prescription drug cost
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Consumer / Employer, Health Tech
GoodRx, MedImpact Launch Medication Savings Solution
MedImpact and GoodRx are teaming up to lower costs for MedImpact members. When eligible MedImpact members refill a generic prescription, the companies’ savings solution will compare the member’s benefit to GoodRx’s price and will automatically apply the lowest one.
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CVS Caremark, GoodRx Launch Program To Lower Drug Costs
CVS Caremark and GoodRx created a new program called Caremark Cost Saver, which will become available starting January 1, 2024. Through the program, eligible CVS Caremark commercially insured members will have access to GoodRx’s prescription pricing on generic medications.
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Payer’s Place: Dawn Maroney
Dawn Maroney, President, Markets of Alignment Health and CEO of Alignment Health Plan, to discuss how they are using technology to provide better service and care to consumers.
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Hospitals and Health Systems Realize Growth Advantage of a Specialty Pharmacy Partnership
Implementing a specialty pharmacy strategy and approach for growth not only creates a revenue stream for the system, but also establishes a high-touch patient engagement program that becomes a differentiator in the way service is delivered for their community.
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National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions Develops Playbook for Managing Drug Costs
The National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions released a playbook on Monday that outlines the key concerns employers have about pharmacy benefit management, and provides several recommendations for employers.
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Bipartisan Legislation Efforts Build Against PBMs
A bipartisan group of House representatives introduced the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act on Friday. The bill would ban spread pricing in Medicaid programs.
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CMS Administrator: Telehealth Flexibilities Greatly Expanded Access, But Up To Congress To Extend
During an interview at the AHIP Medicare, Medicaid, Duals and Commercial Markets Forum held Tuesday in Washington, D.C., CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure discussed CMS’ key focus areas for 2023. This includes the end of the public health emergency, health equity and prescription drug costs.
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HHS Aims To Reduce Prescription Drug Costs Through 3 New Models
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services announced three models Tuesday that will be tested by the CMS Innovation Center and aim to lower prescription drug costs. The models, which include access to $2 generic drugs, build on the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
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In midterm speeches, President Biden focuses on Rx drug costs to cut inflation
President Biden continues to center his pre-midterm speeches around the issue of prescription drug costs, […]