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Mar 11, 20211 min read
FL Pharmacy Groups Fight PBMs with HB 1043
Florida pharmacy advocacy group Small Business Pharmacies Aligned for Reform (SPAR) and national advocacy group Pharmacists United for...
Mar 11, 20211 min read
Republicans look to curb prescription middlemen’s fees and practices
Florida Politics A recent report shows that Pharmacy Benefit Managers could be costing the state hundreds of millions. A band of...
Mar 10, 20212 min read
Bills seek to save Florida Medicaid hundreds of millions of dollars, improve prescription drug care
The Capitolist Pharmacy advocacy groups gathered with Florida senators and representatives to discuss bills before the legislature...
Feb 1, 20211 min read
Florida lawmakers to consider heatedly-opposed PBM reform again in 2021
The Center Square There is bipartisan support in the Florida Legislature to impose transparency requirements and restrict pharmacy...
Jan 1, 20211 min read
Proposed Medicaid Pharmacy Legislation Could Help Bridge the State Budget Gap While Preserving Patie
Representative Randy Fine, co-sponsor Rep. Jackie Toledo, and Senator Ana Maria Rodriguez recently announced the details of new proposed...
Dec 23, 20203 min read
Study Finds PBMs are Draining Florida’s Medicaid Funds
Grit Daily A study exploring Florida’s prescription drug costs through the Medicaid program found that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)...
Aug 25, 20201 min read
Pharmacy Deserts Are on the Horizon if PBMs Continue to Underpay Medicaid Reimbursements
Grit Daily – August 17, 2020 Independent pharmacies are being forced into bankruptcy due to underpayment for Medicaid reimbursements,...
Aug 24, 20201 min read
Local pharmacists complain drug middlemen hurt patient prices and business
Citrus County Chronicle February 12, 2020 In the competitive pharmaceutical industry where drug manufacturers vie for huge market shares,...
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