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Drug Exclusions are Affecting Patients and Plans

by | Mar 21, 2023 | Blog post | 0 Comments

The 2023 growth may be small, but drug exclusion lists are still growing for the three largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Handling over 80% of all prescriptions...

Benefit Broker Resolution: Avoid Burnout

by | Jan 23, 2023 | Blog post | 0 Comments

Like the rest of American workers, pharmacy benefit brokers are burning out. Rising healthcare and drug costs, ever-changing policies, and transparency wars are adding...

Save by Switching from High-Cost Generics

by | Jan 6, 2023 | Blog post | 0 Comments

Switching from an expensive brand-name medication to a lower-cost generic alternative is a proven savings strategy self-insured plan sponsors employ to reduce plan and...

Drug Pricing and the Inflation Reduction Act

by | Oct 24, 2022 | Blog post | 0 Comments

The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in August 2022 will impact patients, providers, and benefit plan sponsors by disrupting drug pricing. The IRA allows...

Interchangeable Biosimilars: Plan and Patient Savings

by | Sep 14, 2022 | Blog post | 0 Comments

Biosimilar drugs are “highly similar to” and have “no clinically meaningful differences” from existing FDA-approved biologics. Currently, there are 38 biosimilars on...

Lowering Diabetes Medication Costs with Alternative Strategies

by | Jul 21, 2022 | Blog post | 0 Comments

One in ten people in the United States has diabetes. $1 in $4 of US healthcare costs is spent caring for people with diabetes, resulting in a 26% increase in the cost...

Medical Pharmacy Affects Plan Spend

by | Jun 28, 2022 | Blog post | 0 Comments

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....

RFP Questions You Should be Asking

by | May 24, 2022 | Blog post | 0 Comments

When evaluating a PBM contract at renewal or mid-term market check, brokers and plan sponsors should be asking questions. Questions that lead to a thorough...

Validating Pharmacy Savings Programs

by | Mar 24, 2022 | Blog post | 0 Comments

Americans spent $328 billion on prescription drugs in 2020, eight percent of total healthcare spend. The rising cost of medications is motivating employers, especially...

Press Releases

March 2023

by | Mar 30, 2023 | Press release | 0 Comments

February 2023

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Prescription Savings for Mid-Sized Companies: It Is Possible with Prescription Care Management

by | Dec 14, 2018 | Press release | 0 Comments

Prescription Care Management Introduces A New Tool That Promises To Deliver Healthcare Benefits To Employees While Providing Savings To Employers! Prescription drugs...

Reduced Costs for Employers and Improved Healthcare for Employees is Now a Reality!

by | Jul 25, 2018 | Press release | 0 Comments

Utilization management is not a new concept; it has been used for years by the medical and pharmaceutical industries to help evaluate and monitor data related to...

PCM Introduces A Utilization Management Program to Cut Healthcare Expenses!

by | Jul 6, 2018 | Press release | 0 Comments

If You are Tired of Constantly Second Guessing Your PBM, You Need an Rx for Prescription Care Management! The economic uncertainty has affected the healthcare industry...

Rising Prescription and Healthcare Costs Have Employers Worried

by | Apr 10, 2018 | Press release | 0 Comments

If That's Your Case Then Prescription Care Management is Just What the Doctor Ordered! Many organizations offer strong benefit plans to employees to attract and retain...

Newsletter Archives

Tools to avoid burnout in 2023

by | Jan 26, 2023 | Newsletter | 0 Comments

NEW BLOG Benefit Broker Resolution: Avoid Burnout Rising healthcare and drug costs, ever-changing policies, and transparency wars are adding to the complexity of...

Are you switching high-cost generics?

by | Nov 30, 2022 | Newsletter | 0 Comments

NEW BLOG Save by Switching High-Cost Generics to Low-Cost Alternatives Switching from an expensive brand-name medication to a lower-cost generic alternative is a proven...

Tips to navigate gene therapy

by | Nov 16, 2022 | Newsletter | 0 Comments

NEW BLOG Navigating Gene Therapies Gene therapies are life-changing for patients. However, the price and complexity of balancing costs and patient outcomes are...

Validating Your Pharmacy Savings Programs

by | Nov 16, 2022 | Newsletter | 0 Comments

NEW BLOG Validating Your Pharmacy Savings Programs While drug substitutions have clear financial advantages, plan sponsors should vet third-party vendors to ensure they...

Introducing a new RFP tool

by | Nov 16, 2022 | Newsletter | 0 Comments

INTRODUCING A simplified RFP tool Market Check by PCM Dynamically reprice claims Compare multiple contracts See contract vs. market rates Build custom contracts See how...

Before an RFP, ask these questions

by | Nov 16, 2022 | Newsletter | 0 Comments

NEW BLOG RFP Questions YouShould be Asking When evaluating a PBM contract at renewal or mid-term market check, brokers and plan sponsors should be asking questions....

How is medical pharmacy affecting plan spend?

by | Nov 16, 2022 | Newsletter | 0 Comments

NEW BLOG Medical Pharmacy Affects Plan Spend Pharmacy costs get all the press for rising prices; however, brokers and plan sponsors need to consider medical pharmacy if...

Insulin: How is your plan managing costs?

by | Nov 15, 2022 | Newsletter | 0 Comments

NEW BLOG Lowering Diabetes Medication Costs with Alternative Strategies Identifying and covering therapeutic alternatives to high-cost prescription drugs is key to a...

Are you ready for 2023?

by | Nov 15, 2022 | Newsletter | 0 Comments

Are you ready for 2023? Whether you're renewing or shopping for pharmacy benefits in2023, PCM has the tools to help contain costs and reduce labor. Read more on our...

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