The report was done by Strategic Directions Rx, a healthcare consultant group, and Pharmacists United for Truth and Transparency, an organization that advocates for independent pharmacists.

The report's author, pharmacy owner and data analyst Jeremy Counts, said the findings indicate a troubling trend of the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS), the state Medicaid agency, reportedly overpaying for medications at pharmacies and outpatient facilities.

We've got elevated spending on prescription drugs to levels that are obscene, but we've got pharmacies closing down everywhere. We've got providers who can't stay open because they're getting under-reimbursed," Counts said. It's alarming, and we've got to get a hold on it right now, or things are going to get much, much worse.

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