Tim Mitchell

📖 The latest issue of America’s Pharmacist® is out now! This month’s featured articles include: 📜 PBM reform: Over 20 years in the making — How Part D contract reforms got passed and what’s next 📈 Creating a PROFITable outlook — A look at NCPA’s new three-year strategic plan 🎓 From student to pharmacist: What comes next — Why lifelong learning and clinical curiosity matter 🔗 Read now: ncpa.org/americas-pharm… Not a member yet? Sign up today: ncpa.org/membership

Pharmacy benefit managers shouldn’t steer patients to affiliated pharmacies and treatments regardless of price or effectiveness. My bipartisan reforms recently signed into law by President Trump are increasing options and driving down costs. Read more below⬇️

TN bill gives CVS a choice: be a pharmacy or be a PBM. Just not both. It's not hard to guess which they'd choose...PBMs are a profit driver..."where your treasure is, your heart will be also"...

Pbms continue to squirm trying to place the blame on other organizations to take the focus off of them. Stop their lies! It’s time for pbm reform in every state!

This is right on. @HawleyMO. Need to get this right semissourian.com/opinion/guest-…

@mcuban @HawleyMO Excellent opinion article! Great job Bryan!

🤔 @AnneCassity1 to @medpagetoday: "If independent pharmacies are so important to (PBMs) and so important to their network, then why is it they continue to practice these egregious contract practices, from below-cost reimbursement to prohibiting certain prescriptions that pharmacies can fill, to steering patients to their own pharmacies?" bit.ly/4aATFV7

"When PBMs reimburse pharmacies below the actual cost of dispensing medications, pharmacies are forced to absorb losses simply to serve their patients," writes Tim Mitchell, owner of Mitchell’s Drug Store in Neosho, Mo. "Over time, this threatens the sustainability of local pharmacies and limits patient access to essential medications and trusted health care services. Patients may face longer travel distances, delays in care, or reduced services — not because pharmacies are failing, but because the system is broken." columbiamissourian.com/opinion/letter… @CoMissourian

Missouri’s local #Pharmacies are under pressure from unfair #PBM practices — and lawmakers are stepping up.

Today, the Missouri Pharmacy Association announces the launch of United for Care, a statewide advocacy initiative focused on protecting #PatientAccess to care and elevating the voices of #Missouri #pharmacists and patients.

Too much of the economy is captured by monopolists and middlemen. Pharmacy Benefit Managers are both. My bipartisan legislation will stop their unfair tactics, support community pharmacists, and lower Rx drug prices. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

📢 Update from Mitchell’s Drug Stores Starting 11/28/25, our Downtown location will consolidate with our main store at 719 S. Neosho Blvd. We’re not closing—just uniting our team to serve you better. Same care, same people. ❤️ — The Mitchell Family #Neosho #MitchellsDrugStores

$11 drug = $1,016 on TRICARE? 🤯 This #VeteransDay, honor our veterans by demanding transparency & an independent audit of TRICARE! Sign the petition & see the cost comparison: bit.ly/46R45y2

UnitedHealth’s $4.3 Billion Quarter – Brought to You by Uncle Sam, by @wendellpotter open.substack.com/pub/healthcare…

The cost of prescription drugs are off the charts Pharmacy benefit managers are pocketing that profit and shutting down pharmacies all across Missouri It’s a racket. Congress needs to take action

🌟 Now Hiring: Part-Time Pharmacist – Neosho, MO 🌟 Join Mitchell’s Drug Stores — a locally owned pharmacy serving SW Missouri for 20+ years. ~20 hrs/week, flexible schedule. Competitive pay! 📧 tim@mitchelldrug.com | 📞 417-389-1899 “Hometown Service From Your Hometown Pharmacy”

Mike Burns tells a personal story of how the insurance he hired for his employees wouldn’t allow his own pharmacies to dispense his life-saving meds to him. They charged $15,000 for the same medication that he would have charged $2300! Why is this occurring? Read this article!

Here's an extensive look at drug pricing reform and #PBM reform. One pharmacist, who is also a cancer patient, points out a huge issue: patient steering. | @thebeaconKC ow.ly/ylTE50X972P

👏 👏 👏 "There’s no algorithm or free shipping service that can replace the oversight of the pharmacist who earned a doctorate to prevent deadly errors." usatoday.com/story/opinion/…

“O'Reilly's lawsuit alleges that the PBMs and insulin manufacturers have violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act by working together to “dictate the availability and price of at-issue drugs for most of the U.S. market,” according to the complaint.” #RICO