Oct 28, 2024 | Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Pharmacies, Rebates, Spread Pricing
KFF Health News reports on the disparity between pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) payments to large pharmacy chains compared to small drugstores: “[An American Pharmacy Cooperative] analysis early this year showed chains were paid well beyond the family business...
Oct 3, 2023 | MedBen Rx, Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM), Rebates, White paper
In their continuing quest for bigger profits, major pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) have adapted a new tactic: clever wordplay. What was once known as a “rebate” – a partial refund of the drug payment back to the plan – now goes by a variety of other...
Aug 8, 2022 | Comparative Effectiveness, Drug marketing, Formularies, MedBen Rx, Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM), Rebates
From Benefits Pro: “The median launch price of a new drug in the US soared from $2,115 in 2008 to $180,007 in 2021, a 20% annual inflation rate over the period, researchers at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston found.”Contributing to these...
Jul 12, 2022 | Formularies, MedBen Rx, Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM), Rebates, Rx prices, Savings, White paper
MedBen Rx has prepared a whitepaper detailing the games pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) play with administrative and rebate credits. PBMs focus on fixed cost savings to make you think you’re saving on prescription costs… but a closer look reveals that you’re...
Jun 28, 2021 | Announcements, Client Report, MedBen Rx, Prescription drugs, Rebates, Rx Costs, Rx Spending, Savings
The 2021 MedBen Client Report is now available for download at MedBen.com. In addition to detailing the ways that our clients are spending less on health care, this year’s Client Report highlights the priority MedBen places on client service: Members connect to a...
Aug 11, 2019 | Acquisition Cost Index (ACI), MedBen Rx Advocate, Rebates, Rx Costs, Rx Spending
If you’re tired of trying to figure out all of the confusing lingo and mathematics of the pharmaceutical world, MedBen Rx Advocate is for you. Our straightforward approach to pharmacy solutions has been proven to save clients money and the best part is, you only need...
