What Does Patient Choice Mean in Colorado?

According to the top 22 results from a Google search for “patient choice Colorado” it does NOT mean a patient’s choice of pharmacists or pharmacies. Twenty-one of the top twenty-two search results refer to the numerous marijuana dispensaries in the

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Who Could Possibly Object?

As the legislative sessions continue in many states this March, new bills continue to be introduced, existing bills wend their way through the process and special interest lobbyists are busy chatting up the legislators to guide their bill to passage, deny

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It’s in the Details

Even the grandest project depends on the success of the smallest components. Or in the more common vernacular “the devil is in the details.” At Value Pharmacists, we spend time reading legislation. As a lobbyist, Val has fine-tuned proposed language numerous

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Does My Choice Impact You?

Through the years Val and I have been with many friends sharing their stories about “getting my prescription.” The topics range from “insurance won’t cover the med that works for me anymore” to the more involved missives of “I need more than a

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Rekindling Friendships at “CE & SKI”

Val and I had the honor and pleasure of “running the show” at the Colorado Pharmacists’ Winter Seminar from 1994 – 2015 as the society’s association management team. In 2016, we were able to attend as guests, Val as a registrant,

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Staying in Touch

We had the opportunity to visit with our colleague, Chris Howes of The Howes Group, in December 2015 as planning for the Colorado legislative session ramps up. Just staying in touch…………

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VP Memberships

Val and I want to create a new, innovative flavor of a pharmacists organization specifically designed to generate dialogue and disseminate information useful to local, state and national legislative efforts. The Value Pharmacists community is inclusive: representing each and every pharmacy practice setting;

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What’s in a Logo?

Logo, colors, branding … we are steeped in information and looking at making decisions soon. The Value Pharmacists brand and logo convey our purpose and who we are. We are advocates for the pharmacy profession, offer services to pharmacist organizations and

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All Politics is Local

You’ve heard the saying “all politics is local.” This truism translates to the Colorado General Assembly for Value Pharmacists. The Capitol in downtown Denver contains all the hustle and bustle of a beehive for the first half of every calendar year. It’s

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