🔥The 9th Round of Easy Loan, Earn $40 Reward is in progress❗️ ⏰ Promotion Period: January 15th - Feburary 15th, 2025 👉 Register now and check more details at gate.io/campaigns/358

“It's in the same text thread (used) to notify when my prescription is filled,” he said. “They’ve (CVS) now taken that to send me political texts.” | @abc ow.ly/1gCG50W8ZUQ

"In every state that's done this so far, it's decreased the insurance costs and prescription drug costs in the state," Magg said. | KCCI News ow.ly/y2Ef50W8ZZa

"These #PBMs have prioritized profit over cost control by engaging in spread pricing, collecting excessive rebates, and steering patients toward affiliated pharmacies without improving adherence or reducing expenses. Connecticut seniors deserve better." ow.ly/HuCN50W906B

Hey Alabama folks! If you are on your way to Miramar Beach for the Alabama Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting, stop by the APCI booth Monday & Tuesday to learn what makes APCI much more than a buying group. APCI offers programs way beyond just your profit and loss statement.

Wishing all the dads out there a very Happy Father's Day!

Right now, pharmacies across Ohio are getting paid less than it costs to buy the medication (by #PBMs) and safely fill a prescription. We’re losing resources on the very thing we’re here to do—provide patients with access to medication. ow.ly/HtmJ50Wa0Wu

"Legislators allowed #PBMs to manipulate the process and deny patients access to care. Oregon now has the worst pharmacy access in the nation.” | NewsWatch 12 ow.ly/yzrh50Wa0ZF

House Bill 358 would have forced pharmacies to separate from their #PBMs and vice versa, but that bill stalled out in the Senate in the final hour of session. | WAFB ow.ly/nWsP50Wa14H

“The termination of all members and its leadership in a single action undermines the committee’s capacity to operate effectively and efficiently, aside from raising questions about competence.” | STAT ow.ly/A2I250WaKhW

“#PBMs are like Visa or Mastercard," Smoller says. "But instead of taking three percent they can siphon off 30 percent to 40 percent of every healthcare dollar that passes through them." ow.ly/xFOq50WbCAL

“(#PBMs) designed the model to force consumers to pay for more expensive drugs and the plans, too. There are so many tricks that they play,” said Echols, a Republican from Monroe. KALB News Channel 5 ow.ly/E5iL50WbCMB

APCI will be in Hilton Head Island for the South Carolina Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting! Be sure to stop by the APCI booth Friday to learn what makes APCI so much more than a buying group. APCI offers programs that are way beyond just your profit and loss statement.

VanderHouwen described one instance where she filled three of her own prescriptions and was reimbursed just 24 cents. “My husband's employer, who holds the insurance, was billed $161 for those prescriptions,” she said. “And I received 24 cents.” | KREM 2 NEWS ow.ly/zHQu50Wci4h

CVS Pharmacy’s mass text message yesterday is the exact reason we need HB 358 to pass. Abusing patient’s sensitive information to push a political message is completely unethical and manipulative and we will not stand for it. | wdsu ow.ly/Z1vf50WcicI

This bill requires pharmacy benefit managers (#PBMs) and third party administrators “to have a fiduciary duty to the plan sponsor” that the managers and administrators are acting on behalf on. | CBS4 Indy ow.ly/7FWy50Wcik5

Kentucky members headed to Lexington for the Kentucky Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting: Come to the APCI booth Friday and Saturday. Learn what makes APCI so much more than a buying group. APCI offers programs that are way beyond just your profit and loss statement.

National Ice Cream Soda Day is an annual celebration that honors one of America's favorite sweet treats. The origins of the ice cream soda can be traced back to the late 19th century, when it first became popular in soda fountains across the country.

Concerning #PBM practices have often hindered rural pharmacies. The new law mandates fair reimbursement practices, protects patient choice, and eliminates varied co-pays based on where patients fill prescriptions. ow.ly/NmKf50WcUus

The PBM Reform Podcast is back on Pharmacy Podcast Network! APCI’s Greg Reybold & Emma Freer from American Economic Liberties Project dive into how #PBMs threaten fair drug access and independent pharmacies. Listen now: bit.ly/461HlfN #PBMReform #PharmacyPodcast

Montana families need practical solutions, not recycled ideas from abroad. That starts with protecting innovation and holding #PBMs accountable for the role they play in blocking access to care. | Missoula Current ow.ly/NIIZ50WcUyk