Insights from the Virginia Pharmacists Association | PUTTcast Episode 05
PUTTcast Episode 5 - Chatting with VPhA Guests: Christina Barrelle, Executive Director of VPhA, Howard Estes, Attorney & VPhA Lobbyist, Co-Hosts PUTT Executive Director Monique Whitney & PUTT Board President Scott Newman PUTT chats with the Virginia Pharmacists Association about building relatio…
Diana Harshbarger for Tennessee | Income Outcomes Show
As a practicing Pharmacist, Diana Harshbarger could go on for days about the horrible effects Obamacare has had on the healthcare industry, as well as everyday Americans. Health insurance companies and government bureaucrats are out of control. Authority of healthcare choices should be given back t…
Pharmacy Owners Talk Florida Data Impact - PPN Episode 948
PUTTCast Host & Executive Director of PUTT - Monique Whitney talks with: Kevin Dwayne - Jacksonville FL w/ Panama Rx Jay Wright - Cocoa FL w/ 5 Points Pharmacy Amy Rodgers - Little Rock AR w/ City Pharmacy A new Florida study, released last week, found that major health care companies using p…
Congressional Pharmacy NCPA FLY-IN 2020 - PPN Episode 947
NCPA Team Members Anne CassityVP Government Affairs & Karry La Violette Senior Vice President, Government Affairs & Director of Advocacy Center Join us on: Tuesday and Wednesday, April 21/22, 2020 at the Hilton, Old Town Alexandria. FLY In. FLY Out. Easy. That’s NCPA’s 2020 Congressional Ph…
IN DATA WE TRUST: | PBM Reform Podcast Series
IN DATA WE TRUST Special Guest: ANTONIO CIACCIA with 3 Axis Advisors. Born and raised in pharmacy, Antonio has been crawling around pharmacies his entire life. After three years as a pharmacy technician and two years of pre-pharmacy curriculum, Antonio diverted course, graduating from The Ohio…
Exposing the Truth about PBMs - Introducing the PUTTcast - PPN Episode 933
Pharmacists United for Truth and Transparency (PUTT) is a non-profit advocacy organization founded by independent pharmacists and pharmacy owners devoted to exposing the truth about the anti-competitive tactics of pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs). Known to most Americans as their "prescription dru…
Pharmacists for Truth Transparency - PBM Reform Series Part Two - PPN Episode 906
Part Two of the PBM Reform Podcast Series features an interview with Monique Whitney, the Excutive Director of Pharmacists United for Truth and Transparency (PUTT). Pharmacists United for Truth and Transparency (PUTT) is a non-profit advocacy organization founded by independent pharmacists and ph…