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8:30am

MMA Amesbury Legislative Breakfast

Amesbury City Hall Auditorium, 62 Friend Street, Amesbury
8:30am

MMA Fall River Legislative Breakfast

Government Center Atrium, 1 Government Center, Fall River
9:00am

Board of Registration of Psychologists Meeting

Via Webex
10:00am

Board of Registration in Social Workers Public Hearing

Via conference call
1:00pm

Board of Registration of Genetic Counselors Public Hearing

Via conference call

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I have heard from providers and health systems that reimbursement rates are too low, from health plans saying that reimbursement rates and pharmacy spending are too high, from independent pharmacies telling me they are struggling with low reimbursement rates and clawbacks, from [pharmacy benefit managers] that say that independent pharmacies are stable and they do not claw back claims, from pharmaceutical manufacturers saying discounts to 340B-covered entities are too high, and from community health centers and safety net hospitals telling me they cannot operate without full 340B margins, and so on ... Now there's a lot of nuance to these statements, and they can all be true to an extent, but it begs the question of where our health care dollars are really going if everyone says they do not have a big enough slice of the pie ....
The state's health care system is "falling apart" as costs soar and patients struggle to afford the services they need, a top lawmaker warned Thursday while calling for "bold steps" by Beacon Hill.

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