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April 23 24 April is “Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month”  Van Pichler, with the United States Department of Agriculture tell us how to identify hungry pests and explains the far reaching impact their destruction can cause.  Dawn Webster Advanced Practice Clinician Director, with Med Express says it's time to clean out your medicine cabinet. Saturday April 30 is Drug take back day. Pennsylvania Health Care Association President and CEO Zach Shamberg, recently testified during a House Aging and Older Adult Services Committee hearing about the access to care crisis across the state.   Prescription drug prices are skyrocketing in Pennsylvania due in part to the business practices of Pharmacy Benefit Managers or PBM's. Mark Blum is Executive Director of America’s Agenda: Health Care for All. He explains the PBM Accountability Project.