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Local Pharmacies Save Lives, While PBMs Don’t

Posted on August 2, 2024 by Pharmaciststeve

We had our independent pharmacy for 20 yrs, we were not in a rural area but a small city/county seat with ~ pop of 30,000. One very memorial day – at least for me – I had a regular pt & wife come in. He wanted his blood pressure taken. That was before “free-standing blood […]

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ERISA requires Employers to find the lowest cost for HC – not the best outcomes

Posted on August 2, 2024 by Pharmaciststeve

Who put those requirements in place? The LOWEST COST FOR HEALTHCARE WILL PROVIDE THE BEST PT OUTCOME? Mark Cuban’s big warning for employers https://www.beckerspayer.com/workforce/mark-cubans-big-warning-for-employers.html Mark Cuban is issuing a big warning to self-insured employers: If your company receives pharmacy rebates through employee benefits, prepare for an eventual lawsuit. “It’s not a question of if, it’s […]

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