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Richard Kirby

@RichardAPCI

Director of Communications at @_APCI. Working to end PBM abuse. More snark and sarcasm than warranted. RTs are not endorsements. Opinions are my own. War Eagle!

Bessemer, AL 가입일 Aralık 2021
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Pharmacy Podcast Network
Pharmacy Podcast Network@PharmacyPodcast·
@_APCI called on Congress on Thursday, December 11, 2025 to pass the reintroduced Pharmacists Fight Back Act, two coordinated pieces of federal legislation designed to reform pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) practices. The Pharmacy Podcast Network provides exclusive coverage of the event held on Capitol Hill.
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APCI
APCI@_APCI·
Bipartisan deals are possible and the Pharmacists Fight Back Act is a great example. #PBMReform #PFBA ow.ly/pqat50XLyCv
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Mark Cuban
Mark Cuban@mcuban·
😭😭😭 Who exactly is going to cut their prices ? Independent physicians can barely pay their bills. DPC is already a bargain. Hospitals are going to get rid of facility fees or walk away from keeping 340b margins and passing that to the patient ? No. Big PBMs are going to stop charging fees ? No. Big insurers are going to stop gaming vertical integration transfers ? No Break up the big insurance companies first. Make them divest each vertical , PBMs, Providers, ASOs , Digital They are the ATT1984 of 2026. Break them up. They have become Too Big To Care
Ge Bai@GeBaiDC

.@PBS @NewsHour: “Ge Bai, Johns Hopkins University: Health care relates to our life, right? But it's a business for everybody else. Many people believe health care is a right. That is fundamentally wrong. Health care is a commodity. Once the patients control their $, all the providers have to compete to make patients happy. So that will change all the incentives on market. You're going to see price collapse everywhere.” @JHUCarey @JohnsHopkinsSPH @BSPH_HPM pbs.org/newshour/show/…

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APCI
APCI@_APCI·
New Episode Alert: Rep. Jake Auchincloss joins the PBM Reform Podcast to discuss the Pharmacists Fight Back Act. Check it out at the link below. | @PharmacyPodcast ow.ly/Iqk150XJCPp
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APCI
APCI@_APCI·
"The 'Pharmacists Fight Back Act' bills strengthen the entire healthcare system... When patients pay less and federal programs operate more efficiently, every taxpayer benefits." #PFBA #PBMReform ow.ly/bzfz50XHW84
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Richard Kirby@RichardAPCI·
@donald_Baker1 @PharmacyPodcast @ipcrx It's funny how someone who only occasionally reposts travel articles suddenly has an interest and opinion on #PBM practices. You're either a bot, a Big 3 PBM shill, or just have NO idea how pharmaceutical pricing works.
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Pharmacy Podcast Network@PharmacyPodcast·
Illinois is cracking down on Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) with new regulations to increase transparency and audit protections. HB1697 takes aim at questionable PBM practices. #PBM #Healthcare Independent Pharmacy Cooperative (@IPCRx)
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Richard Kirby@RichardAPCI·
@LaylaEv90 @_APCI Couple of things here: First, it's odd that someone who posts almost exclusively about photography and coffee is taking a bold stand on Rx pricing. Second, #PBMs demand greater rebates to put brands on formulary, leading to higher list prices. It's a perverse incentive.
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Layla Evans@LaylaEv90·
@_APCI @wrtribune These closures say more about the pricing model than about PBMs. When list prices skyrocket, no amount of reimbursement reform can fix the core problem upstream.
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Richard Kirby@RichardAPCI·
@ImabuDaniel @_APCI Rebates, especially on brand name drugs, don't do anything but increase #PBM profits. Rebates create a perverse incentive for #PBMs to demand that manufacturers increase list prices in order for the PBM to place the drug on a formulary.
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APCI@_APCI·
Here's an interesting idea. No drug rebates to #PBMs and discounts go to the patients. Definitely an issue to keep an eye on as it is implemented over the next year. | @Reuters ow.ly/MjvG50XinO2
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Bhamapothecary
Bhamapothecary@bhamapothecary·
Behind the curtain, PBMs are pulling the strings. Secret markups. Hidden rebates. Steering patients into their own networks. These practices inflate drug costs, limit choice, and push local pharmacies out of business. Patients deserve transparency. Pharmacies deserve fairness. Communities deserve a healthcare system that puts health before profit 💡 It is time to pull back the curtain and demand accountability. Reform cannot wait. @SenKatieBritt @SenTuberville @RepTerriSewell @USRepGaryPalmer @RepBarryMoore @RepSCFigures @RepMikeRogersAL @Robert_Aderholt @RepDaleStrong @TruthRx @_Apci @COMMPHARMACY #PBMReform #PharmacyAdvocacy #StopPBMAbuse #SaveLocalPharmacies #AffordableHealthcare
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Bhamapothecary
Bhamapothecary@bhamapothecary·
What if you paid $15 for bread, $25 for milk, or $40 for cereal? Crazy, right? That is exactly what PBM pricing feels like when patients try to get their medications. Instead of lowering costs, PBMs inflate them; pocketing the difference while patients struggle and independent pharmacies are forced out. Families make painful choices, and communities lose trusted providers. Reform is the only way to make drug pricing fair, transparent, and patient-centered 💡 @SenKatieBritt @SenTuberville @RepTerriSewell @USRepGaryPalmer @RepBarryMoore @RepSCFigures @RepMikeRogersAL @Robert_Aderholt @RepDaleStrong @TruthRx @_Apci @COMMPHARMACY #PBMReform #StopPBMAbuse #SaveLocalPharmacies #PharmacyAdvocacy #AffordableHealthcare
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APCI
APCI@_APCI·
📣 Congress will soon be on its summer recess. NOW is the time to invite your Rep to visit your pharmacy! These visits show the real impact of #PBMs on patients + pharmacies. APCI can help you plan—just let us know! 📸 Don’t forget to snap pics + share them with us! 🔗 bit.ly/apci-find-your… #PBMreform #PharmacyAdvocacy #APCI
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APCI
APCI@_APCI·
In recent months, UnitedHealth has undertaken an aggressive and wide-ranging campaign to quiet critics. The company has targeted traditional journalists and news outlets, a prominent investor, a Texas doctor and activists. ow.ly/nBTq50Wpe3g
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APCI
APCI@_APCI·
"The violations in this case were both deliberate and egregious" ow.ly/EEGL50WmZ9a
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