Pharmacy benefit managers were created as middlemen to reduce administrative costs for insurers, validate a patient’s eligibility, administer plan benefits, and negotiate costs between pharmacies and health plans. Over time, PBMs have been allowed to operate virtually unchecked. A lack of transparency in PBM practices has led several states to implement licensure/registration, fair pharmacy audit, or generic drug pricing legislation to try to level the playing field for pharmacies and patients. by the NCPA https://www.ncpanet.org/advocacy/state-advocacy/pbm-reform This Podcast is focusing on discussions & interviews about PBM Reform & those and Business of Pharmacy professionals leading this...
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47 min
PBM Impact on Independent Pharmacy Owners | PBM Reform
A patient's copay unexpectedly jumped to nearly $500. Upon investigation, it was discovered his plan design had changed, penalizing him for using our pharmacy. He was now facing hi…
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35 min
Patients Rising Rx with Terry Wilcox | PBM Reform with APCI
This is part one of a two part conversation with Terry Wilcox, Co-Founder and CEO of Patients Rising. Find out what Patients Rising is doing for advocacy and change to better our p…
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31 min
Iowa’s PBM Reform Breakthrough: Inside Senate File 383 | PBM Reform with APCI
Guest: Iowa State Representative Brett Barker, PharmD — District 51 Guest Host: Todd S. Eury, Pharmacy Podcast Network Regular Host: Greg Reybold — on special assignment Sponsored…
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42 min
Winning Hearts, Minds, and Policy with Strategic Communications | PBM Reform
Many pharmacy leaders focus on legislation and lobbying. Why is strategic communication on social media equally important? Dr. Maurice PharmD joins Breck Rice on this episode of th…
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53 min
TRICARE and the Fight for Military Pharmacy Access | PBM Reform with APCI
The PBM Reform Podcast, sponsored by APCI, welcomes John Vinson, PharmD, Chief Executive Officer of the Arkansas Pharmacists Association, for a timely conversation with host Greg R…
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46 min
Pharmacists Fight Back: Federal PBM Reform Advances | PBM Reform with APCI
PBM Reform Podcast Sponsored by American Pharmacy Cooperative, Inc. (APCI) Host: Greg Reybold Special Guest: Ben Mudd, PharmD, Executive Director, Kentucky Pharmacists Association…
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48 min
Transparency, Auditing, and the PBM Shell Game | PBM Reform Podcast with APCI
In this episode of the PBM Reform Podcast, host Greg Reybold, Vice President and General Counsel at APCI, welcomes Josh Golden, Senior Vice President of Strategy at Judi Health and…
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34 min
Tennessee PBM Reform Win | PBM Reform with APCI
Tennessee lawmakers have passed a major pharmacy reform bill aimed at pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, by barring companies from owning both a PBM and a pharmacy. The legislatio…
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45 min
PBM Reform Updates, Next steps, from CPhA | PBM Reform with APCI
In this episode, listeners get to know the leadership of the California Pharmacists Association (CPhA), exploring their professional journeys, personal backgrounds, and the experie…
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40 min
Bagging Better Benefits: The Grocery PBM Disruptor | PBM Reform
How Kroger does PBM and the future of community pharmacy is clinical encounters.
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41 min
Pharmacists Fight Back! Live on Capitol Hill | PBM Reform with APCI
American Pharmacy Cooperative, Inc. (APCI) called on Congress on Thursday, December 11, 2025 to pass the reintroduced Pharmacists Fight Back Act, two coordinated pieces of federal…
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42 min
U.S. Congressman Jake Auchincloss | PBM Reform with APCI
In this episode, Greg Reybold speaks with Jake Auchincloss, U.S. Congressman of Massachusetts 4th District.
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31 min
Don't Get Paid Below Your Cost Anymore! | PBM Reform
This week on the PBM Reform Podcast, Breck L. Rice takes listeners inside a major new software upgrade designed to integrate directly with state-level PBM complaint and reporting s…
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55 min
Cutting Through the Noise: A nuanced discussion on MFN, Rebates, and Premiums | PBM Reform with APCI
Dr. Robert Popovian is a pharmacist, and economist with a deep background in research and public policy. In this episode we have a nuanced discussion on policy impacting pharmacy i…
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28 min
PBM Reform and the AMA | PBM Reform
In this episode, we sit down with the President of the American Medical Association to discuss PBM reform and its impact on patients, physicians, and the future of healthcare. From…
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56 min
Behind the Policy: PBMs, Drug Pricing & Telehealth with Conor Sheehey | PBM Reform with APCI
Join our co-hosts Todd Eury and Greg Reybold in this exclusive interview with Conor Sheehey, who most recently served as senior health policy advisor to U.S. Senate Finance Committ…
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51 min
Cracking the Concentration: PBMs, Power, and the Fight for Fairness | PBM Reform with APCI
In this relaunch of the PBM Reform Podcast, Greg Reybold returns with a powerful and timely conversation exploring how concentrated economic power—particularly in the form of Pharm…
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47 min
Certifying the Future: Dr. William Soliman and the Rise of Medical Affairs | PBM Reform
Dr. William Soliman is the founder and CEO of the Accreditation Council for Medical Affairs (ACMA). The ACMA is America’s leader in life sciences accreditation, certification & tra…
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43 min
PBM Transparency, Is It Real? | PBM Reform Podcast
An insider’s look at the games PBMs play to hid fees and tack profits for community pharmacies. What a true transparent PBM should look like and why it matters.
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50 min
PBM Strategies for the State of Arizona | PBM Reform
Interview with the new CEO of the Arizona Pharmacy Association, Garet Turner