Q&A: PCMA on Drug Pricing and the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
Drug Topics September 19, 2024
Johnny Garcia, Senior Director of Policy at the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, discussed ongoing issues within the pharmaceutical supply chain and his organization’s role within it.
The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) is the national organization that represents pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in the US. While PBMs often work as middlemen between drug manufacturers, insurers, pharmacies, and patients, the PCMA lends them a helping hand with resources and tools to further assist the entities that PBMs work with.
In the most recent episode of Over the Counter, Johnny Garcia, Senior Director of Policy at the PCMA, sat down with Drug Topics to discuss the pharmaceutical supply chain in greater depth and the growing issue of rising drug costs. He talked...