Welcome to the Pharmacy Benefit Brief. This brief is your monthly snapshot of news from America’s prescription drug supply chain including pharmacy benefit managers, independent pharmacies, and drug manufacturers. All that Glitters is Not Gold… It’s true,
In case you missed it, a new PCMA Rx Research Corner blog highlighted the value employers find in their pharmacy benefit company relationships. As Congress considers passing misguided proposals in the new year that will undermine the critical flexibility and
The new Biden administration has started off strong, taking a thoughtful approach to any number of critical health care issues and pulling back a number of new regulations to take a fresh look at these public policy issues. To avoid
The Visante study highlights top selling Medicare Part D brand-name drugs with steady price increases and no change in rebate levels over a five-year period from 2012 to 2017. In addition, the study analyzes a number of Medicare Part B
(Washington, D.C.) — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a legislative package, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6), which requires electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) of controlled substances in Medicare. This is an important step in the fight against America’s
(Washington, D.C.) — The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) released the following statement on a Medicare Part D report released today by the Office of Inspector (OIG), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): “This report finally debunks the myth
A recent blog (“Payers and PBMs Profit from Obscure Pharmacy Fees, While Seniors See No Relief in Prescription Costs”) suggests performance-based price concessions are retained by PBMs, restrict the growth of independent pharmacies, and inflate Medicare Part D enrollee’s out-of-pocket costs—unfounded
With a nod to Dickens given that it’s the holidays, I’ve been thinking about biosimilars past, present and future lately. In that holiday spirit, even though the parallels aren’t perfect to the classic holiday story, let’s look at the biosimilar
(Washington, D.C.) — The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) today released the following statement on the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) estimate that The INSULIN Act will increase taxpayer spending by approximately $23 billion over 10 years. Pharmacy benefit managers, PBMs,
PBMs: Committed to Helping Patients The Critical Path Forward: Rx Policies to Reduce Patient Costs, Improve Access For America’s pharmacy benefit managers, PBMs, our core mission is to increase access to affordable prescription drugs for all Americans. But more can
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