Express Scripts Canada has launched an online prescription manager website and member contact centre to help facilitate medication delivery to plan members.
In July 2011, Medavie Blue Cross implemented a therapeutic substitution pilot program with a small group of pharmacies in Atlantic Canada. According to George Somers, director of professional and provider affairs at Medavie Blue Cross, the pilot was facilitated by new legislation and a subsequent interest by pharmacists and Medavie Blue Cross to explore new partnerships.
Many biologic drugs have a high price tag but they also provide employees a much healthier life and, in some cases, an easier return to work. So how does an employer balance the cost and benefit of biologics on its drug plan?
Besides the compelling love story between its two attractive stars, the movie Love and Other Drugs presents a rather enlightening glimpse into the relationship between doctors and the pharmaceutical sales community. It turns out that this complex relationship is no different than any other in the world of sales, and doctors rely on sales reps for information, training and support.
Lawtons Drugs has paired up with LoyaltyOne—owner and operator of the Air Miles loyalty program—to use Air Miles to encourage customers to take better care of their health.
From a distance, it may look as though the drug plan benefits space has matured greatly over the past 10 years. However, as you get closer and examine what is happening today—and looking ahead to 2012—it can be frustrating to see how little the needle has moved in some areas.
Benefits management services provider Express Scripts Canada has announced the introduction of a new business model, which, it says, will enable companies to better control the costs of their drug plans.
Originally from our sister publication, CanadianHealthcareNetwork.ca. The number of new prescription medications covered by provincial and territorial insurance plans dropped substantially after a national review body began assessing the cost-effectiveness of drugs in 2003, a study has found. Researchers also discovered that newly approved drugs were listed for coverage more quickly in several of the […]
Canadian benefits plan sponsors are becoming more involved in assessing their drug plan designs. This has been a positive step forward in terms of helping to ensure long-term plan sustainability and affording plan sponsors the ability to reinvest unnecessary spending in areas that will produce far greater return. By contrast, one area in which plan […]
Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) will save U.S. consumers and payers almost $2 trillion in prescription drug costs—a 35% savings—over the next decade, according to new research from Visante, a consulting firm. The research also indicates that another $550 billion could be saved if payers used the full array of savings tools that PBMs offer. “PBMs […]