Research
Innovation That Puts Patients First
July 16, 2025
Every year, like clockwork, drug prices go up. For many patients, those increases aren’t just numbers on a chart; they’re...
The Return on Investment (ROI) on PBM Services
March 04, 2025
Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) help reduce prescription drug costs for 289 million Americans. Read More...
Increased Costs Associated With Proposed State Legislation Impacting PBM Tools
March 04, 2025
Visante was commissioned by the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) to estimate the potential cost impact of four types of...
Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs): Generating Savings for Plan Sponsors and Consumers
March 04, 2025
Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) now implement prescription drug benefits for some 289 million Americans who have health insurance from a...
Dispensing Fee Mandates Increase Drug Spending; Here Is the Data
January 22, 2025
West Virginia dispensing fee law is a warning of the effects of mandated reimbursements....
December 04, 2023
Pharmacy benefit companies negotiate rebates from drug companies, which they pass to health plan sponsors. Health plan sponsors then use...
November 30, 2023
Employers hire pharmacy benefit companies to administer their pharmacy benefits. These relationships are characterized by choice, flexibility, and decision-making....
Dr. Lawton Robert Burns Sheds Light on the Role of PBMs
July 31, 2023
A University of Pennsylvania professor’s deep dive into pharmacy benefit companies concludes that they are intermediaries that control costs and...
A World Without PBMs: A Lesson from Economics
June 11, 2023
According to University of Chicago economics professor Casey Mulligan, pharmacy benefit companies provide many services to participants across the healthcare system. The...
A World Without Pharmacy Benefit Companies
June 11, 2023
Pharmacy benefit companies play an important and unique role in the drug supply and payment chain. Employers, labor unions, health...
Pharmacy Benefit Companies 101: A Primer
May 11, 2023
Given all the recent attention around pharmacy benefit companies and prescription drug costs, I thought it would be helpful to...
