Episodes
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
24: Hope for Pharmacists & Patients
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
Please join Beth Mitchell, AmerisourceBergen’s Senior Director of Government Affairs, and Ashley O’Sullivan, AmerisourceBergen’s Senior Manager of Policy and Legislation, as they share AmerisourceBergen’s Government Affairs & Policy Team’s role in advocating for pharmacists, pharmacies and patients before our state and federal governmental representatives. On today’s podcast, Beth, Ashley & Paul will explore a variety of topics, such as the unprecedented and unanimous SCOTUS decision in the Rutledge v. PCMA case, where SCOTUS ruled that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) does not preempt an Arkansas state law that states PBM’s may not reimburse at less than acquisition cost, which has led to the introduction of over 50 new state bills regarding PBM regulation and more than 100 new bills related to drug pricing.
As regulations and legislation seeking to address fairness and transparency toward the pharmacy profession gain new traction, Beth and Ashley will also provide updates on the Federal guidance's amending the PREP Act, permitting pharmacists to administer COVID testing and vaccinations during the pandemic, and why it’s so important to find legislative solutions to establish permanent authorities for pharmacists at the federal level.
Beth and Ashley will also give us a sneak peek on the tactics of advocacy and how both they and you can make a bigger difference in educating our legislators and how it can change how our profession is viewed and treated.
Monday Mar 01, 2021
23: Social Media & the Pandemic: “Our Little Neighborhood Just Got Bigger”
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Join Vince Bellitti, Owner of HB Drugs and Tracey Williams, Good Neighbor Pharmacy Advertising Manager as they discuss how social media has opened new markets and expanded HB Drug’s geographic presence. Vince will go into detail on the new necessity of recreating the “in-store experience”, using a variety of on-line platforms while still developing interesting content. Tracey, Vince’s Advertising Manager gives us a glimpse of how her and Vince work together to give him the widest and most profitable audiences along with industry benchmarks and best practices for any Independent Pharmacy.