Research
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...
May 11, 2023
Pharmacy benefit companies save employer and labor unions plans & patients $878 per patient per year on prescription drug costs....
May 11, 2023
Pharmacy benefit companies save employer and labor unions plans & patients $124 billion per year on prescription drug costs....
Share of Drug Dollar Retained by Drug Supply Chain Participants
April 11, 2023
90% of the Rx dollar is retained by drug manufacturers and pharmacies....
The PBM Marketplace Continues to Evolve
April 11, 2023
PBM companies vary in size, geographic footprint, and service offerings, which creates a marketplace with a variety of options for...
The Number of Independent Pharmacies Remains Stable
March 11, 2023
Over the last five years, the marketplace for independent pharmacies has experienced small fluctuations from year-to-year sometimes gaining stores, sometimes...
