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Rite Aid Closing More Pharmacies in Ohio, Michigan

More pharmacies are closing in Ohio and Michigan small towns amid complaints about middleman reimbursements and a difficult retail environment.

Philadelphia-based Rite Aid is closing an additional 27 stores in the two states, according to a bankruptcy filing reported on Monday by WTOL in Toledo. The stores are among 200 of the company’s 2,000 stores that it said it would close when it filed for bankruptcy protection last October. They include pharmacies in 15 Ohio towns such as Ashtabula, Defiance, Coshocton, Wheelersburg, St. Mary’s, and Tiffin. Another 12 listed for closure in Michigan include such towns as Ludington, Wyandotte, Spring Lake, Bay City, Burton, and Flint.

The businesses, known as pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, represent insurers and the biggest three are all part of the same corporation as a major insurer. They decide which drugs are covered, and they decide how much to reimburse pharmacies in a non-transparent system. The biggest three, CVS Caremark, OptumRx, and Express Scripts, are estimated to control access to 80% of all insured patients in the United States.
 

New MACC Executive Director Announced

The Board of the Multiethnic Advocates for Cultural Competence (MACC) recently named Erica C. Crawley to the position of Executive Director.

Ms. Crawley, a Franklin County Commissioner, will begin her tenure with the MACC on June 24, 2024.  See the full press release here.
 

OhioMHAS has Released the 2024 Annual Data Brief!

This is the 2024 edition of this annual publication of behavioral health (including mental health and addiction) data trends and indicators. This information can be used by legislators, officials, and stakeholders at the state and local levels, as well as the general public, to better understand the current state of behavioral health in Ohio. It may also assist policy-makers in tailoring prevention and intervention efforts across the state.

Click HERE to download the 2024 Annual Data Brief.

Contact Luke Werhan ([email protected]) if you have any questions.
 

The OhioMHAS County Assessment Data Profiles are Updated!

The County Assessment Data Profiles have been updated with the most recently available data. The profiles include demographic data from the Census, behavioral health treatment services claims data, national-level survey data on mental health and substance use, and mortality data. The profiles provide a snapshot of behavioral health in each county.

Click HERE to download the profiles.
 

The Ohio Council Welcomes New Member Provider, First Step Recovery of Parkman

First Step Recovery of Parkman in Warren, OH - Cindy O'Keefe, Chief Operating Officer, can be reached at [email protected] or by phone at (330) 286-0050.

First Step Recovery of Parkman is a for profit organization providing detox, PHP and IOP residential treatment services in Trumbull, Mahoning, Stark and Cuyahoga counties. 

Click here to learn more about First Step Recovery of Parkman!
 
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