by Team PCM | Jun 28, 2022 | Blog post, Medical Benefits
Pharmacy costs get all the press for rising prices; however, brokers and plan sponsors need to consider medical pharmacy if they want a complete picture of plan spend. Medical pharmacy is the management of drugs billed under the medical benefit. Most often, these...
by Team PCM | Aug 18, 2021 | Blog post, Medical Benefits, Pharmacy Benefits
For self-insured plan sponsors, specialty drugs represent 33-50% of total pharmacy spend but only account for 1% of total prescription claims. These medications usually require special handling, administration, inventory management, patient monitoring, and support and...