(Washington, D.C.) — In recognition of National Diabetes Month, the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) is outlining how pharmacy benefit managers, PBMs, are working to lower insulin costs and creating programs to support people with diabetes and improve health outcomes. “PBMs have been able
(Washington, D.C.) — Today, representative organizations of America’s pharmaceutical supply and payment chain, including prescription and over-the-counter brand and generic manufacturers; pharmacies and pharmacists across all practice settings, including health systems and hospitals, community, specialty, and managed care; supermarkets; wholesalers; pharmaceutical
(Washington, D.C.) — The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) issued the following statement on a new Milliman report on insulin coverage in Medicare Part D. A new report conducted by the actuarial firm Milliman, “A Summary of Insulin Coverage in
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA), the national association representing pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), fought to protect access to affordable, quality prescription drug coverage in front of the United States Supreme Court in oral arguments for Rutledge
(Washington, D.C.) — The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) issued the following statement on the final Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs rule: “PCMA applauds CMS for delaying the
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. P&T COMMITTEES FOLLOW THE SCIENCE… Covering effective drugs for the broad
The independent pharmacy lobby is urging state legislatures to enact new legislation targeting pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) that would increase fees and/or add surcharges to transactions with pharmacies. This is based upon two arguments: 1) that independent pharmacies are becoming
(Washington, D.C.) — The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association’s (PCMA) podcast, The Pharmacy Benefit, today released a new episode, “The Importance of PBMs in Health Care Costs,” which highlights the important role pharmacy benefit managers, PBMs, play in lowering prescription drug costs amid the Federal
After biosimilars launch, reference biologics’ list price increases stop and net costs fall. Currently, 7 reference biologics have at least 1 biosimilar competitor on the market, creating direct competition for those drugs.
Most state Medicaid programs have predominantly transitioned the prescription drug benefit to the managed care setting, through which Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) and their contracted PBMs collaborate using their prescription drug management and broader care coordination and integration tools.
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