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Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform: What’s on the Horizon?

McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

Congress and other policymakers continue to seek opportunities to lower costs for patients and the federal government. Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are a key stakeholder in the drug supply chain, functioning as intermediaries between insurance providers and pharmaceutical manufacturers.

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New Insulin Price Cap Could End Up Saving Payers Money in the Long Run

HR Digest

By Mark Campbell, Senior Vice President of Clinical Solutions at RxBenefits , the employee benefits industry’s first technology-enabled pharmacy benefits optimizer (PBO) Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions. In the large group market, median savings will be $19, and one-quarter would save at least $42.