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Health Care Cost Oversight Task Force Hearing
On Tuesday, October 29th, IPA presented to legislators on the Health Care Cost Oversight Task Force on the recent Indiana Medicaid PBM audit.
During this presentation, IPA addressed the need to enact strategies that would lower expenses for Indiana Medicaid and increase community pharmacy accessibility for patients. The importance of transparency within PBM contracts was expressed through impactful testimony acknowledging that many pharmacies are struggling to continue to operate due to low reimbursement rates, which creates pharmacy deserts and poor patient outcomes.
The IPA awaits further reporting from the Indiana Medicaid PBM audit to continue to advocate for PBM accountability to keep pharmacies open, lower costs to Indiana Medicaid, and provide patients with affordable and accessible healthcare!