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Congressmen take aim at PBMs

March 7, 2017 by Chain Drug Review Austin Scott, Brian Babin, Buddy Carter, Dave Loebsack, Doug Collins, H.R. 1316, John Duncan, Mark Merritt, National Community Pharmacists Association, NCPA, PBMs, PCMA, Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, pharmacy benefit managers, prescription drug costs, Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act, video Videos

A half-dozen congressmen pointed a finger at pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) on the floor of the House of Representatives last week in an hour of comments on the high cost of prescriptions drugs, the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) said in its Executive Update e-newsletter. In the session, Reps. Doug Collins (R., Ga.), Brian Babin

Congressmen go to bat for pharmacy

September 16, 2016 by Chain Drug Review American Pharmacists Association, APhA, Austin Scott, Dave Loebsack, Doug Collins, Earl "Buddy" Carter, H.R. 592, Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act, pharmacy provider status, S. 314, video Videos

(*Note: Segment begins at 00:21 of clip. Video courtesy of C-Span.) Earlier this week, several congressman voice their support for the pharmacy profession on the floor of the House of Representatives, the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) reported. Speaking during an hour-long Special Order on pharmacy issues, Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter (R., Ga.) — the only