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Jason Callori is a senior advisor, Marketing Operations, and host of the Cardinal Health™ Counter Talk™ Podcast. Jason has worked at Cardinal Health since 2014 and has used his passion to connect with pharmacists for the annual Cardinal Health Retail Business Conference. He started his career back in 1999 with Kinray Inc., a pharmaceutical wholesaler in the state of New York. He was hired to create the company’s first website which blossomed into a 22-year career in marketing to independent pharmacists. While working at Kinray, he learned about challenges the pharmacists, the patients, and how important independent pharmacies are to healthcare. Jason’s passion for the independent pharmacy filters into everything he does.
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Episode 50 – Navigating the Pharmacy Industry’s Political Landscape
On this episode of the Counter Talk™ Podcast, host Jason Callori sits down with Bryan Lowe, Director of Government Relations at Cardinal Health, for a deep dive into the political landscape of 2026. As state legislators begin a new legislative session, Jason and Bryan dive into state-level priorities, anticipated challenges and the key issues already dominating the agenda, including PBM reform, state budgets, and evolving scope of practice discussions.
Tune in for essential insights into the legislative year ahead!
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About the Guests
Bryan Lowe
Bryan Lowe is the Director of State Government Relations for Cardinal Health. In this role, he leads the State Government Relations team’s efforts in lobbying, tracking and engaging state legislatures and officials across all 50 states. Bryan moved to Cardinal Health after serving as the Regional Director of State Government Affairs for Walgreens where he represented Walgreens in an 8 state region.
Prior to this position he served as Senior Director of State Government Affairs for the Healthcare Distribution Alliance, representing a national trade associations members before state legislatures throughout the country. Previously, Bryan was an Associate at the Harrisburg based government affairs firm, Greenlee Partners. In this capacity, Bryan represented various client interests before the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Additionally, Bryan formerly served as a Government Relations Associate for the Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges.
Bryan received his Bachelor’s in Political Science from Shippensburg University in 2008, and his Master’s of Public Administration, from Shippensburg in 2017.
