Insurance companies and their PBM (pharmacy business managers) are changing market landscape by forcing insured enrollee (patient) to go to particular pharmacy (in most cases one of the national chains like CVS, Walgreens). This practice is commonly referred as Preferred Network Pharmacy.
Majority of PBMs out there either have vested interest or are owned by big chain pharmacies. example is Caremark, one of the largest PBM is owned by CVS/Pharmacy.
Independent Pharmacies are NOT ALLOWED to become part of preferred network at all.
This way, small businesses of main street america must loose their customers to these big corporations. There is no one to help us.
Please make it unlawful not to allow any pharmacy to become part of preferred network. Stop this discrimination against us.