For years, independent pharmacy owners have pushed state and local governments to curb the powers of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), companies that act as intermediaries between pharmacies and drug manufacturers and insurance companies. Oceanside and Rockville Centre independent pharmacy owners are excited at the oversight that recent potential legislation from Albany could provide.
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By Tom Carrozza
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6/24/21
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I applaud the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recent guidance update recommending that people who are fully vaccinated not be confined to quarantine after exposure to a case of Covid-19.
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By Lawrence E. Eisenstein
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2/25/21
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In response to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s veto of a bill that would have regulated the impact that pharmacy benefit managers have on small businesses, Levin’s Pharmacy owner Fred Rigel said he planned to take the fight to Albany.
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By Mike Smollins
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1/9/20
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Dozens of pharmacists in white coats lined the sidewalk outside Levin’s Pharmacy on Long Beach Road in Oceanside, several holding signs and chanting, “Hey, hey, ho, ho, PBMs have got to go!”
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By Mike Smollins
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10/31/19
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Oceanside Sanitation District No. 7’s Board of Commissioners voted on Sept. 6 to end the practice of providing health and dental benefits to former commissioners as well as dental benefits to …
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By Peter Belfiore
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10/3/18
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