PBM on the Rocks

The Cinco de Mayo Episode

This cocktail hour the gang welcomes nonprofit healthcare foundation CEO Jeffery Lewis and PUTT Vice President Lauren Young, for a conversation that twists and turns through PBM-created issues such as rebate aggregators, patient access, underwater reimbursements, and how ultimately, a small group of determined individuals can make a difference against the vertically-integrated health-no-care machine.

Featuring: Monique Whitney, Jeremy Counts, Brian Nyquist, Jeffery Lewis, Lauren Young, & Shannon Wightman-Girard

Click the links to learn more about the Legacy Health Endowment, EMC Health Foundation, the National Infusion Center Association, and Pharmacists United for Truth & Transparency

Episode Cocktail Menu:

• Paloma
• Mexican Mule
• Sangria
• Pineapple-Infused Water
• Beer (pick your fave)

Opening music by JuliusH

Production: Shannon Wightman-Girard

Episode 3: Beating Optum, Bad Marketing, & a Tia Maria

From fraud allegations, to legal smackdowns and new regulation legislation; public opinion of pharmacy benefit managers and their health insurance parent companies is steadily swirling towards a comedic death spiral.

Listen in as the PUTT crew and independent pharmacy legal eagle Mark Cuker and discuss his recent lawsuit wins, legislative language strategies, and pointing out the stupidly obvious in PBM attempts at rebranding. 

Hosts: Monique Whitney, Jeremy Counts, Shannon Wightman-Girard 

Special Guests: Mark Cuker, Lauren Young

To learn more about the PUNCH lawsuit discussed in this episode, email Mark Cuker at [email protected]

Episode Cocktail Menu:

• Tia Maria Coffee
• Paloma
• Espresso Martini
• Iced Whiskey
• Hot Tea Toddy

Opening music by JuliusH

Production: Shannon Wightman-Girard

Episode 2: NPI Number Fraud, PBC Problems & Bourbon

Grab a glass! From re-victimization of pharmacies dealing with the fallout from stolen NPI numbers, to PCMA's new PBM rebranding campaign & the recent Senate hearing on pharmacy benefit manager/company transparency… you never know what might be revealed when pharmacy industry professionals discuss PBM (aka PBC) tactics over drinks.

Hosts: PUTT's Monique Whitney, Lord Dr. Jeremy Counts, and Shannon Wightman-Girard

Special Guests: Texas independent pharmacy owner Leah Allen, PharmD; APRx Senior VP of Sales Ryan Gevara; & APRx General Counsel Miguel Rodriguez

Today's Cocktail Menu:

• Sidecar
• Margarita
• Bourbon (neat)
• Scotch (on the rocks)
• the Lord Dr Jeremy
• Twisted Energy

Opening music by JuliusH

Podcast Production Team: Shannon Wightman-Girard, Logan Smith

Insiders in the healthcare industry experience the atrocities of pharmacy benefit managers' unethical business practices every day - but many of their middleman shenanigans are hidden from public view.

Welcome to our happy hour style, no holds barred conversation!

Join hosts Monique Whitney, Brian Nyquist, Jeremy Counts, and show producer Shannon Wightman-Girard as they discuss (over cocktails) the REAL story of PBMs' effect on the U.S. healthcare system.

This Episode's Special Guests: PUTT President Deborah Keaveny, & APCI General Counsel Greg Reybold

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The Cocktails:

• Smoked Old Fashioned
• Classic Manhattan
• Scotch (neat)
• Alabama Moonshine (in a jar)
• Peach Blasphemy
• the King Jeremy
• Beer (pick your fave)

brought to you by Pharmacists United for Truth and Transparency

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