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Governor DeWine signs Ohio budget bill overhauling Medicaid pharmacy program!
BREAKING: State budget deal boots PBMs and reinvests in Ohio pharmacies!
July Legislative Update: Working to Restore Payments
OPA is working hard to restore payment sanity into the Ohio Medicaid managed care program, after years of gradual margin erosion at the hands of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), who took advantage of their role in the middle to underpay pharmacy...
June Legislative Update: Ohio lawsuit against PBM
In March, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced that he was filing a lawsuit against PBM OptumRx over the nearly $16 million in alleged overcharges on prescription drugs...
May Legislative Update: CareSource announced its intent to implement a new, integrated approach...
CareSource, a leading nonprofit multi-state health plan serving government sponsored programs, announced its intent to implement a new, integrated approach...
2019 PAC Breakfast Speaker Announced!
April Legislative Update: PBM “spread pricing” in Ohio Medicaid managed care
Early this year, amid growing controversy over rising drug costs and declining pharmacy reimbursements, the state of Ohio officially ended the practice of ...
March Legislative Update: The Fight Isn't Over Yet
The fight to lower drug costs for Ohioans isn’t over yet. OPA is pleased to announce that Representative Scott Lipps (R-Franklin) and Representative Thomas West (D-Canton) have introduced...
Legislation re-introduced to end PBM co-pay clawbacks & gag orders!
February Legislative Update: 132nd General Assembly in Review
Three key pharmacy bills that were in the process of advancing through the legislature at the end of 2018 landed on the desk of Governor John Kasich...
January Legislative Update: Here's where things stand
It was one of the most wild political seasons we’ve been a part of. Overall, OPA specifically was monitoring and working on more than 40 pieces of legislation ...
Epinephrine Accessibility Act passes Ohio legislature and heads to Governor Kasich!
Pharmacist provider status legislation passes Senate and heads to Governor Kasich!
Pharmacist provider status legislation passes Ohio House unanimously!
December Legislative Update: Kevin’s Law Reminder
On December 31, 2013, Kevin Houdeshell began a journey he would never recover from. On his way to work he stopped at his pharmacy
November Legislative Update: Finish our Legislative Priorities
The last 22 months have been a whirlwind of legislative activity, and while we have succeeded in paving the way for a great close to the 132nd General Assembly (which concludes at year’s end), we still have to finish the job on our major legislative priorities.
Pharmacist Legislative Day - December 4, 2018
Bocce with Burke! Join us for a fun evening with Senator Dave Burke!
October Legislative Update: Results of the Ohio Medicaid Prescription Drug Program Audit Presented
In an August presentation to the Joint Medicaid Oversight Committee, Ohio Auditor Dave Yost released the results of his audit of the Ohio Medicaid prescription drug program. To be blunt, the results are jaw-dropping.
Results of the Ohio Medicaid Prescription Drug Program Audit Presented
September Legislative Update: Continued fighting for substantive reforms to the Ohio Medicaid pharmacy program
While lawmakers are on break, OPA has continued fighting for substantive reforms to the Ohio Medicaid pharmacy program. With the persistent investigative reporting of the Columbus Dispatch...
Ohio Auditor releases stunning Medicaid PBM audit report
Ohio Medicaid announces plans for significant reforms to pharmacy program
August Legislative Update: Recognizing the national attention on Ohio due to OPA’s work to shed light on our dysfunctional prescription drug supply chain
Recognizing the national attention on Ohio due to OPA’s work on our dysfunctional prescription drug supply chain...
July Legislative Update: Ohio House unanimously passes HB 479 to end PBM co-pay clawbacks and “gag orders,”
The Ohio House of Representatives unanimously passed HB 479, legislation prohibiting PBM co-pay clawbacks and “gag orders,”
New laws and rules impacting consult agreements and emergency dispensing now in effect!
August Legislative Update: MAC Transparency/PBM Regulation
HB 64/HB 127: MAC Transparency/PBM Regulation
See what state legislation OPA is currently tracking
Legislative Status Report for Pharmacy (New HBs 284, 334 & 526 )
Update on SB 83
Events
August 20, 2019
11:00AM
Live Webinar: Required OSHA Training for Immunizing Pharmacists
August 21, 2019
7:30AM-5:15PM
APhA's Delivering MTM Services Certificate Training Program for Pharmacists
OPA Office- 2674 Federated Blvd, Columbus, OH 43235
August 27, 2019
7:30AM-5:15PM
APhA's Diabetes Care Certificate Training Program for Pharmacists
OPA Office, 2674 Federated Blvd, Columbus, OH 43235
September 8, 2019
OPA Compound Conference
Embassy Suites by Hilton in Dublin, Ohio
