Missouri Pharmacy Podcast

Jason Purcell talks about purpose & meaning, compliance in the pharmacy world, & the 340B program

Jason Purcell is a pharmacist and HR professional who has worked in hiring and staffing at Mercy Hospital in Lebanon, MO. He talks about how pharmacists and staff can find purpose and meaning in life, especially through work. He also touches on how challenging it is to staff a rural pharmacy and how compliance impacts that hardship in staffing. Finally, he touches on the importance of the 340B program to fund critical access hospitals in rural Missouri. https://www.morx.com/

Winning in 2024: Why Pharmacists should support the political action committee

MPA in-house lobbyist, Henrio Thelemaque, takes 6 minutes to tell you why your involvement as a pharmacist in the Missouri Pharmacy Political Action Committee (PPAC) is so important for 2024 and beyond for the profession of pharmacy. Donate online here: http://bit.ly/Missouri-PPAC Find out more or join our mission: https://www.morx.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/thempa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/missouripharmacy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mopharmacy

PBMs are killing pharmacy - DIR fees, take it or leave it contracts, & bad work environments

In the latest episode of the Missouri Pharmacy Podcast, MPA CEO Ron Fitzwater, and Scott Pace, a pharmacist and lawyer who helped write and pass Arkansas' PBM regulation law, discuss how pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, are impacting pharmacies across the country. Find out more at the links: https://www.morx.com/ @missouripharmacy Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/thempa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/missouripharmacy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mopharmacy

Missouri Pharmacy Leadership Retreat: A weekend to grow professionally

Every year for the past 5+ years, the  @MissouriPharmacy  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCK9Icezu1iixLzTTMUUIM7A] Association has hosted an event for pharmacy leaders to coalesce at the lake in Camdenton, Missouri to network and grow as leaders. The MPA brings in leadership consultant, John Riordan, who has worked with some of the most important leaders in Washington DC. He helps facilitate an event that has gotten rave reviews over the years while providing pharmacy leaders real value in their pursuit of effective leadership in their pharmacies and communities. Consider joining us! https://www.morx.com/ Follow us on social media: https://www.twitter.com/thempa https://www.facebook.com/missouripharmacy https://www.instagram.com/mopharmacy

Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) and their impact on independent pharmacy

Ron Fitzwater explains how a local independent pharmacy shut down is a great example of the type of unfair playing field that pharmacies are up against with pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). The anti-competitive nature of their massive influence over the insurance space and patient care has forced hundreds of pharmacies out of business or into sales in the last several years.