NATIONWIDE, Local community Pharmacist are sending out a SOS. They are the backbone of many rural and small towns. I'm don't want to be cattle to Walmart.
The Biden-Harris regime may add your doctor to their legislation, you lose control of your Health Care more each day. I prefer Freedom of Choice. At 67 live under the Controlling regs of Medicare/Tricare Life. Which gets cut every year. I've seen the stupid changes first hand.
According to the Alabama Daily News, the bill requires pharmacy benefit managers -- who manage drug benefits for insurers -- to reimburse in-network pharmacies for the cost of acquiring medication.
That comes along with a dispensing fee, set by the federal government and used in programs like Medicaid.
Walgreens, a BIG CHAIN PHARMA OWNED had only 1/4th of my last script. Which could have been bought OTC for the same price as my copay. All the DR. had to do was STOP USING GENERIC NAMES FOR EVERYTHING. HAD TO LOOK UP THE GENERIC, COMMON OTC WORTHLESS CREAM, I'd never would of filled it. Not everything works for everyone. It has never worked for me. CAN YOU GUESS WITHOUT GOOGLING WHAT Clotrimazole 1% IS?
Criticism of prescription drug middlemen has intensified recently in the wake of a federal agency’s actions and legislative reform attempts. Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, though, vetoed a related bill that would have helped independent pharmacies, citing the unfunded cost of the move.
The Biden-Harris regime may add your doctor to their legislation, you lose control of your Health Care more each day. I prefer Freedom of Choice. At 67 live under the Controlling regs of Medicare/Tricare Life. Which gets cut every year. I've seen the stupid changes first hand.
Well said!
Why are Small Pharmacies Being Forced to Close? Josh Hardin 10-10-24
https://rumble.com/v5ikaj9-why-are-small-pharmacies-being-forced-to-close-josh-hardin-10-10-24.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawGAa4VleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHdKzzApyViD_6lQesckMASFArvzQJqkH9zUXq-qAv_eimhckFoUfaevjSg_aem_VeiQXx4dQKYl9pw_UrqnSw
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Small pharmacies are being driven out of business. ‘We can’t afford to stay’
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/dec/18/small-pharmacies-are-being-driven-out-of-business-/
Then the reimbursements for prescriptions started to drop.
Why are Small Pharmacies Being Forced to Close? Josh Hardin 10-10-24
https://rumble.com/v5ikaj9-why-are-small-pharmacies-being-forced-to-close-josh-hardin-10-10-24.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawGAa4VleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHdKzzApyViD_6lQesckMASFArvzQJqkH9zUXq-qAv_eimhckFoUfaevjSg_aem_VeiQXx4dQKYl9pw_UrqnSw
A $10.64 FEE FOR FILLING YOUR SCRIPT! News
Alabama bill adding $10.64 prescription fee exists so pharmacists are ‘making more money,’ critics say https://www.al.com/news/2024/03/alabama-bill-adding-1064-prescription-fee-exists-so-pharmacists-are-making-more-money-critics-say.html
According to the Alabama Daily News, the bill requires pharmacy benefit managers -- who manage drug benefits for insurers -- to reimburse in-network pharmacies for the cost of acquiring medication.
That comes along with a dispensing fee, set by the federal government and used in programs like Medicaid.
Biden's limit on drug industry middlemen backfires, pharmacists say https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bidens-limit-on-drug-industry-middlemen-backfires-pharmacists-say/
FTC sues three largest drug middlemen for allegedly inflating insulin prices
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4891338-ftc-sues-drug-companies-insulin-prices/
FTC sues prescription-drug middlemen over insulin prices, says drugmakers are also 'on notice'
https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20240920309/ftc-sues-prescription-drug-middlemen-over-insulin-prices-says-drugmakers-are-also-on-notice
FTC Accuses Drug Middlemen of Inflating Insulin Prices
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/ftc-accuses-drug-middlemen-of-inflating-insulin-prices/ar-AA1qUSq6
Why Independent Pharmacies Matter
https://rxforliberty.substack.com/p/why-independent-pharmacies-matter
Walgreens, a BIG CHAIN PHARMA OWNED had only 1/4th of my last script. Which could have been bought OTC for the same price as my copay. All the DR. had to do was STOP USING GENERIC NAMES FOR EVERYTHING. HAD TO LOOK UP THE GENERIC, COMMON OTC WORTHLESS CREAM, I'd never would of filled it. Not everything works for everyone. It has never worked for me. CAN YOU GUESS WITHOUT GOOGLING WHAT Clotrimazole 1% IS?
SMALL PHARMACIES ARE BEING FORCED OUT OF BUSINESS BY MIDDLEMEN FROM INS. COMPANIES.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axe9f9FH8LM
Millions Left Without Pharmacies As Closures Surge
https://scitechdaily.com/millions-left-without-pharmacies-as-closures-surge/
Driving community pharmacies out of business.
Let's pass HR. 9096, the Pharmacists Fight Back Act
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MKu-8_YVhs
Lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill aiming to crack down on drug middlemen as scrutiny ramps up
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/23/lawmakers-unveil-pbm-reform-bill-amid-rising-drug-costs.html
PBM Math: Big Chains Are Paid $23.55 To Fill a Blood Pressure Rx. Small Drugstores? $1.51.
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/pbm-pharmacy-benefit-managers-independent-drugstores-versus-big-chain-prices/
Criticism of prescription drug middlemen has intensified recently in the wake of a federal agency’s actions and legislative reform attempts. Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, though, vetoed a related bill that would have helped independent pharmacies, citing the unfunded cost of the move.
Heartwarming story, everyone should read. This is what it used to be like in communities across the country.