Medicaid pts: the unwilling pawns in the battle over who can make the most money off of this population

Posted on October 26, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

Ohio’s largest Medicaid provider cuts ties with Walgreens https://www.dispatch.com/news/20191025/ohios-largest-medicaid-provider-cuts-ties-with-walgreens More than half of Ohio’s Medicaid recipients will lose access to Walgreens pharmacies on Jan 1. CareSource, Ohio’s largest Medicaid provider, is cutting ties with the state’s second-largest pharmacy retailer. Walgreens, Ohio’s second-largest pharmacy retailer, will no longer service the state’s largest Medicaid provider as of […]

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New Florida bill could require a prescription for most sunscreens

Posted on October 26, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

New Florida bill could require a prescription for most sunscreens https://www.pharmacist.com/article/new-florida-bill-could-require-prescription-most-sunscreens Florida Sen. Linda Stewart (D-Orlando) is proposing requiring a prescription for most sunscreens due to environmental concerns. “It really is for the survival of our coral reefs and fishery,” says Stewart, noting there are two chemicals in sunscreens—Oxybenzone and Octinoxate—that are getting into the […]

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