Pharmacists United for Truth and Transparency

PUTT's 2nd Annual Political Summit is Open for Registration!

Make plans to meet us this year in beautiful Austin, TX for an extraordinary 2 days of roundtable discussions, legislative planning sessions, and direct, honest dialogue with pharmacy champion state legislators from across the nation.

Join us Friday, August 16th and Saturday, August 17th at the storied Driskill Hotel, followed by an exclusive cocktail reception at another historic site - the Austin Club at the Millett Opera House, built in 1878 by Captain Charles F. Millett and marveled even today for its elegance and luxury.

This year's Summit includes:

A case study of Georgia's new patient anti-steering law, the first of its kind in the country
Legislative panel with state officials who've advanced the cause of transparency and anti-PBM abuse laws
Workshops and roundtable discussion focused on writing legislation for 2020, best practices for organizing fellow pharmacies and patients for advocacy and more!

Space is limited and registration is required, so secure your spot today!

Advocacy Updates

DIR Fee Relief Has Gained Major Momentum in Congress

In response to the lack of address by last month's CMS ruling, Congress has stepped up to the plate on DIR fee reform. Following closely on the heels of a DIR fee relief letter signed by a quarter of the Senate, members of the House of Representatives were asked to support a congressional sign-on letter authored by Representatives Peter Welch (D-VT), Buddy Carter (R-GA), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), and Morgan Griffith (R-VA) to also ask the Trump Administration to enact pharmacy DIR fee relief this year.

PUTT members and social media followers sent almost 1000 letters over a period of 3 days to their respective representatives requesting support of this action, in addition to PUTT's official request (included below). Thank you to everyone who spoke out in support of this important initiative to protect American seniors, families, patients, and community pharmacies!

Pharmacists United for Truth and Transparency (PUTT) is a non-profit advocacy organization founded by independent pharmacists and pharmacy owners devoted to exposing the truth about the anti-competitive tactics of pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) - drug benefits plan providers whose unregulated, secretive practices drive up prescription costs and annually waste hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars.