Consumer use of drug discount programs has shown rapid growth since launch as Kroger joins trend
CVS Health’s Dilemma with Omnicare Continues. CVS Health is targeting upward of $150 million in “cost takeout opportunities.”
The utilization of acronyms, jargon and common medical terms will continue within the healthcare industry. And like it or not, new terms will be introduced. The key for the entire industry is to encourage the use of clear language when communicating with non-clinician colleagues as well as with members
Department of Defense Drug Cost-Savings Programs. The Department of Defense pharmacy program is on to track to slice $1.3 billion off projected drug costs from 2014 to 2019, thanks to higher beneficiary co-pays, tighter point-of-service rules and recent streamlining of prescription drug processes across the military, explained Dr. George E. Jones, chief of pharmacy operations […]
Managed care pharmacy survey findings 2016 Managed Healthcare Executive September 26, 2016 To identify the top managed care pharmacy challenges and what your peers are doing about them, Managed Healthcare Executive, in partnership with Access Market Intelligence and the National Institute of Collaborative Healthcare, conducted its first-ever pharmacy survey during the second quarter of 2016. […]
Employers as Plan Sponsors: Direct to Purchaser, Published at Drake University Delta Rx Institute, Dr. F. Randy Vogenberg, Partner Access Market Intelligence, an affiliate of the National Institute of Collaborative Healthcare Pharmacists are some of the most visible health professionals to the public eye, but they often stand misunderstood by purchasers of health care. They are best known […]
Why CVS Recent Deals Change the Specialty Landscape – Following a similar path as in the late 1990’s with long term care pharmacy, specialty pharmacy has matured enough to undergo consolidation and roll-up into larger healthcare entities. Specialty represents a small distribution volume in the retail pharmacy space but also results in the greatest profit […]
Originally published at Pharmacy & Therapeutics – November 2014 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/medimedia/pt_201411/src/forms/PT_November_2014_iframe_live.html#/38 Market and regulatory changes in the last 10 years, as well as the Affordable Care Act, have resulted in significant modifications to health care delivery models. Traditionally, P&T committees limited the impact of their decisions to the populations associated with their hospital or health plan; […]