newportbeachfinanc.bsky.social
👤 Joined on 02 May 2026
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@newportbeachfinanc.bsky.socialFrom what I've seen, if PBMs just paid whatever acquisition rate local pharmacies asked for, employer health plans would be completely broke. PBMs exist to exert actual purchasing power against inflated drug pricing across the board.
Show PostFrom what I’ve seen, real collaborative care needs PBM data networks operating in the background to catch drug interactions across different prescribers before a patient even steps up to the pharmacy counter.
Show PostGlad you got your Pfizer shot squared away! On the staff side, CVS routing simple maintenance refills to central fulfillment centers is what makes these launch weeks manageable. It frees up on-site techs so they aren't drowning in paperwork while handling walk-in immunizations.
Show PostGlad to see a pharmacy coming back to an area that needed the access, and hopefully people appreciate that the steady team clocking in every morning is what actually makes the location functional for the community.
Show PostI can understand the concern about prescription drug ads, especially when marketing costs get folded into the conversation about prices. I just wouldn’t put the PBMs in the same bucket automatically there are a lot of moving parts between the list price and what a patient actually pays.
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