Manager for Rx Compliance at H-E-B. 23 years and counting in Retail pharmacy. Advocating for pharmacy through NACDS and TFDS. Graduated from UT Austin🤘
HB 1105 was scheduled to be heard in the HHS committee this morning, but now it is not. Please encourage @loiskolkhorst to hear this important legislation, so the 58% of Texas children without a doctor continue to have the option to get vaccinated in a pharmacy. #txlege
@loiskolkhorst Please set HB 1105 on the HHS committee schedule. Texas children who don’t have doctors need to continue to have this convenient access to these vital childhood vaccinations. #txlege
For nearly three years pharmacists have been providing routine childhood vaccines with nonissues. Let’s finally make this permanent in TX! @loiskolkhorst, please stand with patients and put HB 1105 on your committee schedule! #TXlege
The time has come for Texas to take reasonable measures on behalf of #pharmacists and their patients in the name of FAIR competition and public health. SB 2195 by Sen @loiskolkhorst prohibits unfair clawbacks, ensures patient choice, & prevents PBM selfdealing. #PBMReform#txlege
Great visit at our Midland #2 H-E-B with Congressman Mike Conaway (TX-11). We appreciated the opportunity to discuss opioid issues and the importance of the Phair Pricing Act for DIR reform. #OpioidCrisis#DIRReform#NACDS
We are seeing the same thing in Texas. #PBMReform is a hot topic here and nationally. Luckily we have a lot of support. Thanks for all your work @NACDS!
"In practice, PBMs cause many patients and insurers — incl. Medicaid plans — to overpay for drugs. Since rebates and discounts are secret, PBMs have considerable leeway to overcharge the insurance plans and patients they ostensibly represent." via @forbes https://t.co/QZEbWgTuTI
If we want to end the opioid epidemic, we must work to address the root causes of abuse. That’s why @SenCoryGardner and I introduced legislation to limit opioid prescriptions for acute pain to 7 days. Because no one needs a month’s supply for a wisdom tooth extraction.
.@NACDS welcomes S. 724 - introduced today by @SenKirstenG & @SenCoryGardner. The legislation would limit initial prescriptions of #opioids for acute pain to a 7-day supply, consistent with @CDCgov guidelines for prescribing opioids. #OpioidAbuse https://t.co/L71zg96d5C
Great to see the pharmacists working with @SecAzar to lower drug prices by eliminating needless fees that take money out of the patient’s pocket. Let’s work together for the patient! https://t.co/aO01Tuix6n
Really good op-ed piece from #NACDS president Steven Anderson on DIR reform. He does a nice job putting the issue in “plain English”. #DIRFees#Pharmacy
Thank you to Joel Heimbach with the office of @SenTedCruz to allow the H-E-B team to discuss DIR reform and the opioid crisis. The legislation hits home for all Americans, we appareciated the chance to discuss how pharmacy can help. Your support matters! #RXIMPACT#NACDS
Terrific meeting to end our day in Washington D.C. with Dominique Spadavecchia w/the office of @JodeyArrington with the H-E-B team to discuss pharmacy-related issues. We appreciate the support on pharmacist provider status with Medicare B and the opioid crisis!#RXIMPACT#NACDS
A big thank you to Jeffrey Last from the office @JohnCornyn today in Washington D.C. It was great to get a chance to discuss DIR reform and other pharmacy-related issues like the opioid crisis and how pharmacy can help! We appreciate your engagement on these issues! #RXIMPACT