Having Skin in the Game
If a PSAO does not have any skin in the game, how can it represent you?
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The Stripped Down Model of Pharmacy Practice
What does a pharmacist do? The answer to this question depends on who you ask, with patients, health care providers other pharmacists, PBMs and insurance companies offering a wide array of responses. Maybe a better question to ask is this: “What is a pharmacist paid to do?” Based on reimbursement from Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), pharmacists … Continue reading The Stripped Down Model of Pharmacy Practice
A Two Edged Sword
An recent informal poll asked pharmacy owners to decide between two choices for their pharmacy practices: Being in as many preferred networks as possible, regardless of the financial reimbursement, OR Not participating in preferred networks that charge Direct / Indirect Renumeration (DIR) fees, regardless of the volume decrease my business will see. Ignoring any middle ground for a … Continue reading A Two Edged Sword