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. Medicaid Pharmacy Benefits: To Be or Not to
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. It’s a Dog Eat Dog World… As a
Using a gold-standard pharmacy dataset from the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) and a transparent methodology, PCMA produces credible research with a clear conclusion: there are more independent pharmacies now than any time over the last decade.
(Washington, D.C.) — Today, representative organizations of America’s pharmaceutical supply and payment chain, including prescription and over-the-counter brand and generic manufacturers; wholesalers; retail, specialty, and managed care, pharmacies; health insurance providers and other payers; pharmacists in hospitals and health systems; and
(Washington, D.C.) — The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) today released a new report, “Drug Manufacturer Strategies for Keeping Drug Costs High,” on pharmaceutical industry pricing tactics that increase prescription drug costs for patients. The report, conducted by the research firm Visante,
(Washington, D.C.) — The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) today issued 21 policy solutions supported by America’s pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) aimed at reducing prescription drug costs for patients and health plan sponsors. PBMs administer prescription drug plans for more than 266 million Americans with
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. THE GREAT DISPENSING DEBATE… Among ways that pharmacists are paid
Pharmacy Benefit Companies Ready to Work with Policymakers on Solutions to Build a More Competitive, Sustainable, and Affordable Prescription Drug Marketplace
To help facilitate access to our nation’s nearly 70,000 retail pharmacies, PBMs are actively providing information to RxOpen, a central hub created after Hurricane Katrina to help promote uniform, consistent supply-chain information for stakeholders. PBMs also are supporting policy
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