@pbmslayer

New York’s prescription drug distribution system is broken. There is a lot about this system that needs fixing, but the biggest culprit? PBMs

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@GovKathyHochul - missed the mark that MCO Rx cost based, pass through payment mandate will cost $$. 3 NYS studies - including 2 done by the state DOCUMENT NYS MCO overcharges for Rx claims. Oh - and CA just sued its largest MMC MCO over Medicaid Rx overcharge fraud. #FixRx
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The year’s biggest slap in the face was the one dealt to @NY_Pharmacists by @GovKathyHochul when she went back on her word and failed to include Fee-For-Service parity in the 2023 budget. 5,300 pharmacists and 7 million Medicaid patients will remember in November. – at New York, USA
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Replying to @GovKathyHochul
@GovKathyHochul is taking care of the Bills but not those who dispense the pills (and give vaccines) in the state budget. I guess she can tell patients to watch some football when they lose access to essential health services in their communities?
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If not MMCD/ PBMs wre supposed to loose rx$ last year. Why can’t S7909 happen now & save pharmacies. Sry can’t move on when this is our survival @NY_Pharmacists @pbmslayer @NYSenatorRivera @CarlHeastie @RachelMayNY @SenGriffo @mbuttenschon_NY @HealthNYGov @GovKathyHochul
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.@AssemblyRivera expressing some of the frustration members are feeling in the Capitol building as the late state budget can’t seem to be brought in for a landing.
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Again, THIS ⬇️⬇️⬇️ is how New York legislators can combat the growing threat of pharmacy deserts for patients. This is the type of leadership & ally that small business owners need in their legislators. Thank you Senator @JamesSkoufis !
James Skoufis
@JamesSkoufis1 Apr 2022
We need a final budget that provides fair dispensing fees to our local pharmacists, many of whom are filling prescriptions below cost and at a loss. No action = more closures, something that no one in state government should want.
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New York Pharmacy Owners take action today and call Governor Hochul @ (518) 474-8390 #pharmacy #independentpharmacy #Medicaid Fee-for-Service @NY_Pharmacists
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Replying to @pbmslayer @GovKathyHochul
Pick up the phone. Call Gov. Hochul now to urge her to put the Rx Medicaid fix in the budget. The pharmacy access you save could be your patients’ & your own! #FixRx
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Replying to @GovKathyHochul
@GovKathyHochul Do u know in NYS pharmacies if Rx volume ⬆️ losses ⬆️@ same rate.Pills don’t walk 2 patients,we need professionals 2 fill those.We r not even getting cost on 70% rx. Help us to help patients @DickGottfried @NeilBreslin44 @RachelMayNY @NYSenatorRivera @CarlHeastie
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Forcing pharmacists to subsidize the cost of medication for their most vulnerable patient population is akin to making doctors pay to see patients that need treatment. @NY_Pharmacists have never turned their backs on patients, but how much more can they take, @GovKathyHochul? – at New York, USA
PSSNY@NY_Pharmacists4 Apr 2022
Left off the Healthcare Heroes Monument. Not classified as first responders. Ineligible for pandemic-related compensation. Expected to cover the cost of life-saving medicine for Medicaid patients because NY won't #FixRx and reimburse pharmacies for meds. @GovKathyHochul, come on!
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Replying to @pbmslayer @NY_Pharmacists @GovKathyHochul
NYS Pharmacies. Call TODAY Gov. Hochul’s office (518-474-8300) & tell her to preserve Medicaid Rx access & save taxpayers millions by agreeing to S7909 Fee for service bill being in the Final state budget. A final agreement could happen at any time. Don’t wait to call! #FixRx
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Replying to @GovKathyHochul
@GovKathyHochul must keep her promise to independent pharmacies. We lose money every day keeping our patients healthy, and Fee-for-Service S7909 (Skoufis) ensures when we fill a Rx, we don't take a loss.
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Replying to @NY_Pharmacists @GovKathyHochul
The Oxford community, and so many others, are on the brink of becoming a pharmacy desert without care providers like Bartles. @GovKathyHochul please don't turn a blind eye to this moment. It is about patient access to the unique care NY citizens rely on.
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Replying to @GovKathyHochul
@GovKathyHochul must keep her promise to independent pharmacies. We lose money every day keeping our patients healthy, and Fee-for-Service S7909 (Skoufis) ensures when we fill a Rx, we don't take a loss.
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Replying to @GovKathyHochul
@GovKathyHochul we need you to include S7909 Fee-For-Service in the final state budget. After seeing one of the PBM contracts for ‘23, we are being forced to become no insurance, cash only pharmacies. Our last effort to stay open. The many rural communities we serve will suffer.
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FixRx retweeted
Chas@ivylearx25 Mar 2022
Governor Hochul, it’s Time to pass fee for service parity bill. 2500 independent pharmacies in NY. We have been working hard for our customers and this bill is far overdue to be passed. We want to continue serving our communities but we can’t without your help.
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Hey, @NY_Pharmacists have you called your legislators at their district offices today? Urge them to include Fee-For-Service S7909/A9165 in the final state budget. We need @GovKathyHochul to keep her word to #FixRx and #SavePharmacies. #DontForgetAboutPharmacy @pbmslayer – at New York, USA
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We need a final budget that provides fair dispensing fees to our local pharmacists, many of whom are filling prescriptions below cost and at a loss. No action = more closures, something that no one in state government should want.
FixRx@pbmslayer31 Mar 2022
At the final stretch, Buffalo's leading independent pharmacies say their futures depend on @GovKathyHochul's leadership in the #NYSbudget to help them stay open! Read more now with the link below. wivb.com/news/new-york/wny-i…

WNY indie pharmacies say their future depends on Hochul

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Your neighborhood pharmacy could soon go the way of payphones and floppy discs, depending on what Governor Hochul does in the next three days. That is the claim of inde…

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Will pharmacies continue to fill Medicaid Managed Care Rxs for below cost if @GovKathyHochul does not sign fee for service ?
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