12/20/19

 

많은 약국 회원들께서 경영이 어려운 때에 또 다시 political contribution에 동참 하기가 너무 벅차다고 얘기하셔서 소수의 의견을 존중해서 CPhA-CPAG Fundraising을 일단 중단하였습니다.

2020년 초에 이사회에서 지원 여부를 다시 심의 하겠습니다.

 

Thank you for many pharmacies who passionately contributed to this critical fight against PBM.

However, many other pharmacy owners are citing economic hardship, and asking for the redistribution of the admin fee as much as possible, and as soon as possible. The CKAPhA leadership has agreed to listen to those concerns, and the CPAG contribution drive is on hold as of 12/13/19.

The contribution to CPhA-CPAG fund will be discussed again in early 2020 when the Board of Directors meets for the 2020 annual budget.

 

Thank you.

 

Sean Kim

CKAPhA President

2018-2019

 

 

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(English Below) 

PBM의 횡포에 당하고만 있을 수 없습니다. 이제는 맞서 싸워야 할 때입니다!

 

CPhA (California Pharmacists Association) - CPAG (Community Pharmacy Advocacy Group) will fight for independent pharmacies by changing PBM related laws in 2020!

 

We need your contribution of $2,000 (100% REIMBURSED) per pharmacy by 12/11/19 (Wed). 

Checks payable to CPhA CPAG Fund 

Send to: CKAPhA, 3810 Wilshire Blvd #1108, Los Angeles, CA 90010

All contributions from member pharmacies will be REIMBURSED by CKAPhA! Post your name, pharmacy name and amount!

 

CPhA (California Pharmacists Association) - CPAG (Community Pharmacy Advocacy Group)은 2019년 초에 캘리포니아 주정부에서 시작하는 Medical-Claw back 에 대항 하기 위해 CPhA 내부의 개인 약국을 운영하는 약사들이 중심이 되어 만든 단체입니다.

 

설립 목적은 PBM (pharmacy benefit manager) 의 개인 약국들에 대한 부당한 대우를 캘리포니아 전체의 주민들에게 알리고 PBM 의 부당한 횡포를 막는 걸 목표로 했습니다. 하지만 2019 년 초 주정부의 Medi-Cal Clawback 시행 내용이 알려지자 이를 막는데 총력을 기울여서 일단은 8번으로 예정된 Clawback 중에 한 번만 실시된 후 지금 현재는 잠잠 해진 상태입니다.

 

원래 목표로 했던 PBM에 대항하는 법안을 만들기 위해서는 더 많은 주의회 의원들과 만나야 하고, 더 많은 주민들에게 알려서 여론을 일으켜야 합니다. CPAG에서 변호사 (lawyer), 주의회 의원들을 상대하는 lobbying firm, 그리고 여론을 담당할 PR firm을 이미 고용해서 준비를 하고 있지만 적은 돈으로 PBM을 상대하기에는 벅찬 상태입니다. 

 

이미 PBM 회사들 (Express Scripts, CVS Health, Optum Rx)은 더 강력한 로비스트들을 고용하고 CPAG의 움직임을 주시하고 있습니다.

 

2020년에는 PBM들이 개인 약국들을 더 이상 부당하게 대우할 수 없도록 주정부의 법을 바꾸는데 CPAG의 활동을 집중할 것입니다. 하지만 2019년 전반기에 모였던 돈들은 상당 부분 Medical Clawback을막는데 쓴 상태라 다시 모금을 할 수 밖에 없는 상황이 되었습니다.

 

이 글을 읽고 계신 약사님들, PBM과 맟서 싸우는게 불가능 하다고 생각 하십니까?

이미 많은 주에서 PBM을 몰아 내고 있습니다. 캘리포니아에서도 해낼 수 있습니다.

매일 negative reimbursement, minimal reimbursement 를 보면서 한 숨만 쉬고 있을 수 없습니다. 현재 상황을 바꾸기 위해서는 직접 나서서 싸우거나, 아니면 최소한 우리를 위해 싸우는 사람들을 지원해서 법이 바뀔 수 있도록 도와야 합니다.

 

감사합니다.

 

캘리포니아 한인 약사회 회장 김성현

 

PBM- CONTRIBUTION LIST:

1.Vermont Galleria

2. Plaza Pharmacy

3. Green Pharmacy

4. Caremax #2

5. Western Medical

6. Little Tokyo

7. Olive Hill

8. Virgil Pharmacy

9. Martin Pharmacy

10. Grand Ave Pharmacy

11. Cal Med Pharmacy

12. La Palma Pharmacy

13. Zenith Pharmacy

14. New Life Pharmacy

15. Balboa Pharmacy

16. Sunny Bay #2

17. Sunny Bay #3

18. Garfield

19. Stocker

20. Slauson

21. KT Plaza

22. Zion Pharmacy

23. Be Well

24. Cal Oaks

25. Cal Oaks III

26. Blythe Mart

27. St. Helen's

28. Beach Professional

29. Colorado Medical

30. Beach Medical

31. Family Care

32. Galleria Pharmacy

33. Hope Pharmacy

34. Bokjee Pharmacy

35. Earth Village

36. Cameron Pharmacy

37. Lee's Niles

38. Imperial Pharmacy

39. Monterey Park

40. Alondra Pharmacy

41. Buena Park Pharmacy

42. Fullerton Medical Pharmacy

43. Echo Park Pharmacy

44. Eastland Pharmacy

45. Vermont VO

46. Good Morning

47. El Camino

48. Wilton Pharmacy

49. Gilbert Drugs

50. HK Pharmacy

51. Wilshire La Jolla

52. Corona Specialty Pharmacy

53. JJ's Pharmacy

54. Bestcare Pharmacy

55. Grace Community

56. Memorial Medical

57. Echo Park

58. PCH Pharmacy

59. Woori Pharmacy 

60. Eden Pharmacy

61. Burbank Medical

62. Cerritos Medical

63. Grace Pharmacy

64. Pharmacy Express

65. Howard Drugs

66. K's Pharmacy

67. Kaju Pharmacy

68. Mat's Pharmacy

69. St. Luke's Prof

70. Orange Grove

71. Regents Pharmacy

72. Samsung Care

73. Saugus Drugs

74. The Medicine Shoppe #212

75. Valencia Town

76. Vernon Central Botica

77. Whittier Intercommunity

78. Econo Pharmacy

79. Pharmacy Plus

80. Koam Pharmacy

81. Bolsa Medical

82. Serrano Medical

83. My Town

84. Wow Pharmacy

85. LA Drugs

86. Mother's Care

87. Mother's Pharmacy & Nutrition

88. West Valley Pharmacy

89. Lee's Discount

90. Yeh's Pharmacy

91. Shyn's Pharmacy

92. Grand Pharmacy

93. Young's Pharmacy

 

 

 

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Now is the time to fight against PBM! And we need your contribution!

 

CPhA (California Pharmacists Association) - CPAG (Community Pharmacy Advocacy Group) will fight for independent pharmacies by changing PBM related laws in 2020!

 

We need your contribution of $2,000 (100% REIMBURSED) per pharmacy by 12/11/19 (Wed).  

Checks payable to CPhA CPAG Fund 

Send to: CKAPhA, 3810 Wilshire Blvd #1108, Los Angeles, CA 90010

 

All contributions from member pharmacies will be REIMBURSED by CKAPhA! Please post your name, pharmacy name and the amount!

 

CPhA (California Pharmacists Association) - CPAG (Community Pharmacy Advocacy Group) was established in early 2019 to raise awareness of the PBMs and fight for fair reimbursement for independent pharmacies.

However, the Medi-Cal Clawback was a more urgent, imminent threat, so the initial effort was to block the Medi-Cal Clawback, which has been successful so far.

 

Now with little money left, CPhA-CPAG prepares to change the laws to regulate PBMs and set the rules for fair reimbursement for the pharmacies, especially independent pharmacies in 2020.

Changing the laws takes enormous effort - talk to California House and Senate members, affect public awareness and opinion. And it costs money. A lot of money.

This fight can not be done by one. It has to be done by all of us.

 

PBMs knew it's coming. They hired more powerful lobbyists for California's legislative body.

 

Will you just look at your negative or marginal reimbursement every day and just sigh?

Do you think changing a law is impossible? PBMs are too big to fight?

Many states have successfully pushed out PBMs altogether for their Medicaid patients.

And it's a fight that's worth 100%.

And CPhA-CPAG needs you.

When your time and effort is limited, the easiest way is to contribute.

And CKAPhA will REIMBURSE 100% of your contribution of $2,000.

 

Thank you.

 

Sean Kim

CKAPhA President 2018-2019

 

 

 

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