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Articles of Interest
"The Middleman’s Markup,"
April 19, 2008, The New York Times (subscription may
be required)
Examines the trend for some pharmacy benefit managers to act as distributors of
specialty drugs.
"As Health Middlemen Thrive, Employers Try to Tame Them,"
December 29, 2006, Wall Street Journal (subscription may
be required)
HR Policy Association’s Pharmaceutical Coalition featured as one of several major
employer initiatives attempting to maximize the value that they receive from PBMs
and other health care intermediaries.
"Managers of Drug Benefits Agree To More Transparency in Pricing,"
July 24, 2006, Wall Street Journal (subscription may
be required)
Reports on the growing number of PBMs that have agreed to provide more information
to employers about the way they price and administer employee drug purchases in
response to the Pharmaceutical Coalition’s Transparency in Pharmaceutical Purchasing
Solutions (TIPPS)SM initiative.
"Selling Generic Drugs by Mail Turns Into Lucrative Business,"
May 9, 2006, Wall Street Journal (subscription may
be required)
Highlights profits that some PBMs garner from spreads on generic pharmaceuticals.
"Employers Join to Push Drug Managers for Full Disclosure,"
August 10, 2005, Wall Street Journal (subscription may
be required)
Describes Pharmaceutical Coalition’s ambitious effort to hold PBMs to a standard
of full transparency and certification of three PBMs – Aetna Pharmacy Management,
MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc., and Walgreens Health Initiatives, Inc.
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