Steve Thomas

Pharmacist/Partner-Ole Miss Alum-Class of 92

[Steve Thomas @spthomas2]

@_APCI @Pharmassists @HSVillageVoice @LynnFitchAG @AndyGipsonforMS

[Florida’s Voice @FLVoiceNews]

JUST IN: Florida is officially suing pharmacy middlemen Prime Therapeutics and Express Scripts over alleged price-fixing.

@AGJamesUthmeier: "If you hurt people in Florida, you’re going to pay."

[APCI @_APCI]

Breaking News: The Pharmacists Fight Back Act passes 40-2 and moves out of the Oversight Committee and on to the full House.

[Steve Thomas @spthomas2]

https://t.co/zBkO1lp7kY never forget

[Steve Thomas @spthomas2]

@_APCI @Pharmassists Sure wish Mississippi would get on board

[Steve Thomas @spthomas2]

@SEC @RebReport @OleMissBSB @NCAABaseball Gonna need Milwaukee’s Best tonite!! Go Rebs!

[American Economic Liberties Project @econliberties]

On Friday, the Governor of Tennessee signed the FAIR Rx Act, prohibiting PBMs from owning pharmacies in the state!

CVS spent millions to kill this bill. Tennessee is sending a clear message that they won't be pushed around by Big Medicine lobbyists.

Other states should follow.

[Steve Thomas @spthomas2]

@tatereeves @AndyGipsonforMS

[American Economic Liberties Project @econliberties]

On Friday, the Governor of Tennessee signed the FAIR Rx Act, prohibiting PBMs from owning pharmacies in the state!

CVS spent millions to kill this bill. Tennessee is sending a clear message that they won't be pushed around by Big Medicine lobbyists.

Other states should follow.

[Mark Cuban @mcuban]

https://t.co/ZOf0wjM4Sb

[REDBEARD1969 @redlgb1969]

first quarter lobbying totals from @OpenSecretsDC

[Steve Thomas @spthomas2]

@tatereeves @AndyGipsonforMS

[Donald Trump Jr. @DonaldJTrumpJr]

Getting CVS out of the monopoly business is good for patients, independent pharmacies and innovation! God bless Tennessee!!!

https://t.co/oArsM8WSYI

[Mark Cuban @mcuban]

Want to know how ridiculous and awful Ins company and their PBM denials are?

The insurance company that denies the claim, that is if it’s them and not a subcontractor like medica , also picked the network and doctors.  

So they are saying the network, that they sold to plan holders as being great, isn’t good enough for them to trust enough to determine your care.

And on top of that, they charge to appeal denials. Which is a problem for many people.  That should be illegal. 

And on top of that 60 pct of plan holders have plans from self insured employers.  It’s the company’s money.  

But the ceo has no idea that the carrier they hired to authorize care , may have denied life or death care.   They don’t know that for some amount of money they may be able to save the life or maintain the health  of an employee or their family. 

Require all TPAs to inform the CSuite of all critical denials , same day 

They Are Too Big to Care.
Break Up Big Medicine.

[Steve Thomas @spthomas2]

@realdocspeaks @AndyGipsonforMS @tatereeves good must always > evil

[NCPA @Commpharmacy]

"I can't justify spending $1,000 on a prescription to lose $150. But what do I do? I mean, I've got a patient here that needs a medication," said NCPA member @timmitchellrx1. The community pharmacy crisis is not a future problem. It's happening right now.

📉 7,000+ pharmacies have closed since 2019.

💊 Nearly 30% of Americans ration or skip medications due to cost.

🏥 Patients in pharmacy deserts drive up to 100 miles to find an in-network pharmacy.

Read the full article for insights from NCPA past presidents Brian Caswell and @weo60.
https://t.co/W2WW6EFpRs

[Steve Thomas @spthomas2]

Still waiting in Mississippi..it makes no sense @tatereeves

[Louisiana Independent Pharmacies Association @LIPAPharmacy]

The Louisiana House passed HB1236 102-0 today, a unanimous statement in support of local pharmacies and patient access.

The bill requires PBMs to reimburse local pharmacies at least NADAC plus Louisiana’s Medicaid dispensing fee ($11.81). If NADAC doesn’t cover the pharmacy’s cost, the PBM has to pay the difference.

LIPA thanks Rep. Jason DeWitt for authoring this legislation and appreciates every member of the House that voted yes. Onto the senate!
See below for the full bill. #LaLege

[HealthCareDenied @CareDenied]

"[PBMs] are the Darth Vader of the pharmaceutical industry." They're supposed to lower drug costs; instead, they're responsible for raising them.

[Ole Miss Baseball @OleMissBSB]

TRISTAN BISSETTA 464 FT FOR THE LEAD!!

[Steve Thomas @spthomas2]

Do it today

[Steve Thomas @spthomas2]

@TNPharmacists @redlgb1969 I’ve got proof when needed

[Steve Thomas @spthomas2]

@GuntherEagleman @TNGOP @tnhousegop @tnsenategop Gunther, no disrespect but you have no idea what you are talking about with regard to this. CVS Caremark is a monopoly pushing out independent pharmacy with every evil tactic known & unknown to man. As for TrumpRx..it’s a website that condenses all mfgrs coupons into 1 site