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Branded Drugs are upside down
Why does the pharmacy market treat the highest ticket items as a loss leader for the lowest ticket items?
Benjamin Jolley
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Pharmacists: Partners in Health
If a health insurance executive can't figure out how deductibles work, who can? Your pharmacist.
Benjamin Jolley
Jun 26
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On catalogs and MACs
Pharmacy organizations have fought against the MAC pricing rules of PBMs for years, but seemingly no one has ever tried to make these prices readily…
Benjamin Jolley
May 3
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Asking the wrong questions
In attempts to mislead the public, lobbyists answer the wrong questions. People of good faith should respond not by disputing these answers, but by…
Benjamin Jolley
Apr 19
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An almost perfect $111,756.58 crime
We very nearly got conned out of $111,000 worth of drug product by what I assume was the actual mafia. I offer thoughts on how to stop this from…
Benjamin Jolley
Mar 29
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People don't care about total drug prices
They care about out of pocket costs, so PBMs are the RIGHT target in Biden's quest to reduce drug prices.
Benjamin Jolley
Mar 28
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Antitrust – the independent pharmacist’s role in the fight for open markets, transparency, and strong small businesses
In July, I was invited to give some thoughts for a meeting of the Louisiana Independent Pharmacy Association. I would like to share those thoughts here.
Benjamin Jolley
Feb 20
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How do you solve a problem like Bedoya?
You call your senator and tell them that you need a full FTC.
Benjamin Jolley
Feb 18
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The Lilly Digest
Today we discuss the history of the storied institution now known as the NCPA Digest.
Benjamin Jolley
Feb 16
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2D data matrices: practical uses
Since the DQSA passed back in 2013, data matrices have made their way onto practically all of the pharmaceutical packages on pharmacy shelves today. How…
Benjamin Jolley
Sep 27, 2021
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Vitals in e-prescriptions
The SCRIPT standard allows transmission of vital signs (height, weight, blood pressure). Pharmacists should be aware.
Benjamin Jolley
Sep 24, 2021
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The New Antitrust Canon
The current self-determination movement is deeply rooted in a long tradition of antitrust thought. It's important for self-determination advocates to…
Benjamin Jolley
Sep 15, 2021
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