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...
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- Mar 11, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
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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...
- Mar 7, 2021
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Marco Rubio Backs Jeanne Shaheen’s Proposal to Reduce Prescription Drug Prices
Florida Daily Last week, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., backed U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s, D-NH, “Ensuring Timely Access to Generics...
- Feb 17, 2021
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State Rep. Randy Fine Files House Bill To Lower Cost, Increase Access to Prescription Drugs
Space Coast Daily Florida State Rep. Randy Fine filed HB 1043 his week which would save the State of Florida more than $100 million in...
- Feb 1, 2021
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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, 2021
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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, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2020
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Prescription for Transparency
California Business Journal – August 25, 2020 Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) were created to be the middleman and negotiate drug...
- Aug 25, 2020
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Independent Pharmacists Stress Personal Touch In An Industry Dominated By Chains
The Town Crier, February 28, 2020 On Wednesday, Feb. 19, the advocacy group Small Business Pharmacies Aligned for Reform (SPAR) hosted a...
- Aug 25, 2020
- 1 min
Okeechobee pharmacist demands ‘special session on drug pricing reform’
NBC WPTV 5, February 13, 2020 A popular pharmacist is calling for prescription drug pricing reform in Florida after a newly released...
- Aug 24, 2020
- 1 min
Pharmacists Say They Take Hit In Medicaid
Health News Florida January 31, 2020 Amid a legislative tussle with millions of dollars on the line, people who operate pharmacies in...
- Aug 24, 2020
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New study highlights predatory practices by pharmacy benefit managers that drive up costs for patien
Capitol Soup, January 30, 2020 Study analyzing 359 million prescription AHCA drug claims documents widespread abuse Legislators and...
- Aug 24, 2020
- 1 min
House and Senate in sync on PBM reform
Florida Politics, January 13, 2020 Will this be the year that Floridians at long last receive some financial relief from prescription...
- Aug 24, 2020
- 1 min
Tom Wright bill pushes for pharmacy benefit manager reform
Florida Politics, December 24, 2019 State Sen. Tom Wright is pushing legislation for the upcoming 2020 Session that would increase...
- Aug 24, 2020
- 2 min
Florida lawmakers push to improve access to prescription drugs, lower costs
The Capitolist December 20, 2019 Calling out Pharmacy Benefit Managers, or “PBM’s” for predatory business practices, a bipartisan group...
- Aug 24, 2020
- 1 min
Proposed Florida legislation targets pharmacy benefit managers
Tampa Bay Business Journal December 18, 2019 In an attempt to lower health care costs for Floridians, a Tampa Republican and other...
- Aug 24, 2020
- 1 min
Florida Lawmaker Fights to Improve Access to Prescription Drugs, Lower Costs
Florida Daily December 19, 2019 Florida state Rep. Jackie Toledo, R-Tampa, was joined by fellow lawmakers, patients, physicians,...
- Aug 24, 2020
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Jackie Toledo officially files Pharmacy Benefit Manager reform bill
Florida Politics December 19, 2019 Rep. Jackie Toledo filed legislation Tuesday to crack down on what she describes as over-charges on...
- Aug 24, 2020
- 1 min
Tampa Lawmaker Files Legislation To Reform Prescription Drug Industry In Florida
Health News Florida December 18, 2019 A Tampa lawmaker is hoping to lower drug prices and improve care for Floridians by regulating...
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