The Independent Pharmacy Alliance Podcast

How To Help You Comply With Track And Trace With Dwight deVera

Pharmacies play a crucial role in ensuring the quality of prescription drugs. In November 2023 a new track & trace regulation could affect independent pharmacies. This week we are joined by the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Healthcare at Inmar, Dwight de Vera, to discuss the services they provide to make compliance with track and trace easier.

How IPA Can Help You File Below Cost Pharmacy Appeals

Most of the pharmacists we know don’t like filing appeals for low reimbursements because it takes too much time. Most owners are too busy running their pharmacy and sometimes miss opportunities to get the money that rightfully belongs to them. This week we talk to IPA's own Heather Rodgers about how she makes the appeals process easy.

Challenging DIR Fees and How You Can Help with Karry La Violette

There is a proposed rule addressing retroactive pharmacy DIR fees that appears to move nearly all pharmacy price concessions to the point of sale starting Jan. 1. This week we are joined by Karry La Violette, with the National Community Pharmacists Association to give us an update and address how your comments can make a difference. 

PBM Reform Legislation in New York and the Battle Ahead with Thomas D’Angelo

New York passed PBM reform legislation last year with near-unanimous votes requiring pharmacy benefit managers to be licensed by the state, be more transparent about the money they get from drug companies, and more. But what comes next? This week we're joined by Thomas D'Angelo, the Chairman of the Pharmacists Society of the State of New York to discuss just that.

A New PBM Law And Real Political Action You Can Do With Laurie Clark

Good news. Governor Murphy signed a new law that requires PBMs working in New Jersey’s Medicaid program to disclose information on spread-pricing to the State. This week we are once again joined by Laurie Clark to tell us how this new law helps carve out PBMs from the state Medicaid program and what else can we do to help independent pharmacies on the state and federal levels.

Getting Money Back And Filing Reimbursement Appeals With IPA

One of the many frustrating things about owning a pharmacy is filing appeals for low and below-cost reimbursements with Pharmacy Benefit Managers. Most pharmacy owners are too busy running their pharmacy to correct their reimbursements and miss out on opportunities to get money back. This week we talk to IPA's own Heather Rodgers about the best way to file appeals, the common mistakes that owners make, and how the Independent Pharmacy Alliance can help you through the process. 

Does A New Administration Mean PBM Reform with Karry LaViolett

The Biden Administration is wrapping up its first year, with talks of reconciliation bills, 3.5 trillion dollar deals, and big Supreme Court decisions. This week we spoke to Karry La Violette from the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA). She spoke about how the proposed changes affect independent pharmacists, what's being done in Washington to help pharmacy-owners, and how we can help make positive changes for our community. 

PBM Reform In New York With Thomas D‘Angelo

New York has a new governor after a tumultuous end to Andrew Cuomo's term. Now there are four bills sitting on the Governor's desk that could help independent pharmacists in the state of New York. We talked to the Chairman of the Pharmacists Society of the State of New York, Thomas D'Angelo. He told us what it took to get those bills passed the legislature, why they are important, and what other states can take from this model.  

Uncovering $244 Million In PBM Spread Pricing with Antonio Ciaccia

This week we speak with Antonio Ciaccia, the President of 3 Axis Advisors, about how he helped uncover $244 million in PBM spread pricing in Ohio Medicaid. We also speak about the laws that are being proposed that could reduce drug costs at the pharmacy counter and other policy solutions that can bring down patient drug costs.

Lower Costs, Higher Prices, and PBMs With Madelaine Feldman

Dr. Madelaine Feldman is a rheumatologist with The Rheumatology Group in New Orleans, LA. This week she speaks to Anthony about PBMs, particularly the effect that PBM formulary construction and utilization management tools have on pricing and access to drugs (availability & affordability).