New York is reforming its Medicaid pharmacy program to remove managed care and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and directly administer these benefits for enrollees. This change cannot come soon enough.
Today, the New York State Academy of Family Physicians (NYSAFP) held its annual Advocacy Day with over forty family physicians, residents and students meeting with approximately fifty Senate and Assembly representatives at the State Capitol to discuss the budget and legislative priorities of family physicians to promote high quality care and access for patients.