Kevin Host, senior vice president of pharmacy at Walmart, tells this week’s Video Forum about his year as chairman of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores. He discusses the urgent need to enact PBM reform and secure provider status, the opportunities that pharmacy operators have to extend their reach, and how the experience of serving as NACDS chairman is influencing his approach to leading Walmart’s health and wellness business.
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