Florida Legislature Reforms Pharmacy Benefit Manager Audit Practices
According to the Florida Legislature, it’s time for pharmacists to focus on their patients instead of paperwork. On June 13, 2014, Florida Governor Rick Scott signed Florida Senate Bill 702 into law. This law introduces clear guidelines of acceptable audit practices of pharmacies in the Sunshine State. There are more than 2,700 pharmacies across Florida […]
Florida Compounding Pharmacy Pays $3.7 Million in Tricare False Claims Settlement
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law In May of 2015, Tricare began screening all compound medication prescriptions to ensure approval of each ingredient with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This decision came after a finding of a significant increase in compound drug prescriptions […]