Surescripts: Gatekeeper for Electronic Prescribing Explained

Surescripts is the Electronic Gatekeeper Between Doctors/Hospitals and Pharmacies.
Surescripts is Owned by CVS/Aetna and Cigna/Express Scripts.
Surescripts is Blocking Amazon's Pillpack from Accessing the Platform... Which Makes Sense. CVS and Express Scripts Would Not Want to Give Access to a Competitor.
So That Begs the Questions:
1) Why are CVS and Express Scripts Not Trying to 'Block' Each Other Out as Well?
2) Why Are These Competitors Working Together in the First Place?
3) The Federal Trade Commission is Suing Surescripts on Antitrust Violations... But Why Did It Take So Long? Surescripts Has Been Around for 19 Years.
Sources :
www.pymnts.com/legal/2019/ama...
www.healthcaredive.com/news/f...
surescripts.com/support/faqs#....
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[@benjaminjohn6591]

Absolutely fascinating. Thanks for the deep dive as always very well done

[@ahealthcarez]

Thank you for watching and for your feedback.

[@DanO-xy8wh]

Love the insight Dr. Bricker! Thank you!

[@ahealthcarez]

Thank YOU for the feedback.

[@sugandhadogra1781]

so these pharmacies need to be registered in surescript or need to be a part of surescript family to get recognised in the tool ?

[@joepellegrino13]

Awesome video, do you think Amazon will buy Surescripts? Or will regulation prevent it somehow?

[@ahealthcarez]

Great question. I do not think Express Scripts and CVS who own it would sell it to Amazon. Thank you for watching!

[@harshendraacharya2954]

Are you aware on workflow between dr first surescripts epcs transaction?

[@ahealthcarez]

Not sure I understand, but thank you for watching.

[@SteveAriens]

surescripts was originally created by NACDS & NCPA ( National Assoc Chain Drug Stores & Nat Community Pharmacists Assoc) and both assoc national headquarters are in and have been in the Washington DC area.

[@ahealthcarez]

Thank you for the additional information.

[@ethanboyd7843]

I hope you have kids in Scouts, but Some Life and Eagle Scouts coulda done better lol

[@ahealthcarez]

That IS funny! Thank you for watching!!