Andrew Russell
@upnortpharm
Independent pharmacy owner, PUTT Executive Board Member, Co-Chair PUTT Action Network
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05-06-2024 00:36:58
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Great opportunity to hear insights & thoughts from Rep. Jake Auchincloss 🟧 on the reintroduction of the Pharmacists Fight Back Act (H.R. 6609 & 6610) Thank you Rep. Jake Auchincloss 🟧 for fighting to end PBM pricing games & patient steering in Fed health plans.
Thank you Jake Auchincloss for amplifying the voices of community pharmacists who are fighting back against predatory PBM practices & for introducing the bipartisan Pharmacists Fight Back Act. PUTT Steve Moore Nikki Bryant jakeauch.substack.com/p/pharmacists-…
🚨NEW: Our latest brief from Emma Freer explains how UnitedHealth Group’s FDIC-insured industrial bank has become another lever to trap independent practices. "This was no accident. Federal policy choices over the past decades enabled the rise of this core financial dominance."
Back in October, not 1️⃣, not 2️⃣, but 3️⃣ of our officers received honors from the Minnesota Pharmacists Association (MPhA)! We are grateful to MPhA for honoring our team members and, in doing so, helping spread the MNIndys mission. John Hoeschen Andrew Russell Minnesota Pharmacist
"When I owned the Mavs I could pick on the refs & everybody agreed the refs are good guys but had bad moments. There's nobody who thinks the PBMs and the insurance companies are good guys ever." ~ Mark Cuban HAVE YOU CAUGHT THE LATEST EPISODE? Listen Now! player.captivate.fm/episode/3e08be…
POV - The way the biggest #PBMs handle #drugpricing is ridiculous.🤔 Catch the Full Episode with Special Guest Mark Cuban at: youtu.be/RpisqNpO0pM #PBMOTR #podcast #PBMreform Andrew Russell Save Independent Pharmacy Jeremy Counts Chris Hobart
Today, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took on insurance execs over vertical integration — and called for Congress to pass a Glass-Steagall Act for health care and Break Up Big Medicine. This must-read thread from Emma Freer dives into it ⬇️
The Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on the impact of rising health care costs on patients and families. We have to have serious reform of health insurers, pharmacy benefit managers, and their subsidiaries to reduce the cost of healthcare.