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PCMA is releasing ten years of independent and chain retail pharmacy count data for every state. The number of independent retail pharmacies nationwide increased 8% over the last ten years, and 1.2% over the last five years, suggesting a stable marketplace.
Thanks to PBMs’ efforts to give patients an incentive to use them and pharmacies an incentive to purchase them at the lowest prices, generics are widely available and affordable for hundreds of millions of Americans.
Using data from CMS, we see increases in the average plan contract-level beneficiary adherence to hypertension medication. Gains in adherence translates to real people staying on their medications and having better health outcomes.
Our focus is on prescription drug rebates. How do they work? Why do they work? How do they benefit consumers? And why are they currently under attack by some policymakers and drug manufacturers? The guest
When it comes to lowering prescription drug costs, competition is key throughout the prescription drug supply chain. If you’ve listened to some in Washington, you might be led to believe that there is very little
Every day, PBMs are working to prevent potentially hazardous drug interactions, alerting their providers to potential problems, and monitoring patients’ adherence to drug regimens so that they can avoid hospital stays and live healthier lives.
PCMA’s SmartBrief is a daily collection of news highlights for the PBM Industry. Below are a few from today.
CDC relaxes COVID-19 guidelines
August 12 2022
House expected to sign off on Inflation Reduction Act
August 12 2022
Senior Vice President,
Strategic Communications
kpayne@pcmanet.org
Assistant Vice President,
Strategic Communications
glopes@pcmanet.org
202-756-5713
Director,
Strategic Communications
mbaldyga@pcmanet.org
202-756-5714
Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) are your advocates in the health care system, working to lower prescription drug costs for patients and payers across the country.
PBMs are working to help 266 million patients get the prescriptions they need during the pandemic. Better access. Better Cost. Better Health.
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