{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"That Podcast In Hutch","title":"TPiH 073 Lacey Stone - Medicine Shoppe","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3644,"description":"In this week’s episode of That Podcast in Hutch, I visit with Lacey Stone-Tillman, whose family has owned the Medicine Shoppe for nearly 30 years. If you have ever used a local pharmacy for your prescription drugs, you’ll want to listen to this episode. If you are a proud supporter of free markets, you’ll want to listen to this episode. If you believe in shopping local, and in supporting hometown businesses, you’ll want to listen to this episode. While most people don’t know about PBMs - Pharmacy Benefit Managers - these middle men are working to increase the price of prescription drugs, forcing rural patients to use their mail order pharmacies, and killing locally owned pharmacies. While PBMs have been billed as a way to save consumers money by leveraging heavy negotiating power against pharmaceutical companies. What they are, in practice, is part of the consolidation and integration of a healthcare system that is driven far more by extracting profit from patients than in caring for them. You’ll hear Lacey talk about some of the methods and practices these PBMs use to deny payment to her family’s business. You’ll also learn how insurance companies are vertically integrating - in some cases making money on every level of healthcare, from the insurer to long-term care facilities, prescribing clinics, and everything in between. The cost to our communities is incalculable. Locally owned pharmacies are being pushed out of business at an alarming rate - forcing residents to travel for access to in-person pharmacies or to access PBM-owned online pharmacies. Lacey shared a few details about the effect on her family’s business - and our community - over the years.”I wanted to share with you a couple more details about Rick Stone's running of his business:-He has employed around 50 students (mostly from HCC) during his time owning The Shoppe. Many have been pharmacy students who go on to KU or other schools of pharmacy. Some of those now own their own pharmacies or work...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/pN-MsjASozgro5b9aN0Fy5FO3pClIiy6qwXBosK3rEo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMxNTM3LzE2NTQ1/MTgyMDQtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}