This week, I flew to Austin Texas and attended a most powerful Legislative Summit hosted by Pharmacists United for Truth and Transparency (PUTT). I connected with leaders across our country who have successfully passed some of the toughest legislation thus far to regulate pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) that force patients to their owned mail-order pharmacy. CVS Caremark, Optum RX, and Express Scripts are PBMs who oversee access and reimbursements to medications and pharmacies. As they remain loosely regulated, they force many to their owned mail-order pharmacy for life-saving medications.  To learn more about what PBMs are, please click here.

At the summit, legislators, both democrats and republicans attended. The legislators had a hopeful and underlying statement that sounded similar. The personal introductions clarified that the PBMs actions of forcing patients to their own mail-order pharmacy and PBMs have the power to unfairly reimburse their competition were not democrat and republican issues but patient care issues. Clearly, the legislators that were in favor of the passed and proposed legislation across our nation were there for the patients and their constituents.

Upon hearing them speak, an overwhelming amount of hope filled the room. I was able to speak to some of the legislators one on one for quite some time. These legislators cared and listened as we shared your stories. I shared many.

There were groups and heroes in the room from New York, Georgia, Arkansas, Illinois, California, Oklahoma, Virginia, Texas, Florida, Kansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida & Missouri.

With your help, momentum is building!

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Loretta Boesing

In the photo from left to right, Senator Jason Rapert, Senator James Skoufis, Representative David Knight, Representative Bernard LeBas, and Representative Kim Hammer