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Follow the 340B Prescription Dollar: How PBMs Profit from 340B Contract Pharmacies (Video)

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I then document how five multi-billion-dollar, for-profit, publicly traded pharmacy chains and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)—Cigna (via Express Scripts), CVS Health, UnitedHealth Group (via OptumRx), and Walgreens, Walmart—continue to dominate the 340B contract pharmacy market.

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Increasing patient engagement with UK clinical trials

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This pharmaphorum webinar, held in association with the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), takes place on Wednesday 16 th December, 11:00 GMT / 12:00 CET and will look at how to navigate the compliance pathway to increase patient engagement with clinical trials. Gaining patient input on marketing and recruitment materials.

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PBMs and Drug Spending in 2020: Data from CVS Health (sort of), Express Scripts, Navitus, and WellDyne (rerun)

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This week, I’m rerunning some popular posts while I prepare for this Friday’s live video webinar: Drug Channels Outlook 2022. I document this disappointing state of affairs below. Click here to see the original post and comments from July 2021. I’m sad to report that this year’s analysis is skimpier than usual.

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Medicare Part D in 2024: Mapping Large Chains' Position in 2024’s Preferred Pharmacy Networks

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In Medicare Part D in 2024: The Seven Largest Companies' Preferred Pharmacy Networks and the Coming Collapse of the PDP Market , I documented how those networks now dominate stand-alone Medicare Part D prescription drug plans (PDPs) and have become a major presence in Medicare Advantage prescription drug (MA-PD) plans. to 1:30 p.m.

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ABPI code updated with first social media guidance

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The document from the Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority (PMCPA) arrives in the wake of several cases where drugmakers made promotional statements on social media platforms – including LinkedIn and Instagram – that were deemed to have breached the code of practice laid down by the Association of British Pharmaceutical Industry (APBI).

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Drug Channels Recommends: “Uncontrolled Spread” by Scott Gottlieb

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Gottlieb documents—with great specificity—how and why our government’s public health infrastructure failed us during the pandemic. Please join me for my upcoming live video webinar, Drug Channels Outlook 2022 , on December 17, 2021, from 12:00 p.m. He also offers valuable recommendations for better planning. to 1:30 p.m.

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What CVS Pharmacy’s New Cost-Plus Reimbursement Approach Means for PBMs, Pharmacies, Plan Sponsors, and Prescription Prices (rerun)

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This week, I’m rerunning some popular posts while I prepare for Friday’s live video webinar: Drug Channel Implications of the Inflation Reduction Act. Below you'll find details and links to source documents. For more on acquisition cost reimbursement for pharmacies, see Sections 8.4. and 12.3.4.