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Cardinal Health’s OptumRx Contracts Will Not Be Renewed as of June 30, 2024

Cardinal Health announced that its pharmaceutical distribution contracts with OptumRx, which expire at the end of June 2024, will not be renewed. Expectations are that McKesson will be receive the new contracts

Vizient’s Supplier Partnership Strategy Yielding Results

Recently, Vizient, Inc. announced its latest roster of new and renewed customers for the first three quarters in 2023

Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans Form New Medication Contracting Organization

BlueCross Blue Shield Plans: Access Market Intelligence

Synergie Medication Collective (Synergie) is a new medication contracting organization founded by a group of Blue Cross and Blue Shield affiliated companies to serve both Blues and select independent health plans

Blue Cross Blue Shield Network Activities During Q4/2022

Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans have been involved in a number of network contracts during the last quarter of 2022

Blues Plans Pharmacy Solutions Venture Evio Targets Outcomes-Based Drug Contracts

Evio will work to improve medication affordability and patients’ clinical outcomes and medication experiences. The five plans in total provide coverage to more than 20 million members across the United States.

Highmark’s Strategy to Contain Drug Costs Includes an Increasing Number of Outcome-Based Contracts

Pharmaceutical manufacturers and payers have developed a number of agreements under which reimbursement is contingent on specific outcomes over the last few years

Premier’s Business Model Paying Dividends with CommonSpirit Agreement

Premier’s business model for both supply chain and Performance Services is driven by differentiated, comprehensive data analytics and services

Highmark Develops Initiatives to Control Drug Spending

Highmark members will receive hemophilia drugs exclusively from three specialty pharmacies