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A pharmacist who wants to see change for the better in healthcare. #Podcast #Pharmacy #Politics #Healthcare #TwitteRx patreon.com/Politicalrx
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PTSD pharmacist here 🙋🏻♀️ I don’t think I’ll ever improve until I’m out of the environment completely. But how exactly do you get out after 10 years? Can I give back my degree for the amount I still owe?
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There is a glut of pharmacists. Many are licensed & looking for positions NOT at the major retail chains due to terrible working conditions.
Anecdotally, many have PTSD-like conditions from working through the pandemic and facing multiple labor cuts
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I have spent a lot of time the last two weeks talking to members of Congress and staff about how destructive #PBMs are in hindering Americans in getting medical care & driving up drug costs. This has become a bipartisan issue & we are stepping up solutions to the #PBM problem.
There is a glut of pharmacists. Many are licensed & looking for positions NOT at the major retail chains due to terrible working conditions.
Anecdotally, many have PTSD-like conditions from working through the pandemic and facing multiple labor cuts
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To every media outlet running stories about CVS reducing their operating hours, THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF PHARMACISTS. Full stop. Unsafe script volumes, demand for vaccinations and COVID testing all with minimal support while shouldering all the liability - it’s no longer worth it.
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With so much energy in Congress around the monopoly that exploded with the concert ticket sales, wait until they realize the issues with #PBMs and !
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✅force pharmacies to dispense brand over generic & pay below cost
✅be non transparent on rebates but claim savings are going to plan & member
What a healthcare system😤
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The next time someone asks you why so little gets done in Washington on health-care costs, whip out this Politico list of top 15 health-care lobbying spenders for 2022
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@cvspharmacy CVS management is allowing this, understaffed pharmacies, nonexistent customer service, and long, long lines at locations. Do better CVS
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Never underestimate the power of relentless patient advocacy. Looking at you @BoesingLoretta.
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I can start a petition for CVS to hire for the position as I couldn't think of anyone else better qualified to handle all of the "brand terrorists." CVS needs someone who REALLY understands the issues & will work to fix instead of hide them.
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EXCLUSIVE AUDIO of senior CVS Caremark executives disparaging patients as "brand terrorists" who Tweet about poor PBM service accessing medications or score them low on satisfaction surveys.
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The fact that there are no realistically enforceable standards on the books for consistently ensuring the safety & integrity of mail prescriptions is pretty surprising considering the controls imposed on drugmakers, wholesalers, and retailers
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😂Great audio of CVS exec talking about labeling people as "brand terrorist." I bet I know a few that are proudly on their list. Truth be told, I hope these CVS executives have a mirror that they look at themselves in to see themselves as the own worst "brand terrorists."
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🕵🏻♂️New episode!💊
of joins the #podcast to discuss recent legislation movement and how it can affect drug importation and prescription prices for many Americans.
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Unpopular opinion:
If a company has a VOLUNTARY turnover rate of over 65% ... maybe they need to consider ways to stop alienating employees....
#pizzaisnotworking
#signonbonusnotworking
#rxtruestory
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Now that we’ve got some good footage our plan is to take the next couple months to edit together a longer sizzle reel. We’re excited to be able to show the world our progress!
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Pharmacy, where stickers are your only form of motivation
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Who honestly thought this was a good idea? This takes #pizzaisnotworking to a new level. Stickers? Do they think we’re 1st graders? I officially regret going to pharmacy school
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Let’s start with DIR fees
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HAPPENING NOW: @POTUS will direct every agency to investigate the use and abuse of junk fees by powerful corporations across the economy.
Follow along with the White House Competition Council meeting here.
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In case anyone needs an outfit for their next corporate visit… I wear mine every time 🤣🤣🤣
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For world pharmacists day please support this documentary: lnkd.in/dnWmfr2f Retail pharmacists are in the community performing miracles fighting against the entire healthcare system. #pizzaisnotworking
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Let me paint a picture of #peds #emergency care for you.
Let's say your 3 year old bonks his head on the coffee table right before dinner. Nothing horrible, but needs stitches. You take him to urgent care. They tell you that they can't fix it, and you need to go to the ER.
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And the issues get worse the deeper you dig.
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Today we sounded the alarm about the lack of pharmacists at @Walgreens in #CambMA. Both the River St and 625 Mass Ave pharmacies are now open, but faced intermittent closures in recent days. At 2:30 pm, phone lines + websites for both stores still said the pharmacies were closed.
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. asks what the antitrust agencies are doing about pharmacy benefit managers that raise drug prices, harm patients, and hurt local pharmacists.
breaks down how the is investigating the industry.
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Super exciting to see provider status legislation get so much support and coverage in the media. Check out the story in this morning! #TwitteRx
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This isn’t to complain it’s just for awareness because we didn’t realize people didn’t know how much work we put into this project. For example our pharmacist producer-director puts in at least 20-30 hours per week into this project on top of her rph job and family life.
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It’s incredible to think about how these massive settlements worth over a billion dollars would never had occurred if not for the public availability of drug pricing data, the tenacious efforts of local journalists, and the accountability brought by elected officials.
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A big story I had queued up for the Dispatch can finally run today:
Ohio's $88.3 million settlement last year from health care giant Centene likely will grow much larger due to the company's new $165.6 million agreement with Texas
That's because a clause in Ohio's 2021 deal...
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if you know anyone who’s contributed to the petition since you posted and they meant to contribute to the documentary here’s change’s refund policy so we can get the money to the right place.
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If you do want to contribute to the making of the documentary please donate directly to our Go Fund Me because we unfortunately aren’t able to get any of the money that’s donated to change .org even if it’s supposed to be for the film gofundme.com/f/shots-with-t
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Put your money where you mouth is. I just put $10,000 towards this
It’s not in the GoFundMe, but you can donate smaller amounts there. twitter.com/BoesingLoretta…
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We’d like to welcome to our team as an Associate Producer. Thank you for your generous investment Eric!
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Hey can you retweet our Go Fund Me? We’re also planning to be at #NCPA2022 in a couple weeks.
We’re making a documentary about issues plaguing pharmacy. If you know someone who uses a pharmacy then this is for you!
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The one and only presenting on #340B advocacy. We ♥️ you Jangus and will miss you, but we know how much you #ValueCHCs and want to #Protect340B
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Put your money where you mouth is. I just put $10,000 towards this
It’s not in the GoFundMe, but you can donate smaller amounts there.
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It's time for patients' stories to be told, including my son's story. Please if you can help, PLEASE make a donation to support this documentary. Getting this information to the public to create change is necessary.
change.org/p/stop-forcing
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Loretta and Dan Schneider from the documentary The Pharmacist have amazing advocacy stories that parallel each other well. During our shoot with them Dan even told Loretta, “You’re inspiring me.” Help us tell Loretta’s story and others like it on film!
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It's time for patients' stories to be told, including my son's story. Please if you can help, PLEASE make a donation to support this documentary. Getting this information to the public to create change is necessary.
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From that job application:
Why are these my options?! I need staff to help patients achieve better health.
Also, why is “appropriate-staffing” being shown as a perk/positive instead of the BARE MINIMUM for a pharmacy?
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We want to highlight different types of pharmacies using a cost plus drug model. is one example but there are thousands of independent pharmacies like out there doing the same thing.
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Just listened to Work Life episode with on & not once did they say the word “pharmacist”. Presumably they are checking meds? How did they (we) become so invisible in this system? Price of drugs is not the only factor in building trust.#TwitteRx
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Thank you for your leadership against the Big PBMs and for allowing me to interview you to continue the fight to Expose their horrible practices.
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A good PBM read… “Dr. Knoer added: “The vertically integrated oligopolies need to be broken up; state laws need to ban spread pricing; DIR fees need to be illegal; and PBMs should be required to be fiduciaries for their clients…”
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Thank you @ScottKnoer for your leadership against the Big PBMs and for allowing me to interview you to continue the fight to Expose their horrible practices. linkedin.com/pulse/angry-bi
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