For Immediate Release May 6, 2013 Contact: Elizabeth Heaton at info@rxchoiceandaccess.com At an event co-hosted by the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), TPA released paper highlighting waste, fraud and abuse of the PBM-run mail-order system. Washington, D.C. – Pharmacy Choice and Access Now (PCAN), a coalition of... [continue reading]
We reported earlier that one insurance company in California (Anthem Blue Cross) was going to require patients with prescriptions for specialty drugs to get them filled via mail-order (see: Mandatory mail order for specialty drugs… Is this a sign of things to come for the rest of... [continue reading]
The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) is urging state lawmakers in Oregon to support three bills that are currently making their way through the state legislature. Below is an overview of each bill and an explanation of why it’s so important that these pieces of legislation be... [continue reading]
Apply Valley Mayor and pharmacist Curt Emick commented on Anthem Blue Cross’ recent attempt to force patients who were being treated for HIV/AIDs to fill their prescriptions via mail order in a recent article that appeared in Fox & Hounds. Anthem’s mandatory mail order decision was only... [continue reading]
We reported previously that Anthem Blue Cross was trying to force patients on expensive “specialty drugs” to start getting their medications through a mail order service (see: Fewer Choices, Rising Costs for Patient Medications). The Bay Area Reporter featured an op-ed by Chip Supanich, a member of... [continue reading]