Dave Burke
@BurkeForOhio
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A pharmacist by trade, I am currently the Executive Director of the Ohio Pharmacists Assoc.
Ohio
Joined December 2008
Thankfully PBMs are not overcharging Ohio businesses…just the Federal Government right? @ohiobrt @OhioChamber @OhioPharmacists @Walgreens @NACDS @FTC @Walmart @kroger @cardinalhealth
foxbusiness.com
Whistleblower Sarah Behnke's lawsuit leads to a $290 million judgment against CVS Caremark for overcharging Medicare on prescription drugs in 2013 and 2014.
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RT @OhioPharmacists: Ohio pharmacy is seriously declining and the problem is clear: pharmacy benefit managers are driving pharmacies out o….
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While well intended as proposed law, these are the people that would abuse legislation like House Bill 12. @OhioHRA @OhioHouseDems @OhioSenateGOP @OhioSenateDems @OhioPharmacists
ohiocapitaljournal.com
The Ohio Board of Pharmacy has suspended four more distribution licenses, accusing two med spas and two doctor's offices of illegally dispensing drugs for weight loss and cosmetic procedures.
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Across America, remaining pharmacies are inheriting underpaying PBM contracts from closing pharmacies. The system will soon collapse. @OhioPharmacists @ipcrx @_APCI @OhioSenateGOP @OhioHRA @NACDS
king5.com
As Rite Aid continues with bankruptcy proceedings, store closures in western Washington are impacting customers.
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Why are Ohioans losing pharmacy access? It’s math. PBM @pcmanet math to be exact. @OhioPharmacists @NACDS @ipcrx @_APCI @kroger @meijer @FTC @Walmart @Walgreens
ohiocapitaljournal.com
At-cost reimbursement for pharmacies gives pharmacies a fighting chance. Without it, more pharmacies will close — and Ohioans will be left with fewer options, longer drives, and real barriers to...
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Rep. Barhorst Underscores Efforts to Address Community Pharmacy Shortage Amid New Data about Closures.
ohiohouse.gov
State Representative Tim Barhorst (R-Fort Loramie) today underscored the need for legislative efforts to address widespread pharmacy deserts in Ohio following the release of data from the Ohio Board...
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This video lays bare the PBM facts that patients, payers & employers live with every day. @OhioPharmacists @OhioSenateGOP @OhioSenateDems @ipcrx @_APCI @kroger @meijer @Walmart @GiantEagle
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This video lays bare the facts that patients, payers & employers live with every day. @OhioPharmacists @OhioSenateGOP @OhioSenateDems @ipcrx @_APCI @kroger @meijer @Walmart @GiantEagle
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Family sues pharmacy, drug 'middleman' after price hike leads to son’s fatal asthma attack. A sad story…….
nbcnews.com
Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, had insurance but couldn’t afford to refill his asthma inhaler after the cost jumped from $70 to more than $500.
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“I would implement price transparency so that everyone knows what they’re paying. And then the fiduciary responsibility says if you’re getting screwed, I can take you to court,” Sood said. #HB229 @OhioSenateGOP @OhioPharmacists
healthcaredive.com
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, suggested Congress could once again move to overhaul PBMs’ controversial business practices after legislators pass President Donald Trump’s conservative megabill this...
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A recent HHS study finds PBM @pcmanet profit margins at 31%, wholesalers at 5-6% and a pharmacy at 3%. A PBM makes 10X profit versus your local pharmacy. #BrokenSystem @OhioPharmacists @OhioSenateGOP @OhioSenateDems @realDonaldTrump @OhioChamber .
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PBMs @pcmanet stand between patients and care driving up cost with no added value. @DonaldTrump is right to cut the fat in the pharmacy benefit. @OhioPharmacists @OhioSenateGOP @ipcrx @_APCI @FTC
ivn.us
In less than a month, President Donald Trump has signed two major executive orders to overhaul the nation’s prescription drug pricing system. These orders have placed Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs)...
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Today @DonaldTrump put a light on PBMs @pcmanet & asked for transparency (Sec 8 & 12) in Executive Order. Ohio has the roadmap. @KellieDeeter @matthuffman1 @OhioSenateGOP @OhioSenateDems @OHInsurance
whitehouse.gov
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.
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RT @OhioPharmacists: House Bill 12 is not about the prescribing or dispensing of off-label drugs. That’s legal in Ohio today. HB12 will mak….
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What? @pcmanet and PBMs are a monopoly! Next you’ll tell me there’s price fixing going on. @FTC @OhioPharmacists @ipcrx @_APCI @kroger @meijer @NACDS
fiercehealthcare.com
The state of Michigan has sued pharmacy benefit managers Express Scripts and Prime Therapeutics for anticompetitive behavior and suppression of reimbursement rates to independent pharmacies. | A...
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Congratulations @wearehims @novonordisk for bypassing @pcmanet and PBM‘s to deliver healthcare straight to patients faster and less expensive. Amazing what a free and transparent market can do. @OhioPharmacists @FTC
reuters.com
Novo Nordisk said on Tuesday it was working with telehealth firms Hims & Hers , Ro and LifeMD to sell Wegovy, as it looks to stem sales of copies of its popular weight-loss drug and expand access to...
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The @pcmanet PBM business is running naked. The days of price maker/price taker are ending. Patients and payers deserve transparency and actuarial rates based on fact. @OhioPharmacists @ipcrx @_APCI @NACDS
ohiocapitaljournal.com
The Ohio Department of Medicaid department in 2022 gave powerful prescription drug middlemen the boot and created a new system. The result: Fees paid to pharmacies were boosted more than 1,200% while...
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