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Managed Care News
Poll Identifies Concerns About Rising Costs of Drugs, Health Care Amid Pandemic
June 23, 2020
A new poll by Gallup and West Health found that a majority of Americans have expressed numerous health care system-related concerns, including rising costs of drugs, insurance premiums, and health care in response to COVID-19.
Generics and Biosimilars Facing Formulary Difficulties
September 11, 2019
New changes are making it more difficult for generics and biosimilars to compete on formularies.
How to Raise Diabetes Drug Adherence
June 16, 2017
New study shows that a Universal Medication Schedule could help diabetes patients.
Adding biosimilars to formularies: The pharmacist's role
August 10, 2016
Pharmacists on P&T committees are going to face issues that range from biosimilar naming systems to challenges in dispensing and costs.
Coming regs expand pharmacist role in LTC
August 10, 2016
“Basically, everything we know will be gutted over the next three years.”
Patients, payers, and manufacturers’ drug coupons
June 10, 2016
According to PBMs, those drug coupons are something else.
Pharmacists seek fairness in generics reimbursement
May 31, 2016
PBMs have dodged state-mandated requirements for transparency in generics drug pricing, so many states are rewriting their laws.
Generic treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia could save millions
May 03, 2016
Five years of imatinib treatment for CML = >$100,000 saved per patient.
Cost vs. value: Healthcare shifts its focus
July 10, 2015
Value-based care is transforming the world of healthcare. Simple cost management must give way to utilization management, and alignment of stakeholder services is inevitable.
The consequences of high out-of-pocket medication costs
April 10, 2015
Cost of treatment often forces aging patients on limited incomes to choose between paying for medications or for food and rent.