PCMA Outlines How PBMs Reduce Prescription Drug Costs Before the Senate HELP Committee
October 17, 2017
PCMA President and CEO Mark Merritt Testifies Before Senate HELP Committee Testifying today before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health,...
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Over the next ten years, PBMs and specialty pharmacies will save payers and patients an estimated total of $250 billion on the cost of specialty medications and related non-drug medical costs when compared to what expenditures would be with limited use of PBMs and specialty pharmacies.
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PCMA Response to WSJ Op-Ed: “Insurers are Still Denying Treatments for Pre-Existing Conditions”
August 24, 2017
“Insurers are Still Denying Treatments for Pre-Existing Conditions” perfectly reflects the drug lobby’s criticism of the clinical safeguards used to...
PCMA Applauds the Administration’s Effort to Combat the Opioid Crisis
August 08, 2017
(Washington, D.C.) — As the Administration puts forward new steps to curb the rising opioid epidemic, the Pharmaceutical Care Management...
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PBMs administer prescription drug plans for more than 266 million Americans who have health insurance from a variety of sponsors including: commercial health plans, self-insured employer plans, union plans, Medicare Part D plans, the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP), state government employee plans, managed Medicaid plans, and others. PBMs are projected to save employers, unions, government programs, and consumers $654 billion— up to 30 percent—on drug benefit costs over the next decade.