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Monday, December 8, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Independent pharmacies warn of collapse as lawmakers push to rein in PBMs » Click here to read.
Monday, June 24, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) New York pharmacists work to break down basics on new podcast » Click link to read full Spectrum News article https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/buffalo/news/2024/06/11/pharmacy-pharm...
Friday, June 21, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) How PBMs Are Driving Up Prescription Drug Costs » Click link to read full Times Union article How PBMs Are Driving Up Prescription Drug Costs - The New York Times (nyti...
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Commentary: Cyberattack affecting pharmacies should spur regulatory changes » Opinion: Government isn't responding with enough urgency to the vulnerabilities revealed by the Change Healthcare network...
Monday, March 4, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) NYC pharmacies fight to fill prescriptions after United Health attack » Click link to read full Gothamist article Operating in the Dark
Wednesday, February 28, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) NY hospitals pharmacies brace for cash drought » Click on link to read full Politico Pro article https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/02/new-york-hosp...
Monday, February 26, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Prescription payment and processing remains 'fluid' after cyberattack » Click link to read full Crains New York Business article Prescription payment and processing remains 'fluid' New Yor...
Saturday, February 24, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Massive U.S. cyberattack clogs New York pharmacy prescriptions » Click link to read full Times Union article Massive U.S. cyberattack clogs New York pharmacy prescriptions (timesuni...
Monday, February 19, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) The Empty Adderall Factory - A drugmaker’s feud with the DEA is exacerbating the ADHD meds crisis » Click link to read full NY Mag article https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/adderall-shortage-adhd-medication-asce...
Wednesday, February 7, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) State issues pared-down rules for pharmacy benefit managers in second attempt at industry crackdown » Click link to read full Crain's New York Business article State issues pared-down rules for pharmacy benefit managers...
Friday, April 21, 2023 (2 Comments - view/add) THANK YOU GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL AND NYSDOH! » Thank you Governor Kathy Hochul and the NYSDOH - New York State Health Department! New York’s new prescription plan for Me...
Friday, April 21, 2023 FILE A DFS COMPLAINT » The Pharmacy Benefits Bureau encourages any consumer, pharmacy, pharmacist, corporation, firm, association, or other perso...
Thursday, April 20, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) WNY providers, pharmacies brace for Medicaid shift » /* */ (function(){var tnsrc=window.location.hash.match(/[&#]tncms-source=([^&]+)/);var dl = window.dataLayer =...
Thursday, April 20, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Governor Hochul Launches New Statewide Medicaid Pharmacy Benefit Program » (window.NREUM\|\|(NREUM={})).init={ajax:{deny_list:["bam.nr-data.net"]}};(window.NREUM\|\|(NREUM={})).loader_config={licenseKe...
Wednesday, July 22, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) ACCESS TO COVID-19 TESTING AT MORE THAN 50 NY PHARMACIES IN COLLABORATION WITH CPESN NY » ENZO BIOCHEM TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO COVID-19 TESTING AT MORE THAN 50 NY PHARMACIES IN COLLABORATION WITH CPESN NY NEW YOR...
Thursday, March 5, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Pharmacists, patients rally at NY State Capitol to fix Rx distribution system » Chain Drug Review NEW YORK — Hundreds of pharmacists dressed in white lab coats, together with patients and elected of...
Saturday, December 7, 2019 (1 Comment - view/add) Can Independent Pharmacies Survive? » Independent pharmacies say they’re being squeezed to the brink of closing by the sharp rise in prescription drug prices. W...
Tuesday, August 6, 2019 (1 Comment - view/add) Urge Governor Cuomo to sign PBM Licensure bill S6531 into Law! » This is PSSNY's first Call to Action for PSSNY members to write to the Governor about the PBM bill. S6531 is one of...
Friday, June 21, 2019 (1 Comment - view/add) PSSNY Applauds NYS Legislature for Passing the Nation's Toughest Bill to Regulating PBM Middlemen » S6531 and A2836-A Sets New Standards for PBM Transparency, Requires Pharmacy Benefit Managers to be Fair in Their Dealings...
Thursday, June 6, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) PSSNY Commends Senators James Skoufis & Senate Committee on Investigations on PBMs » PSSNY Commends Senators James Skoufis and Senate Committee on Investigations and Government...
Wednesday, June 5, 2019 (1 Comment - view/add) States Should Follow New York’s Lead to Rein In PBMs » Morning Consult By Steve Moore Earlier this spring, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and the New York State Legislature t...
Thursday, January 24, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Drug Middlemen Got Hefty Markup in New York, Pharmacy Group Says » Pharmacy-benefit managers are taking increasingly large markups on generic drugs in New York, according to an analysis of...
Sunday, December 16, 2018 (1 Comment - view/add) PSSNY Files Joint Motion with PUTT to Intervene in December 18th CVS-Aetna Hearing » ALBANY, NY (December 14, 2018) -- Today the Pharmacists Society of the State of New York (PSSNY) jointly filed a motion wi...
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) State regulators probe CVS drug price fluctuations » PSSNY continues to fight to save community pharmacy. Below is the most recent media story, featuring PSSNY Member Thomas D...
Friday, October 19, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) PSSNY Testifies at NYS DFS Hearing on CVS/Aetna Merger » Roxanne Richardson, Chair and Kathy Febraio, Executive Director, testified yesterday at the NYS Department of Financial Se...
Tuesday, September 18, 2018 (1 Comment - view/add) ASSEMBLYMEMBER ANTHONY BRINDISI HOLDING NEWS CONFERENCE, CALLING ON DOJ TO BLOCK CVS-AETNA MERGER » WATCH LIVE AT 2:00 PM TODAY 9/18/18 For the second time, a New York State Assembly member is calling on the U.S....
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) The Secret Drug Pricing System Middlemen Use to Rake in Millions » By Robert Langreth , David Ingold and Jackie Gu , Bloomberg September 11, 2018 Not everybo...
Tuesday, August 28, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) PSSNY Endorses Assemblymember Cahill's Call to Block CVS/Aetna Merger » VIEW OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE IN PSSNY'S PRESS ROOM ( pssny.org/PressRoom ) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A...
Tuesday, August 28, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Cahill Calls on Feds to "Block the CVS/Aetna Merger" and the State Agencies to Join in Opposition » Assemblymember Kevin A. Cahill released a letter he sent to the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), the...
Monday, August 13, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) PBS News Hour interviews member Howard Jacobson on PBMs increasing drug prices » PSSNY Member Howie Jacobson interviewed on how pharmaceutical middlemen (PBMs) impact how much you pay for prescription me...
Tuesday, June 12, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) PSSNY's Interns as Immunizers Bill Passes Senate and Assembly » PSSNY's Interns as Immunizers bill ( A-2857-D/S-1043-D ) has passed both the Senate and the Assembly! The next step...
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) PSSNY Participates in CVS Aetna Hearing » On Monday, Melissa Schulman, CVS Health's senior vice president of government relations and Paul Wingle, Aetna's Vice Pres...
Friday, March 30, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) PSSNY THANKS GOVERNOR CUOMO, STATE LEGISLATURE FOR EMPOWERING COMMUNITY PHARMACY PATIENT CARE » New Laws Include Right of Open Dialog between Patients and Pharmacists, Opportunities for Expanded Care and Make Copay Cla...
Friday, March 23, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Not Enough Pharmacists Have Weighed In on the Opioid Tax! » State budget negotiations are scheduled for this weekend and not enough pharmacists have contacted their legislators...
Thursday, March 15, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) PSSNY Opposes Cigna-Express Scripts Merger and Resulting Increased Market Concentration » There is a crisis escalating in the U.S. healthcare system as drug prices continue to soar and the largest healthcare corp...
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