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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 17, 20211 min read
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, 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 31, 20202 min read
What Every Challenger Brand Can Learn From The Nation’s Smallest Pharmacies
Forbes A campaign against drug rebate kickbacks isn’t something you’d typically think would have much relevance to small businesses in...
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)...
Sep 1, 20203 min read
What “Big Insurance” Doesn’t Want You to Know About Community Pharmacies
Medium.com Patients and pharmacists share a special relationship, often stretching back generations. Even the frightening spike in drug...
Aug 25, 20201 min read
Prescription for Transparency
California Business Journal – August 25, 2020 Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) were created to be the middleman and negotiate drug...
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 25, 20201 min read
Why are neighborhood pharmacies disappearing? Ask the Noriega Family.
Lissette Campos – July 15, 2020 I arrived at Bill’s Prescription Center in Brandon an hour early, half expecting to find a quiet...
Aug 25, 20201 min read
Neighborhood pharmacies struggle to stay open due to PBM restrictions
Tampa Bay News 10, July 9, 2020 So far, at least 8 independent Tampa Bay pharmacies have shut down because of challenges with Pharmacy...
Aug 25, 20201 min read
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, 20201 min read
Opinion: Your local pharmacy is at risk of going away
83 Degrees, July 14, 2020 Tampa summers are typically the “slow season” for local pharmacies. But during COVID-19, nothing is typical nor...
Aug 25, 20201 min read
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, 20201 min read
Florida lawmaker’s bill to reduce prescription costs gains national support
Fox 13 News December 17, 2019 A Florida lawmaker is pushing to make your next trip to the pharmacy easier and less expensive under a...
Aug 14, 20201 min read
Watchdog: Insurance Groups Buy Drug “Middle Men”; Transparency Calls Grow
Spectrum News 13 July 23, 2019 PBMs: have you heard of them? If not, you’re not alone, but they do factor into your prescription drug...
Aug 14, 20201 min read
Independent pharmacies being driven out of business by ‘predatory middlemen’ | Opinion
South Florida Sun Sentinel October 21, 2019 Lately, everywhere you look there are people worried about keeping drug prices affordable,...
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