Opinion Piece from Pharmacists United for Truth & Transparency ( " PUTT " )

Pharmacists United for Truth& Transparency ( " PUTT " ) is a non-profit advocacy organization founded by independent pharmacists and pharmacy owners devoted to exposing what they describe as anti-competitive tactics deployed by the largest Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs - aka Pharmacy Benefit Companies or PBCs as the trade organization known as the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association or PCMA has tried to rebrand its industry since the acronym PBM has become toxic) recently published an opinion piece with an interesting title: " The Deadliest Addiction in the U.S. Isn ' t What You Think It Is " (read it athttps://puttrx.medium.com/putt-opinion-the-deadliest-addiction-in-the-u-s-isnt-what-you-think-it-is-34a0343d189b for the full piece).In fact, PUTT even operates an online store they call The PUTT Shop with some merchandise like this button:The PUTT opinion piece argues thatthe deadliest addiction in the U.S. is prescription drug kickback money (and I happen to agree with that assessment), with habitual abusers including the largest commercial health insurers; their Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs); and a coterie of benefits brokers and consultants who help themselves not once BUT TWICE to money flows paid in good faith for services ostensibly rendered — on both sides of the negotiating table. Money that arguably could be going to lower drug costs, offset premiums, or even to research disease and develop new medications. Instead, kickback money abusers ...
Source: Scott's Web Log - Category: Endocrinology Tags: 2023 drug prices PBM Pharmacists United for Truth & Transparency PUTT Source Type: blogs