PULSE Archive

Three state policy moves and one membership launch hit the same control point this week: who reaches the pet owner first and where the case goes next. Georgia, Washington, and Connecticut each moved a remote-care or staffing bill, while Thrive added after-hours advice, booking, and live call-note sharing to Thrive Plus.

State policy drove this week’s biggest pet Rx signals. New telehealth, VCPR, dispensing, and licensure moves in four states, plus FDA’s first generic injectable robenacoxib approval, reshaped clinic control over follow-up, hiring speed, and formulary economics.