PHARMACIST STEVE

PAIN PATIENTS Washington State! On Friday July 19th the Washington Medical Commission held their regularly scheduled meeting. During this meeting was continued discussion about changes being made to the opioid prescribing rules/laws in Washington State. With the help of Kat Hatz & APDFoundation I submitted a Petition to the WMC requesting more explicit changes to […]

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Presidential candidate VP Kamala Harris brings to DC the experience of a PROSECUTOR for THREE DECADES. The above video is her first campaign stop where she states that she is going to get women to be allowed to make their own decisions about their bodies and medical decisions and keep the government out of medical […]

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House criticizes PBMs for pushing patients to higher-priced drugs https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/pharmacy/house-criticizes-pbms-for-pushing-patients-to-higher-priced-drugs.html An investigation by federal lawmakers found that pharmacy-benefit managers promised to control costs but have instead steered patients toward higher-priced medicines and affiliated pharmacies that reduce patient choice, The Wall Street Journal reported July 23. A House Committee on Oversight and Accountability investigation found PBMs […]

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15 health systems dropping Medicare Advantage plans | 2024 https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/15-health-systems-dropping-medicare-advantage-plans-2024.html Medicare Advantage provides health coverage to more than half of the nation’s seniors, but some hospitals and health systems are opting to end their contracts with MA plans over administrative challenges. Among the most commonly cited reasons are excessive prior authorization denial rates and slow […]

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