Steven Hylton

Retail Pharmacist in a small Independent Pharmacy

[Pharmageddon 💊⚛️💪 @sterlingkoonce]

🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 This should be illegal.

[KP, Pharm.D. @kpharmd12]

No pharmacy in America should be subsidizing the cost of prescriptions for their patients out of the pharmacy’s bank account.

Change my mind.

[Steven Hylton @Saltvilledrug]

@sterlingkoonce When reimbursements started dropping, patient services started dropping. The doctor and pharmacy now can’t provide the personal care the we want to and patients deserve

[Steven Hylton @Saltvilledrug]

Go Pharmacy!

[VCPA Virginia Community Pharmacy Association @VcpaPharmacy]

Got to attend a Roundtable discussion today on behalf of Virginia’s Community Pharmacies “Protecting Coverage and Access in HR 1 Implementation

[Steven Hylton @Saltvilledrug]

@DButterfieldRPh It was the dream I hoped for when I purchased this business 20 plus years ago. But Part D, the ACA, and PBMs on steroids have crushed that dream. And my patients suffer most.

[Steven Hylton @Saltvilledrug]

Everyday! Multiple insurance plans!

[KP, Pharm.D. @kpharmd12]

Attention @medmutual of Ohio:

Just processed a prescription for 30 tablets of generic Crestor for a patient who uses your God-awful insurance plan through the ACA.

Guess what your chosen PBM provider @ExpressScripts pays me to dispense this medication to your member?

If you guessed 47 cents with a $0 patient co-pay, you’d be correct.

Something strongly tells me that @medmutual is being billed by @ExpressScripts for a much higher amount.

I wonder if @ExpressScripts mail order would ship out a prescription for less than 50 cents?

Costs more for a damn stamp.

[Steven Hylton @Saltvilledrug]

@kpharmd12 @OhioPharmacists You think they would mandate getting paid so you can hire more staff?

[VCPA Virginia Community Pharmacy Association @VcpaPharmacy]

VCPA advocate John Seymour talking Pharmacy with Secretary of HHR Marvin Figueroa @HHS_IEA

[Steven Hylton @Saltvilledrug]

@sterlingkoonce I wish my pharmacy could make a 20% profit

[Steven Hylton @Saltvilledrug]

@SenLouiseLucas I thought you voted on the amount that is their fair share before. Why is it important for Virginia to change the rules now? Keeping our word to these businesses should mean something.

[Steven Hylton @Saltvilledrug]

@timkaine These laws are bad for my business. I carry everyday to protect our employees, patients and inventory. These new laws will prohibit me from carrying my weapon to and from work. I don’t believe criminals will care!

[Pharmageddon 💊⚛️💪 @sterlingkoonce]

😢😢😢😢

[Pharmageddon 💊⚛️💪 @sterlingkoonce]

The “free market”. Such 💩💩💩💩.

[Mark Cuban @mcuban]

Great move by @GovBillLee

As their CEO said "America has too many pharmacies "

[Pharmageddon 💊⚛️💪 @sterlingkoonce]

This must happen nationally to save community pharmacy access. Especially in rural areas.

[Pharmassists @Pharmassists]

Independent pharmacies are being reimbursed at rates more appropriate for vending machines, despite facing significant regulatory requirements and operational costs. Mandatory dispensing fees are necessary to ensure fair compensation to cover services.

[Steven Hylton @Saltvilledrug]

@NShah59359890 @Pharmassists The wholesalers (big 3) will sell the same amount of drugs whether it’s to independents or big corporations. They don’t care and less paperwork having fewer huge buyers than all of us independents

[Steven Hylton @Saltvilledrug]

@MarkWarner Yes, we shouldn’t have passed the ACA. Or… John McCain should have voted like an American

[Steven Hylton @Saltvilledrug]

@timkaine How many small businesses will have to close? I’ll never be able to take family leave. The government want allow my small business to make a profit!

[Steven Hylton @Saltvilledrug]

@MarkWarner More pharmacies closed than that last year in Virginia because of reimbursements pass the #pharmacistsfightbackact !