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Indiana Department of Insurance Hearing 12.08.2022

On Thursday, December 8th, the Indiana Department of Insurance held a rule hearing regarding proposed rule 760 IAC 5.  Darren Covington, IPA Executive Vice President, and Veronica Vernon, IPA President, were able to attend the hearing and provide comments and concerns in benefit of the pharmacies across Indiana. The proposed rule aims to standardize Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) practices across the state of Indiana, such as licensure and financial requirements, application and renewal fees, pharmacy claims audits, maximum allowable cost pricing, annual reporting and penalties for violation. You can read the rule in full here.

IPA Visit to Manchester University

On Wednesday, November 30th, Executive Vice President, Darren Covington, and his two APPE students had a site visit to Manchester University in Fort Wayne, IN.  Manchester University recently bought all its pharmacy students a membership with Indiana Pharmacy Association (IPA).  Darren wanted to visit the students and introduce them to all of the perks that come with an IPA membership and invited two Parkview pharmacists to speak on residency preparation. Parkview Hospital is a proud corporate member of IPA.

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