How can we increase accountability and transparency among PBMs, anyway? Ron DeSantis has had a thoughtful and thorough plan from the start:

Poll shows Florida voters support PBM regulation flapol.com/3MW95Jl #FlaPol

As reported by the AMA, vertical integration limits patient choice and increases their out-of-pocket costs. Read the full report here: bit.ly/3zTywEb

Thank you, Sen. Jason Brodeur!

Today the Senate unanimously passed SB 1550 by Senator Jason Brodeur to increase transparency and lower prescription drug prices, protecting consumers and small businesses.

Sen. Jason Brodeur's SB 1550 passed in the Florida Senate today! #EMPOWERPatients member/Florida Pharmacy Association EVP/CEO Helen Sairany says, "...we are now one step closer to implementing meaningful pharmacy benefit manager reform in Florida." Read more here: bit.ly/3LfNKtg

Good things for Floridians who need more access to and lower cost of healthcare.

Pharmacy Benefit Managers have exploited vulnerable patients long enough! Today, we put #PatientsFirst by bringing much-needed transparency to the prices we pay at the counter and expanding care options for all Floridians. Florida Senate

HB 1509 passed unanimously in its final House committee! #EMPOWERPatients member/Florida Pharmacy Association EVP/CEO Helen Sairany thanked bill sponsor Rep. Linda Chaney for her hard work and "prioritizing patients’ health and wellbeing above all else." Read more here: bit.ly/40EHsaO

#EMPOWER Patients member and Florida Pharmacy Association President Dr. Helen Sairany expertly explains the real issue with PBMs. Read her op-ed here: tallahassee.com/story/opinion/…

When discussing PBMs, "clawbacks" are referenced a lot – but what are they? Ron DeSantis explained how they raise the cost of drugs:

House passes one of the nation's most comprehensive pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reforms to protect patients and small businesses from PBM influence over the prescription drug coverage market. Thank you, Rep. Linda Chaney, for your leadership!

"We are proud to see this pro-consumer and pro-small business bill become law under the governor’s signature." – #EMPOWERPatients member and Florida Pharmacy Association EVP/CEO Helen Sairany Read more here: bit.ly/3AOOXkX

Thank you, Ron DeSantis! 👏

Today, I signed legislation that will empower Floridians to make more choice when it comes to prescription drugs. By increasing transparency in the prescription drug market, we will hold prescription drug middlemen – so-called pharmacy benefit managers – and Big Pharma

Happy Sine Die! With the passage of the Prescription Drug Reform Act this session, we can celebrate an exciting victory for patients and independent pharmacists across the state.

ICYMI: Who had a successful #Session? AARP Florida — AFP Florida — Empower Patients — Farm Share, Inc. And that's just a start! Check out the complete list of winners and losers coming out of #Florida's 2023 Legislative Session wp.me/pcPG06-2yNy #FlaPol

"There is a critical need to hold PBMs’ feet to the fire and ensure they will comply with the impending patient-focused changes to their corporate business operations." - #EMPOWERPatients member and Florida Pharmacy Association EVP/CEO Helen Sairany bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/…