UpNortPharm @upnortpharm.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Uhh so max of $160mil for the year? UHG just posted $111.7billion in revenues for Q1 2026.. Billion with a B.. This would just be another cost of doing business for them that they can use to justify raising premiums. What if we work on busting up the vertically integrated monopolies instead. 000
Reposted by UpNortPharmPharmacists United for Truth & Transparency @truthrx.org · 16/04/2026PUTT members are proud to stand alongside Congresswoman Harshbarger and Congressman Auchincloss who are true champions for #PBMreform and patient-first policies. Together, we're pushing for transparency, accountability, and a fairer future for independent pharmacies & their patients. #pharmsky 031
Reposted by UpNortPharmPharmacists United for Truth & Transparency @truthrx.org · 17/04/2026When Roger Marshall pointed to community pharmacists in the crowd and asked about auditing TRICARE, it wasn’t just a moment... it was a message. Military families, and the pharmacists who serve them, deserve nothing less than a system that works for patients - not middlemen. #AuditTRICARE #PBMReform 011
Reposted by UpNortPharmPharmacists United for Truth & Transparency @truthrx.org · 16/10/2025CONGRATULATIONS to PUTT's incredible Board Member @upnortpharm.bsky.social! Recipient of the Minnesota Pharmacists Association Excellence in Innovation Award! 👏👏👏 #pharmacy #IndependentPharmacy #PatientsBeforeProfits #PharmSky 011
Reposted by UpNortPharmPharmacists United for Truth & Transparency @truthrx.org · 22/04/2025PUTT board members like @upnortpharm.bsky.social are constantly advocating for #IndependentPharmacy - in their own states and nationwide! Bring Your Voice!! Visit TruthRx.org or contact us for more information Keeping local pharmacies open | @thejournal.ie www.nujournal.com/opinion/lett...nujournal.comKeeping local pharmacies openTo the editor: The local pharmacy isn’t just a place to pick up prescriptions—we are a lifeline. I’ve spent years helping patients manage their medications, answering late-night phone calls, and ensur... 021
UpNortPharm @upnortpharm.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Huge thank you to MN Attorney General @agellison.bsky.social for signing on to this letter. Pharmacy Benefit Managers owning pharmacies and setting reimbursement rates for themselves and their direct competitors is a glaring conflict of interest and should certainly be addressed by congress. 020
Reposted by UpNortPharmPharmacists United for Truth & Transparency @truthrx.org · 15/04/2025The National Association of Attorneys General, on behalf of a bipartisan coalition of 39 state and territory AGs, sent a letter to Congress urging them to pass an act prohibiting #PBMs from owning or operating pharmacies #PharmSky #PBMreform Read the Letter: www.naag.org/press-releas... 064
Reposted by UpNortPharmPharmacists United for Truth & Transparency @truthrx.org · 11/04/2025NEW EPISODE‼ PBM Reform, Conflicts of Interest, & Anti-Monopoly After Lina Khan | PBM on the Rocks 🎧LISTEN NOW🎧 player.captivate.fm/episode/6eec... #PBMreform #PharmSky @econliberties.bsky.social @hokiepharm.bsky.social @upnortpharm.bsky.social @moniquewhitney.bsky.social @linamkhan.bsky.socialplayer.captivate.fmPBM Reform, Conflicts of Interest, & Anti-Monopoly After Lina KhanQuickly and easily listen to PBM on the Rocks for free! 022
Reposted by UpNortPharmPharmacists United for Truth & Transparency @truthrx.org · 07/03/2025NEW EPISODE ALERT‼ Association Unity, Grassroots Advocacy, & Making Independent Pharmacy Voices Heard | PBM on the Rocks podcast player.captivate.fm/episode/6304... #advocacy #PharmSky @hokiepharm.bsky.social @upnortpharm.bsky.social @moniquewhitney.bsky.social @brandichane.bsky.socialplayer.captivate.fmAssociation Unity, Grassroots Advocacy, & Making Independent Pharmacy Voices HeardQuickly and easily listen to PBM on the Rocks for free! 043
Reposted by UpNortPharmPharmacists United for Truth & Transparency @truthrx.org · 15/02/2025Ear Candy for your #Valentine Weekend - Have You Caught the Newest Episode? 🎧CATCH IT NOW🎧 youtu.be/m9b5J5it_cY #MedSky #PharmSky @hokiepharm.bsky.social @safemedicines.bsky.social @moniquewhitney.bsky.social @upnortpharm.bsky.social @brandichane.bsky.social @foreverlaurenyoung.bsky.socialyoutu.beCounterfeit Medications, Rx Pricing Scams, and the Human Cost of PBM PracticesYouTube video by Pharmacists United for Truth & Transparency 054
Reposted by UpNortPharmPharmacists United for Truth & Transparency @truthrx.org · 12/02/2025We 💙Our Listeners! Don't miss the newest episode of PBM on the Rocks, airing this Friday, February 14th! @safemedicines.bsky.social @hokiepharm.bsky.social @brandichane.bsky.social @foreverlaurenyoung.bsky.social @moniquewhitney.bsky.social @upnortpharm.bsky.social 032
Reposted by UpNortPharmRep. Jake Auchincloss @repauchincloss.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Specialty steering is a one-two punch of price-gouging and self-dealing in which pharmacy benefit managers mark-up the price of generic medicines and then steer the reimbursement towards affiliated pharmacies. It raises premiums for everybody. youtube.com/shorts/18jjf...youtube.comRep. Auchincloss on second interim FTC report on PBMsYouTube video by Rep. Auchincloss 2218
Reposted by UpNortPharmAntonio Ciaccia @aciaccia.bsky.social · 14/01/2025After years of PBMs accusing critics of cherry-picking examples of big markups on specialty drugs, this new FTC report reveals that PBMs have been in the cherry-farming business all along. www.ftc.gov/news-events/...ftc.govFTC Releases Second Interim Staff Report on Prescription Drug MiddlemenThe Federal Trade Commission today published a second interim staff report on the prescription drug middleman industry, which focuses on pharmacy benefit managers’ (PBMs) influence over specialty g 075
Reposted by UpNortPharmJeremy Counts @hokiepharm.bsky.social · 19/12/2024President of @truthrx.bsky.social Deborah Keaveny in a great interview on the harms PBMs are doing to the healthcare infrastructure of this country. #PharmSky www.fox9.com/news/healthc...fox9.comHealthcare insurance companies blamed for 'pharmacy deserts' in MinnesotaMinnesota has lost hundreds of pharmacies in a little over a decade, creating "pharmacy deserts" that are forcing people to travel a lot farther or rely on mail service to obtain their prescription me... 043
Reposted by UpNortPharmPharmacists United for Truth & Transparency @truthrx.org · 19/12/2024Open Letter to the 118th Congress: Thank You for Fighting for PBM Reform | PUTT Medium puttrx.medium.com/open-letter-... #PBMreform #PharmacistsFightBack #TwitterRx #independentpharmacy #PatientsBeforeMonopoliesputtrx.medium.comOpen Letter to the 118th Congress: Thank You for Fighting for PBM ReformTo the Members of Congress Who Fought for PBM Reform Legislation, 033
Reposted by UpNortPharmAntonio Ciaccia @aciaccia.bsky.social · 19/12/2024PBMs’ undefeated streak in DC rolls on 1221554
Reposted by UpNortPharmJeremy Counts @hokiepharm.bsky.social · 17/12/2024"It's not uncommon for me to spend over 100 hours trying to get a case of return" -- Julie Baak "Overturned" is an excellent video by Wendell Potter featuring the work of Julie and Claudia demanding insurers take care of patients. open.substack.com/pub/healthca... #Pharmsky #Medskyopen.substack.comWatch the New Mini Documentary "Overturned""Health insurance is the biggest scam in the history of the United States of America." 162
UpNortPharm @upnortpharm.bsky.social · 15/12/2024Happy Holidays! Except for you PrimeTherapeutics, no I will not waive my past, present, and future due process rights as a condition of network participation… #PBMafia tactics @truthrx.bsky.social 150
UpNortPharm @upnortpharm.bsky.social · 15/12/2024Huge Thank You to @BettyMcCollum04 for being the first MN Representative to sponsor #HR9096 the Pharmacists Fight Back Act! 041