Congress to CMS: Small businesses may be harmed by DME bidding program

In a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing, Democrats and Republicans took a bipartisan stance to question the role major PBMs play regarding rising drug costs in the US.

Todd Eury of the Pharmacy Podcast Network is joined by Josh Bolin of the NABP to talk about DSCSA, what benefits it will provide, and how to make sure your pharmacy is ready when it goes into effect this November.

Steve Postal, JD, Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs at the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), discussed pharmacy benefit managers and vehicles necessary to induce reform.

Don Arthur, RPh, discusses what lays ahead in independent pharmacy, from clinical care to success stories.

The FTC released its interim report detailing PBM practices, staggering market consolidation statistics, and the disparities between PBMs and their smaller competitors.

“Retail pharmacy is central to our future and to our overall customer and patient experience. It enables many other things, but it has to change,” said Walgreens CEO Tim Wentworth.