Consumer-driven plans: The answer to lower Rx costs?

This episode breaks down how PBMs conduct inventory audits, the sourcing and timing issues that trigger recoupments, and how pharmacies can prepare and push back.

In part 2 of our discussion with Kimberly Kue-Tsemo, PharmD, she addresses the emergence of technology and the nuances behind its actual capabilities.

In part 2, Allison Schneider, MPH, discusses PBM and 340B reform that could compound pharmacies’ burden amid ongoing Medicare drug price negotiations.

Researchers provide an update on the adverse events of special interest following patients who received 2024–2025 Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination.

Type 1 and type 2 diabetes reports emphasize areas where pharmacists can act now, including CGM, cardio-kidney therapies, and equitable patient access.

Kimberly Kue-Tsemo, PharmD, explores the current state of US pharmacy deserts amid ongoing reform, evolution in practice, and more.

Alyssa Eisenberg, PharmD, discusses key industry challenges and developments as community pharmacists continue to impact patient outcomes across the US.

Allison Schneider, MPH, provides expertise on how IRA drug price negotiations have impacted pharmacies in 2026 and what’s to come in the years ahead.