Tag Archives: Caremark

Rise of Drug Prices Increases Scrutiny on PBMs

The increase in drug prices has increased the attention on PBMs, and the role they play in drug pricing, both at the federal and state levels

CVS Health’s Coram Accelerating Acceptance of Home-Based Chemotherapy with CTCA

Home infusion specialty services have been positioned for expansion into chemotherapy as they have been integrating into payer infrastructures over time

Will Diplomat Pharmacy Survive?

Diplomat found that competing successfully with large specialty pharmacies owned by Cigna/ESI, CVS Health/Caremark and UnitedHealth/OptumRx has been more difficult than projected

Pharmacy Benefit Manager Market Continues to Evolve

Pharmacy Benefit Manager Market Continues to Evolve. Recent consolidation in the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) industry has resulted in major market share divided by the three market leaders: Express Scripts, CVS Health (Caremark), and OptumRx (UnitedHealth Group). PBMs remain searching for a value proposition beyond drug distribution with their employer clients. As long as PBMs […]