Premier Inc. recently announced it was exiting its specialty pharmacy business. Certain of Premier’s consolidated subsidiaries entered into a definitive asset purchase and sale agreement with ProCare Pharmacy LLC, a subsidiary of CVS Health, under which Premier will sell certain assets related to its specialty pharmacy business for $22.5 million, plus up to an additional $20.0 million for […]
Accredo Health Group (Accredo), an Express Scripts Company is a specialty pharmacy that serves patients with complex and chronic health conditions, including cancer, hepatitis C, HIV, bleeding disorders and multiple sclerosis. Accredo is focused on dispensing injectable, infused, oral or inhaled drugs that require a higher level of clinical service and support than traditional pharmacies […]
Schnucks Regional Specialty Pharmacy in Maryland Heights, MO, has earned URAC accreditation
Diplomat has realized it needs to accelerate the implementation of its new payer sales strategy for CastiaRx
Specialty Pharmaceutical Hub Services Providers 2019 Report
Metro Areas Where Employers Influence Cancer Coverage Costs. Employers currently represent approximately 60% of the commercial insurance market dollars. The Employer commercial insurance market consists of more than 95,000 companies with self-insured plans, eighty percent of whom have less than 2,000 employees. Entering 2017, these employers face double-digit increases in the cost of prescription drugs […]
Amber Specialty Pharmacy leads patient satisfaction. Amber Pharmacy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hy-Vee, is the No. 1 ranked specialty pharmacy in the U.S. for patient satisfaction with pharmacy employees, according to a recent Zitter Health Insights survey. The survey assessed numerous aspects of patient satisfaction and garnered responses from more than 3,000 patients across 38 […]
Oncology Biosimilars: Opportunity or Not? VBCC – April 2016, Vol 7, No 3 – Employers’ Perspective F. Randy Vogenberg, PhD, RPh, Partner Access Market Intelligence Martha M. Rumore, PharmD, JD, MS, LLM, FAPhA The United States has the largest biologic drugs market and high prices for biologics, such as monoclonal antibodies, therapeutic proteins, immunomodulators, and […]