Excellent deep-dive from @martyschladen on the tangled legal mess brewing between @Centene@CVSHealth@OhioMedicaid & @Yost4Ohio.
In short: The opacity that PBMs insert into the drug supply chain is explicitly and intentionally designed to inflate costs. https://t.co/3OHgQX6mBK
It is time to take on prescription drug middlemen who are profiting off of hardworking Florida taxpayers. Read more from our coalition ⬇️⬇️⬇️ #PBMReform#ShadyPBMs https://t.co/hKEsrEFeWm
@ToledoForTampa First thank you for championing our cause. We are optimistic b/c of the work you are doing.
Second, the sad part about you being steered to cvs is that yr insurance is a state funded program using taxpayers $ to give to big corporations, in what other country you see that?
@ToledoForTampa CVS sends letters to people and says their “preferred pharmacy” is now CVS.
But the scripts are no cheaper at CVS. There’s no difference at all in price.
They literally just send these letters and hope people panic transfer to CVS.
@ToledoForTampa The state provides good health insurance for their employees. Many people can’t afford health insurance, work, have no coverage & make too much to qualify for Medicaid. That’s where expanded Medicaid is needed- for those low wage working Floridians. Tell the Gov. it’s needed!
@ToledoForTampa Jackie!! Makes my blood boil! Now that CVS/Aetna/Caremark have merged people will cont to loose choice! Steerage to non physicians legislated to practice medicine that only use their own PBM formulary and only in network option!!!! #Fraud#Collusion#MobShakedown
The CVS Pharmacy that I am forced to go to (steered to) just told me that they don’t have my prescription till April 6th. This is crazy. Steerage should not be allowed in our states pharmacy plan. #pbmreform is needed ASAP.