ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 8, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- The National Community Pharmacists Association
today released a new television advertisement as part of its
ongoing campaign to push lawmakers to enact pharmacy benefit
manager reform, which has bipartisan support in both chambers of
Congress.
The ad, entitled "PBM Career Day," highlights the position PBMs
have carved out for themselves as drug middlemen and their
illogical and confusing role in health care. As a PBM executive
struggles to explain his job to curious children, he reveals that
he doesn't make, prescribe, or provide drugs – but he does
decide what prescriptions patients can receive and what they'll pay
for them. The ad continues to explain that PBMs profit when drug
prices increase, underscoring their position as obstacles to
affordable and accessible health care. The ad will be running
nationally on CNN.
NCPA CEO B. Douglas Hoey,
pharmacist, MBA, stated, "PBMs and the massive health insurance
companies that they're affiliated with extract billions in profits
from patients and pharmacies worsening pharmacy deserts for
consumers and snuffing out small businesses. Our campaign is
designed to shed light on these practices, mobilize the public to
demand change, and push policymakers to finish the fight for PBM
payment reforms. It is time for transparency and accountability in
the health care system."
About the National Community Pharmacists
Association
Founded in 1898, the National Community
Pharmacists Association is the voice for the community
pharmacist, representing over 19,400 pharmacies that
employ more than 230,000 individuals nationwide. Community
pharmacies are rooted in the communities where they are
located and are among America's most accessible health care
providers. To learn more, visit www.ncpa.org
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