Mark Cuker
@MarkCuker
attorney for independent pharmacies abused by PBMs and citizens abused by polluters
If you’re having trouble sleeping, just put on the Phillies’ offense
A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin has denied OptumRx’s motion to dismiss the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of 22-year-old Cole Schmidtknecht. The suit will proceed, allowing discovery and potential arbitration of the…
Wisconsin family’s federal lawsuit against pharmacy chain, PBM will proceedn wmtv15news.com/2025/07/25/wis…
.@GovernorHobbs PBM reform is bipartisan. AZ can follow #Arkansas and #Louisiana: end spread pricing, lower drug prices, keep local pharmacies, save employers $$, save taxpayers $$$. AZ Independent Pharmacy Coalition can talk w/you anytime @TruthRX @LIPAPharmacy @arkpharm
Louisiana 🤝 Arkansas Working together, we will end the fraud of PBMs, lower drug prices, and support independent pharmacies! @SarahHuckabee
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐃 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 New data from IQVIA paints a troubling picture: ➡️ After one year, 18% to 42% of new Medicare Part D patients still hadn’t gained approval for their originally…
“Donald Trump had specifically asked about me because I remind him of his daughter. She’s 13 as well.” #TrumpPedoFiles
Strongest signs yet that Delta Airlines could be getting into the drug business fortune.com/2025/07/16/del…
Have you heard of Wilt the Stilt? Last name Chamberlain.
This is a great article by @davidenrich of the NYTs. It discusses how United Healthcare is aggressively pushing back on those who are critical of their behavior. The video series Modern Medical Mafia was taken down from Amazon and Vimeo after UNH complained that it contained…
New: UnitedHealth is trying to quiet its critics through legal threats against journalists, investors, doctors, filmmakers and others. The giant company is invoking the murder of its CEO to argue that intense criticism risks inciting future violence. 🎁🔗 nytimes.com/2025/07/12/bus…
Anybody who looks at the numbers sees that we've never had deficits remotely like this, or the prospect of debts remotely like this, at a moment when the economy was strong and we were at peace in our history. This is a risk that we don't need to run and for what, to give a…
Love the sentiment, not sure about the “undocumented” part if only because INS wasn’t around at the time
And we’ve been subsidizing CVS’ payroll for 17 years. Trash.
Every independent pharmacy in the country just paid the 95 million dollar fine for @cvs. Absolute trash
Happy Independence Day
In these pivotal, painful times for so many, it is important that we refuse to adjust to injustice. #CreativeMaladjustment #MLK
Let’s not forget that July 4th is also the anniversary of Lou Gehrig’s epic speech (1939) at Yankee Stadium
Congress is totally inept in getting #PBM legislation across the goal line. Been in the red zone for well over a year but nothing. Shows how a truly bipartisan issue can’t even advance. Congress broken! Americans suffering as big 3 #PBMs inflict pain and cost.
Thank you all! The Senate heard Pharmacys voice! Now let’s get comprehensive PBM reform bill finalized. We were so close so we can do it.
‼️Mandatory NADAC has been removed from the most recent version of the “big, beautiful bill!” Thank you to all the pharmacy advocates who reached out and engaged your members of Congress — this success was a team effort. Now we move to asking Congress to pass standalone PBM…
"The pharmacy community stands united to press for a stand-alone PBM reform package this year" @TruthRX
𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐏𝐁𝐌 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Last night, the Senate released its Reconciliation package with no PBM reform included. ❌ Deleted provisions requiring fair reimbursement in Medicaid managed care plans ❌ Deleted…