Action Alert: Please Attend PBM Bill HB 946 Hearing Monday!
Legislators respond when patients are present!
House Special Committee On Access to Quality Health Care - Committee Meeting
Please attend this hearing. We must fill the room.
Hearing on HB 918,946, 947; Regulating and Transparency of PBMs
These bills are not perfect. However they are a step closer to providing more transparency of PBMs and expanding access to medications.
On February 12, 2020 the Rx in Reach Georgia Coalition attended the Georgia Senate Sub Committee on Insurance hearing for SB313, legislation to increase the oversight and regulation of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).
The research results are based on data from the Michigan and Georgia Lupus Registries.
CAPITOL DAY
The Middlemen Getting Rich Off Your Prescriptions
Even when drug companies cut prices by over half, patients pay too much
by Dorothy Leone-Glasser, RN, HHC.
Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are major contributors both to ballooning prescription drug prices and the lack of transparency around it.
Yet, if you’re like many Americans, there’s a good chance you’ve never heard of them.
On November 14, 2019, AstraZeneca announced the launch of Diabetes Can Break Your Heart, a national movement with a goal to change the trajectory of heart failure (HF) in type 2 diabetes (T2D).
More Georgians than ever have health insurance, but the Georgians who need it most still lack the opportunity to receive health care and the financial freedom that comes with having a health insurance card.
With Georgia now exploring changes, it is time for Georgians (like you!) to share your thoughts on the matter.
See Dorothy's interview on Avant Youth, an Atlanta-based newsmagazine of the youth, devoted entirely to covering its residents and neighboring humans.
https://avantyouth.com/2nd-amendment-part-e-perspectives-from-a-healthcare-advocate/
The Advocates for Responsible Care (ARxC) empowers individuals to achieve their maximum wellness with a strong voice as health care advocates, effectively reducing cultural incompetency and health care delivery disparity.
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