Gus Bilirakis Offers Bill to Provide Orals Drugs in a Timely Manner
This week, U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., introduced the “Timely Access to Clinical Treatment (TACT) Act” which “would require that...
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- Jun 10
Health leaders highlight PBM regulation and other initiatives that aim to help Floridians save money
Healthcare leaders discussed efforts that aim to increase access to prescription drugs and lower their costs during the 2023 Florida...
- Jun 1
Mystery of savings at pharmacy counter
One way or another, it looks like the drug supply chain middlemen known as pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, are going to be pulled...
- May 23
How DeSantis Is Trying to Lure Older Voters Away From Trump
As a 44-year-old member of Generation X, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida might be an unlikely candidate to wrest his party’s older voters...
- May 19
Opinion: Florida patients are done with the games PBMs play
Few Floridians know that three major health insurance companies, CVS/Aetna, United Health Group and Cigna currently rank fourth, fifth...
- May 17
Ralph Massullo: PBM reform legislation is a win for Floridians
I would like to thank Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, House Speaker Paul Renner, Gov. Ron DeSantis, and the bill sponsors for...
- May 4
Groups react to new Prescription Drug Reform Act after Gov. DeSantis delivers his signature
Supporters are celebrating 'historic' reforms and the beginning of lower prescription costs. Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed the...
- May 4
Florida Gov. DeSantis signs restrictions on pharmacy benefit managers
After lawmakers passed the changes Tuesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis moved quickly to sign a bill that will place restrictions on pharmacy...
- May 3
PBM Accountability Project of Florida Statement on Historic PBM Reform Legislation Signed into Law
Tallahassee, Fla. – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis today signed into law the “Prescription Drug Reform Act” (SB 1550 by Senator Jason...
- May 3
Gov. DeSantis ends pharmacy benefit inaction, signs PBM legislation he championed
Just hours after legislators passed it, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law another of his top priorities — an attempt to rein in...
- May 2
Florida Senate Takes Aim At ‘Step Therapy’
The Florida Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a bill that would allow Medicaid beneficiaries with “serious” mental illness to avoid a...
- Apr 25
Poll: Vast majority of Floridians support regulations to lower prescription drug costs
According to new polling data, a vast majority of Floridians support regulations on pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs. The data was...
- Apr 19
Statement From the PBM Accountability Project of Florida on the Passage of Senate Bill 1550
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 19, 2023 Tallahassee, Fla. – Former State Senator John Grant, President of Seniors Across America and member...
- Apr 19
Poll shows Florida voters support PBM regulation
Three-quarters said they would back politicians who vote for PBM regulations. New polling shows Florida voters are in favor of...
- Apr 18
New Poll: Overwhelming Majority of Floridians Support PBM Regulation
Respondents support policies to require PBMs to provide value, lower consumer drug costs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 18, 2023...
- Apr 12
Florida Seniors Deserve Fair Prescription Prices | Opinion
Earlier this year, Governor DeSantis announced plans to address the role pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, play in the high costs so...
- Apr 6
Here’s how Florida’s pharmacy benefit manager system hurts patients | Column
Health care is complicated. But for many patients, it’s made even more complicated and challenging by middlemen called pharmacy benefit...
- Apr 4
Chuck Clemons: The era of PBMs is over. We’re putting Florida patients first.
Let’s fix this broken system and make sure Florida’s health care system works for patients. When I grew up in High Springs, we had a...
- Apr 4
John Grant: Florida Seniors Deserve Fair Prescription Prices, PBMs Are Getting in Our Way
Earlier this year, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced plans to address the role pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) play in the high costs so...
- Mar 28
Support legislation that could reduce your prescription costs
“Why don’t you pick on somebody your own size?” This simple question has transcended generations, intended to remind those in positions...
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