JC Scott (00:08): Welcome to the Pharmacy Benefit, a podcast where we talk about issues impacting patients, consumers, and affordable access to prescription drugs and better healthcare through the work being done by pharmacy benefit managers or PBMs. I’m
How PBMs are Helping Patients Access COVID-19 Vaccines
(Washington, D.C.) — Today, representative organizations of America’s pharmaceutical supply and payment chain, including prescription and over-the-counter brand and generic manufacturers; wholesalers; retail, specialty, and managed care, pharmacies; health insurance providers and other payers; pharmacists in hospitals and health systems; and
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA), the national association representing pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), fought to protect access to affordable, quality prescription drug coverage in front of the United States Supreme Court in oral arguments for Rutledge
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PBMs Support and Encourage Biosimilar Competition Increased biosimilar competition drives down prescription drug costs Having multiple biosimilar and reference biologic competitor products with equivalent patient benefits on the market allows pharmacy benefit companies, PBMs, to push manufacturers to compete on
The Independent Pharmacy Marketplace Is Stable Over the last ten years, the number of independent retail pharmacies nationwide increased by 1,719 stores, or 8%. Over the last five years, the marketplace for independent pharmacies has experienced small fluctuations from year-to-year,
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