Managed Care Impacting Pharmacy

Amanda McCoy, a pharmacist at Grant County Drugs in Grant County, discusses how prior authorizations and low reimbursement rates have impacted providers.

The Path Of Least Resistance

There are 560 independent, community pharmacies in Kentucky, many in small, rural communities. Pharmacists tell ABC 36 News of slashed reimbursements for their dispensing fees and drug costs since the state switched to a managed care approach November 1.


Source: Pharmacists Complain About Managed Care

Bondurant's Pharmacy

Remember the days, before the chains took over, when a pharmacist could earn a living by owning their own pharmacy, and practice their profession with their own personal touch and style?

Too bad those days have almost come to an end. I mean, what pharmacist wouldn't love to own a pharmacy building like this? You could even live upstairs.

Bondurant's Pharmacy is a drug store opened in 1974 that is built in the shape of a giant mortar and pestle, a common tool of the pharmacist. It is located on Village Drive near Versailles Road in Lexington, Kentucky. This "personal touch" of the profession, known as mimetic architecture, was designed by Kentucky pharmacist Joseph A. Bondurant.

Unfortunately, due to competition from neighboring chain pharmacies and pressure from third-party payors, Bondurant's Pharmacy went out of business earlier this year and sold their files to the local Walgreens pharmacy. However, the building is still standing, and a reported to be a main attraction in Central Kentucky.

If you're ever in Lexington, stop by and see it. Here's another good view.

Men's Minds Are Always On Their Weiners

All this nonsense going on with Anthony Weiner while the United States is on the brink of going broke, unemployment is at record levels, innocent people are being killed every day in unjust wars, and deforestation is causing global warming.

This editorial cartoon by Joel Pett couldn't put things in better perspective for me.

He Could Get In, But He Couldn't Get Out

This fella made a mistake of robbing the roach motel of pharmacies.


Source: WKYT NewsFirst