Texas to Modernize Medicaid Rx Benefits, Curb Pharmacy Overpayments
December 14, 2011
(Washington, DC)— To help reduce state Medicaid spending, the Obama administration has approved Texas’ plan to shift one million recipients...
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New Research: PBMs Generating Savings for Plan Sponsors and Consumers
September 19, 2011
Read the full report. Major Findings: Average PBM Savings: From 2012 to 2021, PBMs will save plan sponsors...
PCMA Outlines $100 Billion in Prescription Drug Savings for Deficit Reduction Committee
August 31, 2011
(Washington, DC)—As the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction examines options to reduce the deficit by $1.5 trillion over...
PCMA Letter to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction
August 31, 2011
Read the PCMA letter to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction....
August 05, 2011
(Washington, DC)— Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) President and CEO Mark Merritt released the following statement today on a...
PCMA on New JAMA Study: Medicare Drug Benefit Reduces Other Medical Costs
July 27, 2011
(Washington, DC)—Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) President and CEO Mark Merritt released the following statement today on a new...
PCMA Hails Introduction of Bipartisan Legislation to Increase the Use of Generic Drugs in Medicaid
July 15, 2011
(Washington, DC)— The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) issued the following statement on U.S. Senators Scott Brown (R-MA), Ron...
Modernizing Medicaid Rx with ‘Innovative’ PBM Tools Will Help Kentucky Save $375 Million
July 08, 2011
(Washington, DC)— Governor Steve Beshear announced yesterday that most of Kentucky’s Medicaid program would transition to managed care programs,...
The Medicaid Choice: Cut Benefits for Patients or Overpayments to Independent Drugstores
June 15, 2011
(Washington, DC) — A new ad campaign launched today highlights the clear choice policymakers in states across the country have...
New NCPA Study:Medicaid Pharmacy Modernization Could Save States Billions Without Limiting Access
May 03, 2011
(Washington, DC) — Texas and other states across the country could save billions in Medicaid without limiting access by transitioning...
Indiana Could Save $214 Million By Modernizing Medicaid Pharmacy
April 18, 2011
(Washington, DC) — A recent study shows that Indiana could save $214 million over the next decade by updating its...
Texas Independent Drugstore Lobby (Continues) Putting Profits Ahead of Patients
April 06, 2011
(Washington, DC) — To help reduce state Medicaid spending and save taxpayers $84 million, Governor Rick Perry ® has proposed...