In Search of a Better Specialty Pharmacy Experience for People with Chronic Illness
People living with chronic illness often have to jump through hoops to get the specialty medicines they need, with many expected to justify their prescriptions to payers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) on a monthly basis. A new Med City News article covers how medically integrated dispensing (MID) can help patients and providers.
Improving Specialty Pharmacy IT to Improve Patient Outcomes
Health information technology (IT) has rapidly advanced over the past few decades, changing the specialty pharmacy industry. However, key inefficiencies remain that, if addressed, could help patients experience better health outcomes. In a new Pharmacy Times article, learn about these inefficiencies and possible solutions to them.
AJMC View: PBM GER Fees Threaten Specialty Pharmacies
Many medically integrated specialty pharmacies (MIPs) take a hit when filling prescriptions due to PBM fees known as generic effective rate (GER). This can reduce patient access by disincentivizing the prescribing of these drugs. In a new AJMC View, authors Darrel L. Willyard, PharmD, and Alexis V. Fanshier, BA, explain how GERs impact specialty pharmacies and patient health outcomes.
Pharmacy or Medical Benefit? Specialty Pharmacy Weighs In
The reimbursement and dispensing of specialty pharmacy drugs is made complicated by inconsistencies in coverage, wherein different plans will categorize the same treatment as a pharmacy benefit or a medical benefit. This can determine coverage and therefore where patients will go for medications. In a recent article in Pharmacy Times, Bill Bolgar discusses a comprehensive pharmacy services approach that lets specialty pharmacies categorize drugs into medical or pharmacy benefits.
Asembia Specialty Pharmacy 2022: The Future of Specialty Pharmacy
Adam J. Fein, PhD, CEO, Drug Channels Institute forecasted future trends in specialty pharmacy in a general session at Asembia’s [...]
NASP Supports Biden Administration’s Rx Drug Cost-cutting Measures for Seniors but Seeks Protections for Pharmacies
Sheila Arquette, RPh, CEO and President of the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP), has praised efforts by the Biden [...]
