Jun 27, 2020 | MedBen Rx, Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM), Pharmacy Services Administrator (PSA)
As an agent or a plan administrator, it is important to understand how PBM contracts compare – “not just in terms of the numbers calculated for things like discounts and rebates, but also in terms of how they function and align (or fail to align) with your client’s...
Feb 8, 2020 | MedBen Rx, MedBen Rx Advocate, Pharmacies, Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM), Pharmacy Services Administrator (PSA), Prescription drugs, Rx Costs, Rx Spending, Savings, Transparency
MedBen Rx Advocate offers clients true transparency by removing the ability for pharmacy benefits managers to manipulate drug pricing. By using fee-based pricing, we avoid the margin markups that PBM “middlemen” use to inflate their profits. The Hill reports that...
Sep 25, 2018 | Discounts, MedBen Rx, Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM), Pharmacy Services Administrator (PSA), Rebates
To people outside the health care industry, the role of the pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) can be a bit unclear. Simply stated, PBMs act as intermediaries between insurers (or, in the case of self-funded plans, employers), drug companies, pharmacies, and consumers....
