Pharmacy owner, Iowa Pharmacy Association discuss industry reform in the state

Pharmacy owner, Iowa Pharmacy Association discuss industry reform in the state

DES MOINES, Iowa -- With just one more work week in the Iowa legislative session, advocates in the state's pharmaceutical industry are calling for lawmakers to pass a bill to reform the system. "That's repeatedly happening with multiple prescriptions and especially you look at some of the more expensive name brands. It's not unusual to lose $50 to $100 on that prescription, so that pharmacist has to make an ethical decision, all the time," said …

PBM accountability project of Iowa honors Rep. Miller-Meeks for efforts to lower prescription drug costs

The PBM Accountability Project of Iowa recently awarded Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) with the Accountability for Middlemen Award for her leadership on needed policy changes to reform pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) business practices.