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Medical Documentation

RX Note

Since we don't even remember what we eat this morning, it is vital to make proper medical documentation. The amendments should be documented on the prescription and endorsed with “prescriber contacted” (PC), dated and initialled by the pharmacist/person dispensing.

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Another IRA Surprise: Part B Coinsurance Inflation Adjustments Are Increasing Patient Costs

Drug Channels

As we document below, a growing share of Part B drugs have inflation-adjusted coinsurance rates that have been increasing , not declining. Read more » © 2006-2024 HMP Omnimedia, LLC d/b/a Drug Channels Institute , an HMP Global Company. Chalk off these coinsurance surprises to yet another unintended consequence of the IRA.

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

Drug Channels

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

Drug Channels

Below you'll find details and links to source documents. Read more » © 2006-2024 HMP Omnimedia, LLC d/b/a Drug Channels Institute , an HMP Global Company. Is the world ready for new ways to price pharmacy and pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) services? Et tu, Walgreens?) All rights reserved.

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

Drug Channels

Below you'll find details and links to source documents. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2023 Pembroke Consulting, Inc. Is the world ready for new ways to price pharmacy and pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) services? CVS Health thinks so, as evidenced by two new initiatives that it announced yesterday. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute.

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Drug Channels Recommends: “Uncontrolled Spread” by Scott Gottlieb

Drug Channels

Dr. Gottlieb documents—with great specificity—how and why our government’s public health infrastructure failed us during the pandemic. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2021 Pembroke Consulting, Inc. I suggest Uncontrolled Spread: Why COVID-19 Crushed Us and How We Can Defeat the Next Pandemic , by Scott Gottlieb, M.D. Amazon link).

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PBM-Owned Specialty Pharmacies Expand Their Role In—and Profits From—the 340B Program

Drug Channels

Last week, I documented that nearly half of U.S. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2020 Pembroke Consulting, Inc. pharmacies now participate in the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Below, we update our exclusive analysis of the biggest specialty pharmacies within 340B. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute.