There has never been such radical change in the pharmaceutical business, with creative new benefit designs, the explosion in injectables, Medicare coverage, mandatory mail order, generic conversions and much more. Amid the turmoil, health plans, pharmacy benefit managers and employers — armed with new cost strategies — continue the fight to control soaring pharmaceutical expenses.
Rely on Drug Benefit News for timely news and data on the business of pharmaceuticals … and practical cost management strategies from experts throughout the industry.
The biweekly newsletter focuses on issues and events that have a big impact on the pharmacy benefit and drug costs, including:
- New plan designs, copay levels and formulary restrictions.
- Strategies for negotiating rebates and PBM contracts.
- New generic drug launches and their impact.
- The details of transparent contracting strategies.
- Practical advice on managing the soaring cost of injectables.
- Mail-order incentives, strategies and program results.
- Where the drug benefit will fit into consumer-driven plan designs.
- How the Part D benefit will unfold … and company plans for participating.
- PBM consolidations and their impact on the industry.
- Updates on industry lawsuits and their likely impact.
- Medicaid Rx strategies for states — and new opportunities for vendors.
- ...and much more.
Drug Benefit News provides information you can't get anywhere else. Major PBMs and HMOs across the country are surveyed every quarter — giving us candid answers about what's working, what's not, and what's being tried right now … plus strategies, techniques, trends and tips.
Reports and studies of this nature are often sponsored by pharmaceutical manufacturers or other "interested parties." Drug Benefit News is the result of totally objective research by reporters and researchers at Atlantic Information Services, Inc.
Written For
- Managers of HMOs, PPOs and other managed care companies
- Purchasers, employers, pharmacy benefit companies
- Managers in the pharmaceutical industry
Format: 8 pages, print and e-mail
International orders will be fulfilled in PDF format via email.
