Drug Topics April 19, 2024
A Q&A with Joe McKamey, general manager at Marcrom’s Pharmacy in Manchester, Tennessee.
It’s no secret that independent pharmacies have been dealing with numerous issues over the past several years, including high employee turnover, understaffing, and employee burnout. Decreasing revenue has been one of the major issues impacting pharmacies as well, and many have adopted different ways to try and increase their profits.
Joe McKamey, general manager at Marcrom’s Pharmacy in Manchester, Tennessee, thinks opening a Medicare-focused insurance agency could also help independent pharmacies. Drug Topics sat down with McKamey at the 2024 American Associated Pharmacies (AAP) Annual Conference to talk about why pharmacies should open their own Medicare-focused insurance agency and what steps and preparations they can take to...