JC ScottPharmacy Benefit Companies Continue To Build on Commitment To Health EquityThe COVID-19 pandemic’s spotlight on health care and the resources available across the country put into stark realization that certain…3 min read·Jan 19, 2024----
JC ScottPharmacy Benefit Managers Are Not to Blame for Rising Drug PricesWhile home during their August recess, members of Congress are likely to hear from constituents about a wide range of challenges they’re…3 min read·Aug 28, 2023----
JC ScottAchieving an affordable health care future for patientsThe drug pricing debate in Washington has kicked back into high gear, and it is more contentious, convoluted and misguided than ever. Who’s…5 min read·Aug 28, 2023----
JC ScottThe Independent Pharmacy Marketplace Remains StableIn the past few years, some have been pushing the narrative that pharmacy benefit companies are driving independent pharmacies out of…3 min read·Feb 14, 2023----
JC ScottWhat I’m thankful for this Fourth of JulyThe Fourth of July. This is the most fundamental of American holidays, representing a celebration of our independence and our way of…4 min read·Jul 4, 2022----
JC ScottPBMs: Improving Patients’ Pharmacy Experience and Health OutcomesThis week, PCMA launched an important new ad campaign, “The Patient Journey.” It calls attention to the work pharmacy benefit managers…2 min read·Feb 15, 2022----
JC ScottPBMs Streamline Access to COVID-19 TestingDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, pharmacy benefit managers, PBMs, have been taking real action to help patients. The pandemic has forced quick…3 min read·Jan 24, 2022----
JC ScottPBMs Use Evidence in Determining Aduhelm CoverageOver the summer, when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the drug Aduhelm to treat Alzheimer’s Disease, I said that the…2 min read·Dec 16, 2021----
JC ScottPharmacists Better the Lives of Millions of AmericansAs we close out American Pharmacists Month in October, we are reminded of the enormous contributions that pharmacists across the country…2 min read·Oct 26, 2021----
JC ScottPBMs: Applauding FDA Approval of the First Biosimilar Insulin ProductDay in and day out, Americans are faced with challenges around prescription drug affordability and access. That issue is particularly…2 min read·Aug 9, 2021----