FLORIDIANS FOR AFFORDABLE RX
Floridians deserve affordable, accessible and safe prescription drugs.
ABOUT US
Floridians for Affordable Rx works on behalf of Floridians to increase access to affordable prescription drugs.
We all agree that we need to do more to combat the rising cost of prescription drugs – but we need to make sure that these measures will truly help Florida families and not just line the pockets of Big Pharma and independent pharmacy special interests. We’re here to sound the alarm on proposals that would drive up costs and put Floridians at risk.
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THE FACTS ABOUT BIG PHARMA
Drug makers alone set the price of drugs, and Big Pharma lobbyists are pushing legislation that will weaken the ability of pharmacy benefit managers to drive down costs of prescription drugs.
Big Pharma has a history of backing patient advocacy groups to promote their agenda and line their own pockets.
THE FACTS ABOUT INDEPENDENT PHARMACIES
We all agree that pharmacists play an important role in our health care system. Their focus, just like everyone in the prescription drug supply chain, should be making prescription drugs more affordable and more accessible for patients.
1 in 3 pharmacies in Florida is an independent pharmacy.
There are 32% more independent pharmacies open today in Florida than there were 10 years ago — 1,541 in 2019, compared to just 1,164 in 2010.
NEW RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS PSAO ROLE IN SUPPORTING INDEPENDENT PHARMACIES
A vast majority of independent pharmacies hire powerful pharmacy services administrative organizations (PSAOs) to negotiate on their behalf.
Negotiate reimbursements from the PBM to the pharmacy
Consult on pharmacy network contracts
Perform back office operations
DRUG MANUFACTURERS AND INDEPENDENT PHARMACIES HAVE THE HIGHEST PROFIT MARGINS IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLY CHAIN:
A coalition of concerned Floridians convened by PCMA
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