Research
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...
What’s Happening in West Virginia: What Do Increased Dispensing Fees Buy?
February 05, 2025
Spending on prescription drugs continues to increase annually as drug prices continue to rise. While we hope that more spending...
Dispensing Fee Mandates Increase Prescription Drug Spending
February 05, 2025
All types of pharmacies—independent, chain, specialty, and mail service—are important points of care for patients. Working for health plan sponsors...
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....
White Bagging Dispensing: Convenient and Less Costly
November 11, 2024
Physician-administered drugs are those administered by a health care provider to a patient through injection or infusion, typically in a...
Appendix: White Bagging Dispensing
November 11, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) projects National Prescription Drug Expenditures of approximately $480 billion in 2024 and...
New Data Show That Manufacturer Price Increases Are Unrelated to PBM Negotiated Rebates
July 15, 2024
Increasing drug list prices show no correlation with change in rebates (2018-2023)...
2021 Retail Pharmacy Reimbursement in Medicare Part D by Drug and Pharmacy Type
July 10, 2024
Retail pharmacy reimbursement at the point of sale (POS) differs by pharmacy type because of both the cost per drug...
Pharmacy Benefit Companies Support Rural Independent Pharmacies
April 09, 2024
Pharmacies are important points of care for many patients across the U.S. Pharmacy benefit companies partner with and support rural...
Mandated POS Rebates Legislation Would Increase Costs for the States
April 03, 2024
Mandated POS rebates legislation create a disclosure of the value of rebates that can result in lower levels of price...
