I have been a Maryland resident my entire life. For the past 19 years, I have been a dedicated and hardworking employee of a public safety company in Maryland. Unfortunately, I faced a significant challenge when I was injured on the job. Despite this setback, I am still dedicated and determined to do my job. Currently, I am utilizing the services of RescueMeds an Independent Pharmacy, to obtain my doctor’s prescribed prescription medications. I would like to say, “Say No to Senate Bill 306”. While using RescueMeds, I have a choice of what day I would like for my prescription medications to be delivered, and it doesn’t take a week to get it. This is a very beneficial service for me, being I am in the office Monday through Thursday and being home on Friday allows me the opportunity to have my package delivered and me signing for it. I find it disturbing that Legislation wants to take away small Independent Pharmacies. Not only is it important to have any day for delivery, but it also cuts down on the cost of workers' compensation prescription medications. I am asking the Maryland Senate, DON’T do away with our Independent Pharmacies. Senate Bill 306 will cost more for our counties and taxpayers, and what about the individuals who are on Medicare and Medicaid, they can’t afford to pay more for prescription drugs.

I have had issues receiving my workers comp meds in the past but since going with Reacue Meds I have been so pleased with their service. Please allow me to continue to get my meds from this company!

I'm a pharmacist with over 17 years of retail pharmacy experience. I've seen first hand how detrimental and dangerous PBMs are to patient care. They can deny life-saving patient care based on numbers, even if it is a medication that the patient has been on for years; they can and will change their formularies to serve themselves instead of the patient. Additionally, forcing patients to use in network pharmacies can really limit patient's options in pharmacies. Preferred retail chains like CVS and Walgreens are also set to close hundreds of stores nationwide which could further limit patient's accessibility to reliable pharmacy care; particularly if they live in rural areas. This can lead to further delays in treatment and access to life saving medications. Patient's should always have a choice when it comes to their care; small independent pharmacies are able to provide personalized patient care and treat patients like people, not numbers like PBMs do.