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PUTT praises the introduction of the Rx ACCESS Act, bipartisan legislation sponsored by U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) that would strengthen pharmacy access for TRICARE beneficiaries. Read full press release: bit.ly/4cWb0L5

Great explanation from Dr. Griffith on how PBMs use vertical integration to dictate the market and drive independent pharmacies out of business through discriminatory pricing. Proud to support #HB1959 which simply says you can’t own both a PBM and a pharmacy. Safeguarding free-market practices in TN. @mattmurphyshow @TruthRX @Commpharmacy

Pharmacies shouldn’t need a four-leaf clover to survive PBM tactics. Patients shouldn’t need the “luck of the Irish” to afford their prescriptions. 🍀 Join us at bit.ly/3ywxHDq and help bring transparency, accountability, and fairness back to pharmacy.

#PBMs have been LYING to #patients, #taxpayers, #employers & legislators for decades about lowering #drugcosts & improving access to care: Premiums - Rising Drug costs - Rising Patient access to care - Dropping Pharmacy deserts - Increasing #StopTheLies ENACT #PBMreform

TODAY is the Final Day to Submit Comments to the FTC regarding the proposed Express Scripts Settlement. MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD Submit Your Comments at regulations.gov/commenton/FTC-…

Every time legislation is introduced that can restrict PBMs from running local pharmacies out of business while fleecing #patients & #taxpayers - out come the misinformation campaigns. 🙄 It's Time to STOP Their Lies #PBMReform #pharmacy #IndependentPharmacy @KansasPharmacy

PBMs and their shadow organizations are spreading misinformation across states like #Kansas. Don't Fall For Their Lies! Want clarification? Just #askyourlocalpharmacist @KansasPharmacy #PBMReform #patientsbeforeprofits #TwitteRx

March is officially #PBMLawEnforcementMonth at PUTT. ⚖️ We’re highlighting why enforcing PBM laws is so difficult, and have a call to action: submit comments to the FTC on the ESI settlement before March 16! 📖 Read the blog: bit.ly/4s5cTd1 📢 Make your voice heard

What happens when too much power sits in the hands of a few vertically integrated giants? Patients, pharmacies, and employers all lose. Our latest blog explores why divestiture may be the key to restoring fair pharmacy practices. Read more 👇 bit.ly/3MQJW5k

NJ Governor Mikie Sherrill @GovSherrillNJ calls for historic #PBM reform at her first state budget address and receives a standing ovation from the entire State Legislature! Watch the video at 33 minute mark! @Commpharmacy @TruthRX #PBM #drugprices youtu.be/0ugfYxy84Gc

A special shout out to the incredible women in pharmacy who are making a difference every day. We see you, we thank you! Happy International Women's Day! #WomensDay #WomenInPharmacy #IndependentPharmacy

MANY causes would give anything to have a Congressional champion. Independent pharmacy is blessed to have the Chairman of House Oversight, thank you @JamesComer!! @TruthRX @_APCI @Commpharmacy

Our final session of the day features public policy and the legislative outlook for independent pharmacy, led by APCI VP of Public Policy Greg Reybold. #APCI2026

A 2025 FTC report stated that PBMs generated $7.3 billion in excess revenue by marking up specialty generics at affiliated pharmacies by hundreds to thousands of percent above NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Costs) @NJSenDems @njassemblydems news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/ftc-exp…

Add another marionette for pharmacies & this👇 chart is spot on!

ICYMI When even #PBMs sound the alarm against traditional PBM practices & lack of accountability, IT'S TIME TO WAKE UP AND LISTEN 🎧Catch The Episode Now🎧 youtu.be/jLTgOm01dkc #PUTTcast #podcast #PBMReform #patientsoverprofits SmithRx @LaurenDC5 @MoniqueWhitney #TwitteRx

Arkansas Act 624: Reply Brief to 8th Circuit : “What’s in the public interest of Arkansans is to have their democratically enacted law enforced and to be protected from PBMs’ predatory practices.” @AGTimGriffin @SarahHuckabee @Commpharmacy @JeremiahMooreAR

Dear @CMSGov I was looking through some Medicare expenditure data, which I assume is not how most people spend their evenings, but I do… And something jumped out at me. Across five specialties, independent physicians had the lowest total Medicare expenditures: $26,377 per beneficiary per year. Okay. So that’s the baseline. Now let’s look at the other models. Private equity–affiliated practices: $26,824. Corporate practices: $27,769. Hospital-affiliated physicians: $30,416. So just to make sure I understand this correctly… The most expensive model in the system is the one where doctors are employed by hospitals. And the least expensive model is the one where doctors run independent practices. That’s a $4,039 difference per Medicare beneficiary every year. Which would seem like the sort of thing policymakers might want to pay attention to. But it gets better. When physicians transition from independent practice to private equity, Medicare spending decreases by about $963 per beneficiary per year. Okay. Interesting. But when physicians transition to hospital employment, spending increases by $1,327 per beneficiary per year. Corporate affiliation? Also increases costs, by about $1,140. So the pattern here seems… fairly consistent. The model everyone keeps saying is “unsustainable” actually produces the lowest costs in the system. Meanwhile, the model that keeps absorbing those practices is also the one that drives spending up. And every time an independent physician disappears into a health system… Costs go up. Every time. Which raises a small question: If the goal is controlling healthcare costs… why is the United States Government steadily replacing the least expensive model with the most expensive one? Just asking…. -Rojas out