Moran Company Budget Analysis: HR 4199 Would Increase the Federal Deficit by $186.2 Billion
May 10, 2010
Since the late 1980s, the vast majority of outpatient prescription drug benefits in the United States have been administered by pharmacy...
Moran Company Budget Analysis: HR 4199 Would Increase the Federal Deficit by $186.2 Billion
May 10, 2010
Since the late 1980s, the vast majority of outpatient prescription drug benefits in the United States have been administered by pharmacy...
Survey of Federal Employees Regarding FEHBP Drug Benefit
March 10, 2010
The survey of civilian federal employees in the Washington DC metro area shows that these employees are overwhelmingly satisfied with their...
Estimated Impacts of Proposed Changes to Medicare Part D Rebates
October 01, 2009
Legislation is currently being considered by Congress that would change how drug manufacturer rebates are determined and paid under Medicare...
March 16, 2009
Visante has estimated the impact of health care provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) on the...
Undermining Generic Drug Substitution: The Cost of Generic Carve-Out Legislation
October 02, 2008
Well-established laws in all 50 states permit a pharmacist to make a generic substitution unless otherwise directed by a prescriber. In...
“Prompt Payment” Mandates Would Raise Costs Due to Pharmacy Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
April 10, 2008
To assess the potential impact of accelerated payment cycles on the ability of Part D plans to prevent unnecessary payments for...
Case Studies of Pharmacy, Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
April 10, 2008
Approximately 1 percent of prescription drug costs result from fraud, waste, and abuse. This amounts to hundreds of millions of...
PwC: Impact of “Prompt Payment” Legislation on Medicare Costs
March 26, 2008
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) was retained by the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) to estimate the fiscal impact of so-called “prompt payment”...
Why 30-Day Pharmacy Payment Cycles Lower Costs and Prevent Fraud
March 26, 2008
Key findings: No Need to Change 30-Day Payments Pharmacies are being paid on time with great efficiency “Prompt pay” mandate...
Poll: Rural Seniors Want E-Prescribing in Medicare
December 07, 2007
A national survey of 600 seniors in predominately rural counties throughout the country finds that rural seniors believe electronic prescribing...
National Survey of Physicians Regarding E-Prescribing
July 07, 2007
While physicians overwhelmingly believe that e-prescribing would reduce medication errors, save time, and be good for medicine, only about one...
Gorman Health Group E-Prescribing Study
July 07, 2007
This report summarizes the findings of research undertaken by the Gorman Health Group (GHG) on behalf of the Pharmaceutical Care...