Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) has signed three innovative PBM reform bills into law. HB 946 and SB 313 require the reporting of drugs paid 10 percent above and 10 percent below National Average Drug Acquisition Cost every four months, prohibit PBMs from tying a pharmacy’s drug reimbursement to a patient’s health outcomes, and require PBMs to offer drug coverag ... Show More
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Opioidology Part 2: Opioid Selection | Pain Pod
Welcome (back) to the Opioidology podcast series! Next up to bat, ‘Opioid Selection”. What’s YOUR “Go To Opioid”??? No really, pick a given patient scenario, as respectively there’s many, and what is your “Go To Opioid” when a prescription opioid is warranted??? Pain Guy posed th ... Show More
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One Payroll, Multiple Pharmacies: Understanding Common Paymasters | Master The Margin
Multi-store owners: Are running payroll through all of your locations? This episode is a must listen... In this episode of Master the Margin, Scotty Sykes, CPA, CFP® and Kathy Blanchard, Senior Pharmacy Accountant, dive into the nuances of common paymaster status and why it’s oft ... Show More
6m 34s
Oct 2023
Flu Vaccine Updates
Special guests Lauren B. Angelo, PharmD, MBA from the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science and Jean-Venable “Kelly” R. Goode, PharmD, BCPS, FAPhA, FCCP from the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy join us to talkabout influenza vaccines.Listen in a ... Show More
25m 42s
Nov 2023
For ACA Plans, It’s Time to Shop Around
It’s Obamacare open enrollment season, which means that, for people who rely on these plans for coverage, it’s time to shop around. With enhanced premium subsidies and cost-sharing assistance, consumers may find savings by switching plans. It is especially important for people wh ... Show More
28m 46s
Aug 2023
A Major Overhaul of Prescription Drug Prices
A year ago, Congress overhauled the way drugs for older Americans get paid for, by giving Medicare the power to bargain with drug makers over prices in the biggest change to health care for more than a decade. This week, the Biden administration began its implementation.Sheryl Ga ... Show More
32m 45s
Dec 2023
ThePrintPod: Tax doctors on research grants by drugmakers, says govt panel reviewing pharma marketing practices
Five-member panel suggests doctors can't be given brand reminders exceeding Rs 1,000 each, Uniform Code of Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices to remain voluntary, but strengthened.----more----https://theprint.in/health/tax-doctors-on-research-grants-by-drugmakers-says-govt-panel- ... Show More
8m 41s
Mar 2022
#325 Hotcakes: Fluid Wars revisited, Sleep & Weight Loss, Vitamin D, Pneumonia and HBV Vaccine Updates
Find out whether balanced solutions beat saline in the ICU (fluid wars revisited), how sleep affects weight loss and calorie intake, whether or not Vitamin D can prevent autoimmune disease, new guidelines for pneumonia and hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination, and the utility of ultraso ... Show More
45m 34s