Why independent pharmacies are pushing back on Medicare’s drug price negotiation program

Why independent pharmacies are pushing back on Medicare’s drug price negotiation program https://www.healthcare-brew.com/stories/2025/02/18/why-independent-pharmacies-are-pushing-back-on-medicare-s-drug-price-negotiation-program Over 90% of independent pharmacy owners worry the program would severely hurt their finances, one survey reported. Independent pharmacies are sounding the alarm on Medicare Part D’s drug price negotiation program. The program, created under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), lets […]

Another example of the DOJ/DEA rationing controlled meds?

https://www.pharmaciststeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/kaiser.pdf Above is a link to a synopsis of the nearly 600-page agreement between 40+ state AGs and the three major drug wholesalers – who control about 80%-85% of all Rx med distribution to pharmacies. This agreement was not to see the light of day, and it took 1-1.5 yrs for someone to leak it. […]