Drug Channels

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Curl up with your favorite pumpkin-spiced blog and savor these stories harvested from the Drug Channels patch: Fresh insights about hospitals’ specialty drug profits SSR Update: Drug prices keep dropping My $0.02 Read more » Copyright © 2006-2021 Pembroke Consulting, Inc. Autumn is here! d/b/a Drug Channels Institute.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

We have found that the share of pharmacists who work at hospitals reached a new high. What’s more, average base salaries for retail pharmacists have dropped, while salaries have risen for pharmacists employed by hospitals, physician offices, and other non-retail settings. . Read more » Copyright © 2006-2021 Pembroke Consulting, Inc.

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Drug Channels

JANUARY 28, 2025

healthcare system Trick Play : Patients and plans get sacked by a gross spending-to-net bubble Defensive line : A comeback for pharmacy students Offensive line : Apexus dances in the end zone, while a 340B hospital tackles a patient Plus, Super Antonio runs downfield in the Mushroom Kingdom. How Mark Cuban would quarterback the U.S.

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Drug Channels

MAY 30, 2023

Read more » Copyright © 2006-2023 Pembroke Consulting, Inc. P.S. Join my more than 41,000 LinkedIn followers for daily links to neat stuff. Speaking of PBMs, be sure to join me for my new live video webinar, PBMs and the Battle Over Patient Support Funds: Accumulators, Maximizers, and Alternative Funding , on June 23, 2023, from 12:00 p.m.

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Drug Channels

AUGUST 29, 2023

Time to pack away your bathing suit, send the kids back to school, and cherish these curated curiosities that I combed from the Jersey Shore: Fresh evidence of patients’ copay maximizer pain How payers pay more to hospitals than to physician offices Surprise? Read more » Copyright © 2006-2023 Pembroke Consulting, Inc.

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Drug Channels

JULY 25, 2023

Do nonprofit hospitals deserve their tax exemption? Read more » Copyright © 2006-2023 Pembroke Consulting, Inc. Let’s cut through the steamy summer haze with Drug Channels ’ refreshing breeze of questions for you to ponder while on your favorite pink beach: Why does the biggest PBM need a discount card partner?

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Drug Channels

AUGUST 18, 2020

Hospitals and health systems are building a major presence in the specialty pharmacy industry. As we demonstrate below, nine out of ten large hospitals now operate a specialty pharmacy. Hospitals and other healthcare providers account for one-third of all U.S. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2020 Pembroke Consulting, Inc.

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Drug Channels

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Scream as Blue Cross Blue Shield frightfully overpays hospitals Shocking! Read more » Copyright © 2006-2021 Pembroke Consulting, Inc. PBMs are conjuring a terrifying number of formulary exclusions for oncology drugs Eerie! Brrr.did you hear that? It’s the biosimilar boom! Believe it or not, U.S d/b/a Drug Channels Institute.

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Drug Channels

APRIL 16, 2024

We have identified nearly 1,800 dispensing sites with specialty pharmacy accreditation—about 40% of which are owned by hospitals, physician practices, and other healthcare providers. Read more » © 2006-2024 HMP Omnimedia, LLC d/b/a Drug Channels Institute , an HMP Global Company. All rights reserved.

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Drug Channels

JANUARY 30, 2024

Plus, Dr. Glaucomflecken peeks inside a hospital owned by a private equity firm. Read more » © 2006-2024 HMP Omnimedia, LLC d/b/a Drug Channels Institute , an HMP Global Company. Senator Cassidy tries to tackle CVS and Walgreens—and I give you a peek at a Walgreens 340B contract Offsides : To Gen Z, being a pharmacist is cheugy.

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Hospitals 75

Drug Channels

MAY 30, 2022

Let’s turn up the heat with these sizzling news bites straight from the Drug Channels grill: SaveonSP gets sued Thoughts on the Medicaid accumulator rule opinion CVS buys AmerisourceBergen’s specialty pharmacy Fresh data on hospitals’ cancer drug profiteering Plus, Dr. Glaucomflecken explains Aetna’s prior authorization policies.

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Drug Channels

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The battle for the specialty patient pits hospitals against insurers—and their respective specialty pharmacies. Hospitals, however, lose profits and face higher costs. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2021 Pembroke Consulting, Inc. As you will see, UnitedHealthcare has been especially aggressive in accelerating channel change.

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Drug Channels

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Ring in 2022 with these noisemakers from the Drug Channels party bag: Hospitals earn incredible markups on CAR-T therapies Utilization management booms Health plans often ignore clinical guidelines Benefit designs flummox physicians Plus: an awesomely concise summary of U.S. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2021 Pembroke Consulting, Inc.

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Drug Channels

JUNE 12, 2024

pharmacy industry—act as contract pharmacies for the hospitals and federal grantees that participate in the 340B program. Federal grantees are aligned primarily with the vertically intergated organizations' retail pharmacies, while hospitals rely on mail and specialty pharmacies. Fein, Ph.D., All rights reserved.

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Drug Channels

APRIL 4, 2024

For updated data on hospital-owned specialty pharmacies, see Chapter 3 of DCI's new 2024 Economic Report on U.S. As many of you know, hospitals and health systems have emerged as significant participants in the specialty pharmacy industry. I then highlight how hospitals steer prescriptions to their internal specialty pharmacies.

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Drug Channels

OCTOBER 2, 2024

pharmacy industry—act as contract pharmacies for the hospitals and federal grantees that participate in the 340B program. Federal grantees are aligned primarily with the vertically intergated organizations' retail pharmacies, while hospitals rely on mail and specialty pharmacies. Fein, Ph.D., All rights reserved.

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Drug Channels

APRIL 12, 2023

For 2022, pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) and insurers expanded their dominance over specialty dispensing, though both hospitals and physician practices are growing their share of the market. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2023 Pembroke Consulting, Inc. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute.

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Drug Channels

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Hospitals and health systems are rapidly expanding their internal specialty pharmacies—and they’re using questionable tactics to boost revenues and profits. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2021 Pembroke Consulting, Inc. I'm speaking at 8:15 AM on 10/27 during the "Post-Pandemic Outlook for Specialty Pharmacy" session with Doug Long.)

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Drug Channels

JUNE 27, 2021

on generic and biosimilar trends Some hospitals seem to be gaming their 340B eligibility Plus, tips on effective hospital marketing. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2021 Pembroke Consulting, Inc. P.S. Please join the nearly 12,000 consumers of my daily commentary and links to neat stuff at @DrugChannels on Twitter.

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Drug Channels

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Meanwhile, consumers shoulder a much higher portion of this spending compared with their share of hospital spending. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2022 Pembroke Consulting, Inc. Demonizing pharmaceuticals as a driver of U.S. healthcare spending growth is simply inaccurate. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute.

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Drug Channels

JULY 23, 2020

Whenever a prescription is eligible for 340B pricing, an insured patient could pay thousands of dollars out of pocket—even as the 340B hospital and its contract pharmacy generate substantial profits. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2020 Pembroke Consulting, Inc. As always, I welcome your feedback via email or in the comments below.

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Drug Channels

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

These include disruption to the now-booming biosimilar market, the prospects of physician/hospital vertical integration that will raise commercial healthcare costs and expand 340B, and the need for complex new processes to administer the IRA's lower pharmacy reimbursements. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2022 Pembroke Consulting, Inc.

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Drug Channels

AUGUST 8, 2023

Below, I include links to publicly available comments from a diverse range of stakeholders, including 340B Health, the American Hospital Association, Biotechnology Innovation Organization, Community Oncology Alliance, National Association of Community Health Centers, and Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.

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Drug Channels

JUNE 3, 2020

Consistent with our previous analyses, the share of pharmacists who work at hospitals reached a new high. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2020 Pembroke Consulting, Inc. However, the number of pharmacists working in retail settings decreased. It’s more bad news for the pharmacists who are working for the weakened.

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Drug Channels

AUGUST 6, 2024

You can also check out our recent data deep dive: Hospitals Are Relying More on PBMs to Manage Manufacturers' 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions: DCI's 2024 Market Analysis. © 2006-2024 HMP Omnimedia, LLC d/b/a Drug Channels Institute , an HMP Global Company. Click here if you can’t see the video below. All rights reserved.

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Drug Channels

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Read more » © 2006-2024 HMP Omnimedia, LLC d/b/a Drug Channels Institute , an HMP Global Company. And don't forget to put on your ruby slippers and hear from Doctor of Thinkology Adam J. During next week’s Drug Channels Outlook 2025 live video webinar, he'll tell you what's ahead for the program that continues to defy gravity.

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Drug Channels

DECEMBER 12, 2022

These include disruption to the now-booming biosimilar market, the prospects of physician/hospital vertical integration that will raise commercial healthcare costs and expand 340B, and the need for complex new processes to administer the IRA's lower pharmacy reimbursements. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2022 Pembroke Consulting, Inc.

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Drug Channels

JULY 12, 2022

pharmacy industry—now act as contract pharmacies for the hospitals and other healthcare providers that participate in the 340B program. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2022 Pembroke Consulting, Inc. Drug Channels Institute’s latest analysis reveals that an astonishing 32,000 pharmacy locations —more than half of the entire U.S.

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Drug Channels

JANUARY 26, 2021

For my first Drug Channels news roundup of 2021, I focus on two remarkable, must-read reports that provide extraordinary details about the hidden economics of our drug channel: The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ new transparency rule discloses how much major insurers overpay hospitals for outpatient drugs.

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Drug Channels

APRIL 2, 2025

Read more 2006-2025 HMP Omnimedia, LLC d/b/a Drug Channels Institute , an HMP Global Company. But Minnesotas report marks a valuable first step on the yellow brick road to the wonderful world of transparency. I suspect similar reports are gonna be popular. All rights reserved. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only.

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Drug Channels

JULY 27, 2021

In this issue: The top 10 stingiest hospitals Medicare Part B's savings from biosimilars What happened to hepatitis C drug costs and rebates? Read more » Copyright © 2006-2021 Pembroke Consulting, Inc. Let’s cut through the summer haze with our refreshing breeze of articles and insights. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute.

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Drug Channels

APRIL 1, 2024

The common factor behind these two disparate situations: Pharmaceutical wholesalers’ unusual pricing for brand-name drugs sold to pharmacies, hospitals, and other buyers. Read more » © 2006-2024 HMP Omnimedia, LLC d/b/a Drug Channels Institute , an HMP Global Company. All rights reserved.

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Drug Channels

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The common factor behind these two disparate situations: Pharmaceutical wholesalers’ unusual pricing for brand-name drugs sold to pharmacies, hospitals, and other buyers. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2023 Pembroke Consulting, Inc. to 1:30 p.m. Click here to learn more and sign up. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute.

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Drug Channels

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Hospitals accounted for 87% of 340B purchases for 2022. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2023 Pembroke Consulting, Inc. For 2022, discounted purchases under the 340B program reached a record $53.7 billion —an astonishing $9.8 billion (+22.3%) higher than its 2021 counterpart. billion (+$2.6 As I noted last year, only in the U.S.

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Drug Channels

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

I want to share with you, dear reader, the strange but true tale of my recent foray into the wonderful world of hospital price transparency for routine lab services. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2021 Pembroke Consulting, Inc. Sometimes, a little knowledge can be a bad thing. to 1:30 p.m. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE AND SIGN UP.

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

Hospitals accounted for 87% of 340B purchases for 2022. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2023 Pembroke Consulting, Inc. For 2022, discounted purchases under the 340B program reached a record $53.7 billion —an astonishing $9.8 billion (+22.3%) higher than its 2021 counterpart. billion (+$2.6 As I noted last year, only in the U.S.

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Drug Channels

MARCH 25, 2024

Read more » © 2006-2024 HMP Omnimedia, LLC d/b/a Drug Channels Institute , an HMP Global Company. P.S. Join my nearly 54,000 LinkedIn followers for daily links to neat stuff. What’s ahead for the drug channel? Find out during Drug Channel Implications of the Inflation Reduction Act , a new live video webinar with Adam J. All rights reserved.

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