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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
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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
YES.... Please...Yes.... We have to fight for this action. It is long over due!!!!
Plaza Pharmacy & Green Pharmacy will send $2000 check each location (Total $4000).
Mikyung Kim
Western medical pharmacy
Caremax pharmacy #2
Will send $4000
Thank you
Little Tokyo Pharmacy & Olive Hill Pharmacy
Sent $2000 each.
Thank you.
Grand Ave Pharmacy
$2000.00 Sent
Cal Med Pharmacy
$2000.00 Sent
Thank you
Sunny Bay Pharmacy #3
They will also send a $2000 check.
Thank you!
12/3/19
Alondra Pharmacy
Thank you received ck#1313 $2000
Buena Park
Thank you received ck#1314 $2000
12/4/19
Corona Specialty Pharmacy
Thank you received ck#2433 $2000
Casey Choi
Vermont Galleria Pharmacy
will send $2,000