Pharmacy Frontiers Podcast

02/16/2025

This is critical!

SB 45 has been voted "Do Pass" by the Senate Families, Seniors & Health Committee!

YOUR VOICES ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE!

NEXT UP: HB 840 and HB 982!

Do you see your representative on this list? If so, reach out to them and ask them to support these critical bills!

House Health and Mental Health Committee Members:
Rep. Melanie Stinnett (R)
Rep. Kent Haden (R)
Rep. LaDonna Appelbaum (D)
Rep. LaKeySha Bosley (D)
Rep. Gregg Bush (D)
Rep. Carolyn Caton (R)
Rep. David Dolan (R)
Rep. Jo Doll (D)
Rep. Betsy Fogle (D)
Rep. Dave Griffith (R)
Rep. Tony Harbison (R)
Rep. George Hruza (R)
Rep. Ann Kelley (R)
Rep. Becky Laubinger (R)
Rep. Tara Peters (R)
Rep. Melissa Schmidt (R)
Rep. Burt Whaley (R)

PLEASE contact your representative today and urge them to support HB 840 and HB 982!

02/05/2025

Check us out LIVE from the Capitol a couple weeks ago advocating for SB45! Have you reached out to your legislator? PLEASE DO SO TODAY!

02/05/2025

GOOD MORNING PHARMACY FRONTIERS!

Check out Episode 19: Erica Mahn: Making a Lasting Mark on Southwest Missouri!

Erica's dedication to her pharmacy career is truly unparalleled, reflecting her passion, expertise, and commitment to excellence in every aspect of her work. Keep doing amazing things!

Fun fact: Erica visited the Olympics in Paris this last summer. Hear about her trip with all FOUR of her kids in tow!

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02/03/2025

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is gaining steam! Let's STOP these hidden middlemen! Contact your Senator IMMEDIATELY!

Use this pre-written letter >> https://ujoin.co/campaigns/3461/actions/public?action_id=4616

02/03/2025

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01/31/2025

Pharmacy Frontiers! We are BACK with Episode 18:

Leading Through Change: Associate Dean Paul Gubbins Reflects on 10 Years of Innovation at the UMKC School of Pharmacy - Springfield Campus

Dr. Gubbins is asked who his favorite musician is (pictured)...see how good you are before you listen! AND GO...! (Comment below if you know the answer!)

Check out Episode 18 here: https://www.youtube.com/-MO

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01/25/2025

"Patient steering" is just one of several ways PBMs abuse the American healthcare system, and it can happen to anyone: patients on commercial plans through their employer, seniors on Medicare, and even military members and veterans on TRICARE. Whenever they can, they'll "steer" you towards the pharmacy they own and operate or have a behind-the-scenes relationship with, whether or not it's a good fit for you.

01/25/2025

With billions of dollars at stake, a legislative battle in Missouri over payments for prescription drugs kicked off again Wednesday.

01/20/2025

JOIN US, PHARMACY FRONTIERS!

01/18/2025

Do you see your State Senator listed below? If so, NOW is the time to contact them!!

Senator Jill Carter
Senator Joe Nicola
Senator Brad Hudson
Senator Patty Lewis
Senator Mike Moon
Senator Maggie Nurrenbern

Click the link below to send a pre-written, tailored letter on SB45. It only takes a few minutes and can make a HUGE difference!

https://ujoin.co/campaigns/3461/actions/public?action_id=4616

SB45 introduces critical reforms aimed at addressing the detrimental practices of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) that directly contribute to raising prescription drug costs for patients in our communities.

The bill imposes a strong dose of transparency and patient protections as well as removing unfair practices that put local independent pharmacies out of business.

The FTC has just released their second report in 6 months detailing the PBM’s role in driving up drug costs and not down as they purport to do. Their latest report details how mark ups are in the thousands of percent for life sustaining medications, badly straining patients and plan sponsors resources.

The bill;

- ensures plan sponsors know "rebate" amounts so they can collect those to offset rising drug prices.
ensures transparency in PBM contracts, including preventing PBMs from blocking discussions between pharmacies and plan sponsors on health benefits.
- establishes a duty for PBMs to act in the best interest of health plan purchasers, bringing enforceable accountability to their business practices.
- safeguards pharmacies by preventing PBMs from reimbursing them at rates below the pharmacy’s cost to purchase and dispense drugs, while also ensuring PBMs cannot charge health plans or payers a higher price than what the PBM reimburses pharmacies.
- protects patients by precluding health carriers and PBMs from double dipping patient’s pocket on copayments – ensuring payments made by enrollees or on their behalf are counted toward out-of-pocket maximums and cost-sharing requirements, and
- beefs up current law that states a patient’s copayment cannot exceed the cash price of the drug.

Finally, the bill addresses the latest price driver marketing practice by the PBM’s surrounding “specialty drugs”, ensuring that PBM’s ability to pay themselves a self-inflated cost for the drug is greatly diminished.

The FTC has focused a great deal on this issue and has now determined this to be a greater cost driver to patients and plan sponsors than any other revenue stream for the PBM’s. This latest report has really caught the attention of many employers.

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/01/ftc-releases-second-interim-staff-report-prescription-drug-middlemen

We need your help to unravel these long standing PBM business practices so patients can gain access to and afford their medications!!! PBM Abuse

01/01/2025

Happy New Year, Pharmacy Frontiers!

12/23/2024

HAPPY HOLIDAYS, PHARMACY FRONTIERS!

We want to take a minute to say THANK YOU for watching, sharing, and supporting this great podcast in 2024! More exciting things to come in 2025!

This week we are bringing back a fan favorite >> REMIX: Bringing Back Your Favorite Episode with Josh Moore! "A Prescription for Success"

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12/09/2024

Leadership in Action: A One-on-One with Ron Fitzwater, MPA CEO and Mayor of Jefferson City, Missouri

Check out what Ron L. Fitzwater of the Missouri Pharmacy Association has to say on Episode 16!

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11/28/2024

Happy Thanksgiving, Pharmacy Frontiers!

11/22/2024

Q. What are the three reasons Jerry Callahan hasn't retired?

A. If you guessed "P.B.M.'s, you win!

On Episode 15, we chat with Jerry about . Talk to your elected officials, visit stoppbmabuse.com, visit the Missouri Pharmacy Association website for talking points. Together, we can make a change!

Listen to Episode 15 here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pharmacy-frontiers/id1762888682

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11/13/2024

Pharmacy Frontiers!

Guess who we have on the podcast today?! Tripp Logan, PharmD, National Community Pharmacists Association's Independent Pharmacist of the Year! This is a good one you won't want to miss!

Listen to what Tripp has to say at the 19:57 minute mark...

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Missouri Pharmacy Association CPESN

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11/11/2024

Live from Washington DC last week! - Co-Host Daniel on Assignment in the Field! Pharmacy action items...there is still a lot of work to be done, Pharmacy Frontiers!

11/08/2024

Episode 13 of podcast: Daniel visits with Cassie Heffern! Thriving at Work: Unlocking Passion and a Healthy Work-Life Balance. Thanks for joining us, Cassie!

Episode 13: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pharmacy-frontiers/id1762888682

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