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June 22, 2023

Health Policies that Hurt Community Pharmacists

Health Policies that Hurt Community Pharmacists

Anne Cassity, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs at the National Community Pharmacists Association, says community pharmacists are concerned about several PBM tactics that make delivering care more costly to them and the patients; several...

Anne Cassity, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs at the National Community Pharmacists Association, says community pharmacists are concerned about several PBM tactics that make delivering care more costly to them and the patients; several bills that address PBM tactics have been introduced in the Senate and House; Amy Gietzen, co-founder of “Waiting Room Entertainment” from New York’s 26th district, explains what her organization aims to do for other patients like her; and patients are watching the increase of prescription drug affordability boards in state legislatures across the country. 

Senate Finance PBM Bill

Waiting Room Entertainment

Pagosa Daily Post News Article: Colorado Panel Will Decide Which Medicine to Make Affordable

 

Anne Cassity

SVP, Government Affairs, NCPA

Senior Vice President of Government Affairs for the National Community Pharmacist Association

Amy Gietzen

Patient Correspondent, NY-23

Patient advocate living with scleroderma.