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The Critics accuse the companies of driving up the cost of drugs and forcing independent drug stores out of business When the Federal Trade Commission started to investigate pharmacy benefit managers in 2022, the agency asked the country’s largest PBMs to provide employee data, including names, responsibilities, and contact information. One of the PBMs responded by mailing the FTC a general … [Read more...] about Pharmacy Benefit managers such as cvs caremark face scrutiny

Community Pharmacy Cooperative’s Chief Pharmacy Officer Tom Siepka discusses what occurred at the Massachusetts Statehouse surrounding Senate Bill S. 2520, which would have protected 340B grantees and certain hospitals from manufacturer restrictions on 340B contract pharmacy arrangements in the national online journal, 340B Report. View or Download 340B Report (PDF) … [Read more...] about Massachusetts’ 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bill Fails to Move in Formal Session, Stakeholders Remain Hopeful

Community Pharmacy Cooperative’s Chief Pharmacy Officer Tom Siepka shares his opinion in this Boston Globe story on the efficacy of pharmacy benefit managers and their programs, and if they are a benefit to community health center patients throughout the United States. The pharmaceutical industry is pushing back on a program that allows community pharmacies, like one in Brockton, to purchase … [Read more...] about For Pharmacies and Their Patients, Calls to Restrict a Federal Drug Discount Program are a Bitter pill to swallow

Jenny Carney is the new chief operating officer for Community Care Cooperative (C3), the national, non-profit Accountable Care Organization (ACO) that is governed by Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) to improve the health and wellness of its members throughout the United States. Ms. Carney joins C3 from Milliman, where she was serving as a senior healthcare consultant in integrated … [Read more...] about Community Care Cooperative names Jenny Carney its new Chief Operating Officer

C3 Increases Membership with Five Additional Health Centers Joining Organization Commits to Making Strides in Community Health through Innovation Boston, Massachusetts March 30, 2023 – Community Care Cooperative (C3) the non-profit organization created and governed by Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) to transform the health and wellness of under-resourced communities, announced today … [Read more...] about Community Care Cooperative Renews Accountable Care Organization Contract with MassHealth

Boston, Massachusetts & New Orleans, LA - Community Care Cooperative (C3), the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) created and governed by Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in Massachusetts, announced today that it was awarded an ACO REACH contract from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). ACO REACH is a new value-based care model that is aligned with C3’s … [Read more...] about Community Care Cooperative Awarded ACO REACH Contract from CMS, Expands Network to FQHCs in Louisiana