April is Stress Awareness Month. Are you aware of how much stress PBMs cause? Listen in as the PUTT Cocktail Crew hosts WayPoint Rx's Ben Coakley and California pharmacy owner Sona Kazangian. From pharmacy benefits plan options, to reimbursemen

Cyberattacks, Surge Pricing, & a Rye-Rish Manhattan

Mar 1st, 2024 1h 4m

From the patient travesties inflicted by the Change Healthcare cyberattack, to independent pharmacy future viability, pharmacy unions, and PBM parallels on Wendy's surge pricing - when you put pharmacy internet icons in the cocktail crew, there

Prior Auths, Vitamin Supplements, and a PBM-Themed Red Wine Spritzer

Feb 2nd, 2024 45m 2s

Welcome to our February Episode! From industry-wide issues like prior authorizations, to disease states, pain management, and vitamin supplement shams - when PBMs and their parent health insurance parent corporations meddle in healthcare, the r

Pharmacy Frauds, Fee Hangovers, & a Bottle of Bourbon Barrel Stout

Jan 12th, 2024 41m 30s

Only 2 weeks into the new year, and the aftermath of CMS’ new DIR fee rule is already wreaking havoc. Listen in as our January cocktail crew breaks down the bull. From the DIR “hangover” (aka Medicare-mageddon) to PBMs’ newest reimbursement tor

Understaffing, Unionization, & a Questionable Carton of Eggnog

Dec 1st, 2023 1h 4m

Understaffing, Unionization, & a Questionable Carton of EggnogThanks to the vertical integration of U.S. healthcare, the greed-based practices of PBMs and their health insurance parent corporations negatively affect everything from chain staffi

CPOM, Compounding Pharmacies, & High End Tequila with Cinnamon

Nov 3rd, 2023 44m 33s

Over the past decade, corporate takeover of American healthcare (aka Corporate Practice of Medicine or "CPOM") has spiraled out of control. From mergers to buyouts, it would seem the infinitely vertical integration of corporate "healthcare" con

DIR Fees, Chain Pharmacies, & a Bottle of Cheap Whiskey

Oct 6th, 2023 49m 43s

Welcome to our scary October episode... and it doesn't get any scarier than corporate chain pharmacy policies and (the most terrifying) DIR FEES.Listen in as our very special guest, The Angry Pharmacist, joins this month's cocktail conversation

Kickbacks, Squeaky Wheels, & a Fake Kentucky Mule

Sep 1st, 2023 46m 38s

It's Mocktails and PBM Mockery!From schadenfreude moments like CVS's stock drop, to the differences between kickbacks and healthcare rebates (there are none), and even a foray into political process - listen in as the PBM Rocks cocktail crew ge

Federal Hearings, Fraudulent Actions, & a Spiked Ice Cream Float

Aug 4th, 2023 50m 41s

From recent federal hearings and impending legislative action, to pharmacy DIR fees, copay accumulators, and whole host of other PBM fraud-based practices - in this special girls' night episode, the women of pharmacy put pharmacy benefit manipu

Pharmacy Deserts, Corporate Greed, & a Rob Roy

Jul 7th, 2023 1h 9m

Episode 6: Pharmacy Deserts, Corporate Greed, & a Rob RoyHave you ever wondered why some insurance plans require patients to travel to a pharmacy 20 to 30 minutes away for their prescriptions instead of covering prescriptions at the patient's l

GPOs, Small Business Economics, & a Sweet Tea

Jun 2nd, 2023 1h 5m

Episode 5: GPOs, Small Business Economics, & a Sweet TeaDid you know that Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) are PBMs' even more shadowy twin, and they're being formed to add additional layers of complexity into the drug pricing market? List

Rebates, Reimbursements, & a shot of Tequila

May 5th, 2023 50m 10s

The Cinco de Mayo EpisodeThis 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

Beating Optum, Bad Marketing, & a Tia Maria

Apr 7th, 2023 48m 4s

Episode 3: Beating Optum, Bad Marketing, & a Tia MariaFrom fraud allegations, to legal smackdowns and new regulation legislation; public opinion of pharmacy benefit managers and their health insurance parent companies is steadily swirling towar

NPI Number Fraud, PBC Problems & Bourbon

Mar 3rd, 2023 1h 1m

Episode 2: NPI Number Fraud, PBC Problems & BourbonGrab 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

PBMs in Healthcare: The Bar is Set - and OPEN

Feb 10th, 2023 1h 1m

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 b

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