PBMs say they want low list prices for drugs. Their new affiliated private label drug companies now have the power to do it themselves. Instead, the generic prices are on average 33 times higher than the lowest in the market. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Packed house for Lina Khan at Crooked Con. Lively discussion on the need to fight corporate power to lower costs, empower workers, and stop authoritarianism--and her work co-chairing @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's transition.

A handwritten thank you from Lina Khan on the day the FTC dropped their 2nd interim report on PBMs is easily the high point of my career.

It's been a minute, but happy to announce that we're launching GLP-1 appeals from @getclaimable.bsky.social this week. Waitlist and free appeals here 👇 www.getclaimable.com/glp-1-waitlist #mounjaro #wegovy #zepbound @vinguptamd.bsky.social @hokiepharm.bsky.social

PBM ON THE ROCKS IS BACK!!! Legislative Recaps, PBM Retaliation, and the Community Importance of Independent Pharmacy | #PBMOTR 👇🎧Listen Now!🎧👇 player.captivate.fm/episode/84f6... #podcast #PBMReform #pharmsky #medsky @hokiepharm.bsky.social @upnortpharm.bsky.social @aidshealthcare.bsky.social

BREAKING! PUTT board member @hokiepharm.bsky.social found that in 2017 through 2023, #Virginia Medicaid OVERspent more than $10.8B on medications With the largest #PBMs in charge, is anyone else surprised? Read the Report: www.strategicdirectionsrx.com/vamedicaid #Medicaid #DrugPricing #PBMreform

THE NEW PBM ON THE ROCKS EPISODE IS HERE!! Building Coalitions, Tech Bros in Pharmacy, & the Importance of Taking Action 🎧LISTEN NOW🎧 player.captivate.fm/episode/0d4b... #PBMOTR #podcast #PharmSky #MedSky @hokiepharm.bsky.social #Pharmacy #PBMreform

🤔😉 www.strategicdirectionsrx.com/vamedicaid #PharmSky #Virginia

39 Attorney Generals signed a letter urging congress to pass federal legislation that stops PBMs from owning pharmacies. This is a huge sign of support for Josh Hawley & U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warrens PBM Act! www.naag.org/press-releas...

NEW EPISODE‼ PBM Reform, Conflicts of Interest, & Anti-Monopoly After Lina Khan | PBM on the Rocks 🎧LISTEN NOW🎧 player.captivate.fm/episode/6eec... #PBMreform #PharmSky @econliberties.bsky.social @hokiepharm.bsky.social @upnortpharm.bsky.social @moniquewhitney.bsky.social @linamkhan.bsky.social

The attempted firing of FTC commissioners Bedoya and Slaughter is a huge blow to PBM reform efforts. Trump's overreach has to be stopped immediately.

My story about the fight for PBM reform in Virginia, "The Balrog", just came out! #Pharmsky

BlueSky Pharmacists! Anyone else out there seeing this issue? #Pharmsky #Medsky @hokiepharm.bsky.social

Next Monday. Stay tuned.

Hey @hokiepharm.bsky.social did you see the below?

NEW EPISODE ALERT‼ Association Unity, Grassroots Advocacy, & Making Independent Pharmacy Voices Heard | PBM on the Rocks podcast player.captivate.fm/episode/6304... #advocacy #PharmSky @hokiepharm.bsky.social @upnortpharm.bsky.social @moniquewhitney.bsky.social @brandichane.bsky.social

The PBM party is over in Virginia #Pharmsky

The New PBM on the Rocks podcast Episode is Here! Counterfeit Medications, Rx Pricing Scams, & the Human Cost of PBM Practices 🎧LISTEN NOW🎧 player.captivate.fm/episode/a6b4... #medsky #health #pharmsky #pharmacy #podcast @safemedicines.bsky.social @hokiepharm.bsky.social

Ear Candy for your #Valentine Weekend - Have You Caught the Newest Episode? 🎧CATCH IT NOW🎧 youtu.be/m9b5J5it_cY #MedSky #PharmSky @hokiepharm.bsky.social @safemedicines.bsky.social @moniquewhitney.bsky.social @upnortpharm.bsky.social @brandichane.bsky.social @foreverlaurenyoung.bsky.social

We 💙Our Listeners! Don't miss the newest episode of PBM on the Rocks, airing this Friday, February 14th! @safemedicines.bsky.social @hokiepharm.bsky.social @brandichane.bsky.social @foreverlaurenyoung.bsky.social @moniquewhitney.bsky.social @upnortpharm.bsky.social

Fascinating interview with Arm CEO Rene Haas, who acknowledges that regulators “got it right” when they blocked Nvidia’s takeover attempt in 2022. Arm’s market cap has since exploded from $40 billion to $175 billion. Antitrust enforcement is good for innovation. on.ft.com/4hNB0aA

Lina Khan was right, part 823.

Fool me once, shame on you Fool me twice, sha– oh nevermind, I was never fooled

PUTT is honored and proud to have two of our exec board members, @brandichane.bsky.social & @hokiepharm.bsky.social, awarded by @pharmacypodcast.bsky.social on their 50 Most Influential In Pharmacy list. Congratulations Brandi and Jeremy, on an accolade that's well deserved! #independentpharmacy

🚨Pharmacy Advocacy Alert 🚨 We need to get calls and emails out to the delegates highlighted in yellow and tell them to support the Save Local Pharmacies Act by noon today. Call the other offices after. Sickles is the chair of HHR and opposes the bill, so this is important. #Pharmsky

🚨 Pharmacy Advocacy Alert 🚨 The Support Local Pharmacies act is up for a vote in the Senate Finance Committee tomorrow afternoon. We need these lawmakers contacted today and tomorrow by phone and email! Our grassroots efforts last week took everyone by surprise. This is how we win! #pharmsky

A handwritten thank you from Lina Khan on the day the FTC dropped their newest report on PBMs is easily the high point of my career. I would retire if I were not poor. Thank you for everything you have done the last few years, Queen Khan. I can't wait to see what is next. #phamsky

Woooooweeeee! Vindication in poverty! #Pharmsky

Missed Friday's live premier of Patient Protector's #PBMreform docuseries Modern Medical Mafia? Watch the premier with commentary from @hokiepharm.bsky.social Lauren Young, Andrew Russell, @angrydadwi.bsky.social @repauchincloss.bsky.social Rep Buddy Carter & more youtu.be/CU1dsk-rMKg

Catch the premier of Patient Protector's explosive new documentary series Friday, January 10th! Full series available for streaming on Amazon Prime 1.21.25 Learn more at ModernMedicalMafia.com #PBMOTR #Documentary #PatientsBeforeProfits #PBMreformNOW @hokiepharm.bsky.social

The healthcare conglomerates just forced manufacturers onto the battlefield. It's a bold strategy, let's see how it plays out for them. #PharmSky www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/aetna...

Sertraline is on shortage now. The undervaluing of medications and their actual worth are having a huge impact on availability. Who cares if something is cheap when you can't even get it? #Pharmsky

LED Lights, dwarves, and Deliverance. The Hokie Twitter Council is called to order! RIP BFish #Hokies #Blacksburg x.com/HokiePharmac...

On this Eve of holidays, no matter how you celebrate, we wish you a wonderful one! #Christmas #Hanukkah #Kwanzaa #independentpharmacy

As we look back on 2024 & look towards a brighter future for 2025 & beyond, we honor the pharmacies forced into closure due to #PBMs anticompetitive practices. Let's work to make 2025 a good year for pharmacy, starting with #PBMreform!

The ruling class does not want working class Americans of all races, identities, and political affiliations talking to each other about our economic struggles. When that happens, Americans start to realize we are all being exploited in similar ways by the ruling class.

I have seen a number of accounts expressing this exact line of thought almost verbatim on the other site over the last few days and It appears we are seeing a narrative emerge that will be used to try and go after any kind of support,real or imagined, for those who go against the wealth class

Jfc Express Scripts. Is this how you maximize rebate extortion? #PharmSky

Wow, X removed our live broadcast of the protest outside of OptumRx headquarters on September 13th. So much for all that "first amendment" chest beating. I'm annoyed because it did BIG numbers on X. Here's the YT link #PharmSky www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKrv...

Check out the upcoming documentary series Modern Medical Mafia, streaming January 21st! Sign up to watch here 👀🎥💻www.modernmedicalmafia.com 💻🎥👀 #PharmSky

From my family to yours

Best Dirty Santy steal I've ever made

Ellison received some Parks And Recreation LittlePeople for Christmas. She picked up the Ron Swanson and said "dada". Very proud moment.

I might be able to make it through next year if I could get all that stolen money back. #PharmSky

I am still infuriated by Elon Musks actions today. Every pharmacist should spit in his face. Special honor should also go to Vivek Ramaswamy, who pompously claimed to be a drug developer. Vivek knows better but is a massive cuck for power.

We know how to cut hundreds of billions of dollars government waste, but doing so would cost a lot of wealthy and powerful businessmen friendly with Donald Trump. www.thebignewsletter.com/p/cutting-go...

Politicians fiddle while our healthcare infrastructure burns. I don't give a shit about political theater, START REFORMING PBMS NOW. We answered the fucking call when you asked us to step up. We deserve better than this. #PharmSky

Remember when pharmacists were asked to risk our health during COVID to take care of patients? Remember when the chain vaccine rollout was a cluster fuck so independents stepped up? Remember when the politicians still let PBMs rape us then refused to pass reform? #PharmSky

PBMs’ undefeated streak in DC rolls on

Open Letter to the 118th Congress: Thank You for Fighting for PBM Reform | PUTT Medium puttrx.medium.com/open-letter-... #PBMreform #PharmacistsFightBack #TwitterRx #independentpharmacy #PatientsBeforeMonopolies