Pharmacist Jobs and CA Court Ruling

Pharmacist Manpower Project's Latest Data on Available Jobs
(Last Update: 4/21/2010)

Pharmacists Job Demands by Region

5.0 - 6.0 means high demand
4.0 - 5.0 means moderate demand
3.0 - 4.0 means supply and demand are in balance.
2.0 - 3.0 means more pharmacists than available jobs

Regional and Divisional Demand Index

Region / Division States Demand Index
Northeast 3.26
New England CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT 3.09
Middle Atlantic NJ, NY, PA 3.33

South 3.52
South Atlantic DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV 3.32
East South Central AL, KY, MS, TN 3.73
West South Central AR, LA, OK, TX 3.73

Midwest 3.41
East North Central IL, IN, MI, OH, WI 3.43
West North Central IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD 3.36

West 3.44
Mountain AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY 2.92
Pacific AK, CA, HI, OR, WA 3.67


The California Pharmacists Association Applauds Court Ruling

SACRAMENTO, Calif.(BUSINESS WIRE) Federal Judge Christina A. Snyder, of the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, issued a preliminary injunction to stop two new reductions on payments to pharmacies in the state Medi-Cal program. The cuts were included as part of last year's State Budget and threatened to reduce access to prescription medications for Californians in the state Medi-Cal program. If implemented these cuts would have resulted in the demise of the entire Medi-Cal pharmacy program, states attorney of record, Lynn S. Carman.

The lawsuit was filed in 2009 on behalf of all pharmacies in California and the millions of Medi-Cal beneficiaries who are their patients. The legal effort was led by attorney Lynn S. Carman of the Medicaid Defense Fund and the California Pharmacists Association (CPhA). The pharmacies argued that the cuts would reduce pharmacy payments to a level that would force them to stop servicing Medi-Cal patients or drive them out of business, compromising patient care.