Arkansas’ pharmacists know best: drug middle-men called PBMs inflate costs and reduce access.
I’m proud that Arkansas is the first state in the nation to take action against those practices.
@ScottFlippo Please vote YES! Arkansas residents want choice! CVS and other PBMs are requiring our residents to their specialty pharmacies. And paying themselves handsomely for it! Let us care for them! #pbmreform
✅ Big win: HB1150 passed the House Insurance & Commerce Committee!
The bill would end PBM pharmacy ownership in Arkansas—protecting patients & supporting local pharmacies.
#HB1150#ARleg#PutPatientsFirst#SupportLocalPharmacies#ARPX
Apologies for the graphic which looks to be printed in 1995.
Here’s the rundown:
@SilverScriptPDP patient gets a prescription for generic Victoza.
Generic not on formulary, NDC not covered as stated on bottom part of the graphic.
Try brand name Victoza- needs prior authorization.
Prior authorization gets approved for brand name Victoza at a $98.12 LOSS to the pharmacy, and a patient co-pay of $525.03
Brand name Victoza is on manufacturer back-order currently, no idea when it will become available.
The generic version is readily available for purchase for $417.39 from one of our wholesalers.
Which begs the question… if the patient copay is $525 (which would more than cover the cost of the generic product), why is the generic product not on the formulary?
It’s a rhetorical question, obviously the answer has been beaten to death by a thousand people on here.
This patient will not receive their medication because of their PBM’s poor decision making skills. @Aetna@CVSHealth
‼️LIVE PRESS CONFERENCE ALERT‼️
Tune in TOMORROW 1.16.25 with PUTT President & VP @keavenyrx & @LaurenDC5 as we livestream @arkpharm's important #PBMreform press conference!
You Do NOT Want To Miss This!
Thursday, January 16, 2025
10:30 AM CT / 11:30 AM ET
Don't forget to wear your white coat if you attend in person and chime in on the live stream if you attend virtually! We love hearing from our community!
Defeating a Top 20 player at a Grand Slam for the first time ✅
Handing Tsitsipas consecutive 1st round losses in Grand Slams✅
All at 20 ✅
What a star, Alex Michelsen
@wwos • @espn • @eurosport • @wowowtennis • #AO2025
As we look back on 2024, we honor the pharmacies forced into closure due to #PBMs. To those that had to close, we appreciate all the effort you put in for your patients, your staff, and your community.
Let's work to make 2025 a good year for pharmacy, starting with #PBMreform!
Congratulations to Big Insurance/Big PBM 🔥🔥🔥
You’ve accomplished something even the robber barons of the Gilded Age couldn’t
Create and maintain a monopoly that common working class conservatives like.
Generic Lipitor
PBM pays $0 ✅
Patient pays $1.80 copay ✅ ✅
PBM bills payor 50%U&C, $190 and says you’re welcome for the discount ✅✅✅
Pharmacy gets $0.02😡
Patient pays $1.80 plus premiums while PBM pays $0 and gets $190 😡😡
Payors & patients paying 💰For a $16.80 claim😡😡😡
PBM reform in one picture.
There are 6 generic albuterol inhalers. They range from $10 to $40.
@Humana took all off formulary.
They added the brand only and charge the member a $55 copay.
@CenterwellRx@Humana@pcmanet
@linakhanFTC
@CMSGov@MedicareGov@OIGatHHS