More than a hundred local pharmacies walkout, asking for PBM reform in Alabama
More than a hundred locally-owned Alabama pharmacies turned off the lights, shut their doors and closed Tuesday afternoon. The unprecedented walkout is meant to call attention to proposed state reforms that would increase how much independent pharmacies are paid.
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It’s a sad time when we’re making more money off selling a Coca Cola versus a prescription,” Tonja Lowery at Elberta Pharmacy said.
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According to the Alabama Pharmacy Association, more than 100 pharmacists left their offices and went to Montgomery to support the Patient Access Bill.
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To remain accessible to patients, the association said pharmacies will participate in the walkout in a variety of ways. Jones said those who can close for the afternoon will, but
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Pharmacies are struggling to keep their doors open,” the organization said. "We continue to lose pharmacies across Alabama every month."
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Feb. 25, 112 pharmacies across Alabama closed to express support for Senate Bill 93 in the Alabama legislature. While no pharmacies in the Auburn–Opelika area walked out, many aimed to support the bill in other ways,
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Those taking part are opposed to PBMs, short for Pharmacy Benefit Managers.
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Desak Hicks, owner and pharmacist of Frisco City Pharmacy, said the walkout is due to pharmacies trying to do something to, “survive.” Hicks said he opened his pharmacy in Monroeville County about 15 years ago and in that time span five pharmacies have closed in the county.
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