This week, Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) and Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson visited Briarcliff Pharmacy in Atlanta with Jonathan Marquess, the owner of Briarcliff, vice president of the Georgia Pharmacy Association’s Academy of Independent Pharmacy (AIP), and member of the NCPA Board of Directors. Carter, who is also a pharmacist, has a long history of championing pharmacy causes in Congress, including PBM reform. He was one of the members of Congress who recently introduced the PBM Reform Act (H.R. 4317). Ferguson has also voiced major concerns about PBM conduct and joined NCPA staff in March for a pharmacy visit in Virginia. The FTC is still conducting a 6(b) study on the impact of PBMs on patients and pharmacies.
Also in attendance were NCPA member Scott Meeks, who serves as chairman of the AIP, and Hugh Chancy, who is a past president of NCPA, an NCPA Foundation board member, and chairman-elect of the AIP.
While the Month of Action is wrapping up, there will be more opportunities throughout the year to host your legislator for a visit. You can use this form to express interest in hosting a future visit.
With Congress returning to Washington next week, continue to make your voice heard on the necessity for PBM reform. Click here to contact your representative and urge them to cosponsor H.R. 4317. Keep the pressure on Congress to finish the job!
