Drug Channels

MARCH 8, 2022

Next week, Drug Channels Institute will release our 2022 Economic Report on U.S. Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers. The total share of the largest 15 companies decreased slightly compared with their 2020 share, due primarily to below-market growth rates at retail and long-term care pharmacies.

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Drug Channels

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

On March 15, 2022, Drug Channels Institute will release The 2022 Economic Report on U.S. Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers. We are providing you with the opportunity to preorder this thoroughly updated, revised, and expanded 2022 edition at special discounted prices. The 2022 Economic Report on U.S.

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Drug Channels

MARCH 1, 2022

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently released its 2022 data on enrollment in Medicare Part D prescription drug plans (PDPs). Our exclusive analysis of these numbers finds that for 2022, an astounding 99% of seniors are enrolled in the wonderland of PDPs with preferred pharmacy networks.

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Drug Channels

APRIL 26, 2022

In this issue: Green Monster : The 340B market hits new highs in 2021 Not-Free Agents : Big 340B profits for CVS, Walgreens, Express Scripts, et al Batter Up : Fixing the insulin market Pinch Hitters : Walgreens bets on robots Plus, Dr. Glaucomflecken helps UnitedHealthcare celebrate Doctors’ Day! Hope to see you there!

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Drug Channels

JULY 20, 2022

In this issue: CVS disassociates itself from its chain pharmacy association Payers are paying attention to ICER Benefits of the biosimilar boom A fantastic takedown of health insurance deductibles Plus, I join the Advisory Board of Alto Pharmacy. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2022 Pembroke Consulting, Inc. to 1:30 p.m.

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Drug Channels

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Click here to see the original post and comments from September 2022. By now, you have already read innumerable articles explaining what’s in the new Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA; P.L. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2022 Pembroke Consulting, Inc. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute.

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Drug Channels

MAY 24, 2022

As the market for patient-paid prescriptions has expanded, disputes about the appropriate split of these spreads will pressure pharmacy-PBM relationships and drive change in the discount card business model. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2022 Pembroke Consulting, Inc. Read on and see what you think. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute.

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Drug Channels

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers. Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers is a definitive, nonpartisan resource that includes the most current information about pharmacy dispensing channels, third-party payers, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), patients’ financial contributions, government regulations, and much more.

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Drug Channels

MARCH 14, 2023

Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers , available for purchase and immediate download. Prescription Market (press release) We’re offering special discounted pricing if you order before April 3, 2023. Prescription Market (press release) We’re offering special discounted pricing if you order before April 3, 2023.

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Drug Channels

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

In Consolidation and Preferred Pharmacy Networks in 2022’s Medicare Part D Plans , I highlighted how those networks have hijacked the world of stand-alone Medicare Part D prescription drug plans (PDP) and become a major presence in Medicare Advantage prescription drug (MA-PD) plans. to 1:30 p.m. Click here to learn more and sign up.

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APRIL 5, 2022

The highly-consolidated PBM market notched another year of increased concentration. Consider Drug Channels Institute's latest estimates of pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) market share, shown in the chart below. Significant business relationships among the largest companies continue to shift market share.

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Drug Channels

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The rise of discount card pricing within pharmacy benefit plans is a positive development. Patients get access to market prices that can be lower than their PBM’s contracted rate. I’ll cover what’s next for PBMs and discount cards during my upcoming live video webinar, Drug Channels Outlook 2023 , on December 16, 2022, from 12:00 p.m.

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Drug Channels

JANUARY 21, 2022

Today’s guest post comes from Chris Dowd, Senior Vice President of Market Development at ConnectiveRx. Chris discusses how COVID-19 is impacting stakeholders across the healthcare system, including patients, providers, pharmacies, and manufacturers. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2022 Pembroke Consulting, Inc.

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JULY 25, 2022

Click here to see the original post from April 2022. The highly-consolidated PBM market notched another year of increased concentration. Consider Drug Channels Institute's latest estimates of pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) market share, shown in the chart below. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute.

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Drug Channels

MARCH 14, 2022

Asembia’s Specialty Pharmacy Summit 2022. May 2 – 5, 2022 | Las Vegas www.asembiasummit.com. Asembia's Specialty Pharmacy Summit 2022 is back! This is a must-attend event for anyone connected to specialty pharmacy. Read on for more details about this great specialty pharmacy event and register now.

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Drug Channels

JULY 11, 2022

Informa Connect's Hub and Specialty Pharmacy Models West. September 14-15, 2022 Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina | San Diego, CA www.informaconnect.com/hub-specialty-pharmacy-west. Copyright © 2006-2022 Pembroke Consulting, Inc. Delivered as a Hybrid Event. Drug Channels, or any of its employees.

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MARCH 11, 2022

Today’s guest post comes from Stacey Little, Senior Vice President of Business Development and Marketing at AssistRx. Learn more about AssistRx’s specialty therapy initiation and patient support services at Asembia's Specialty Pharmacy Summit on May 2-5, 2022. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2022 Pembroke Consulting, Inc.

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Drug Channels

MARCH 27, 2023

This week, I’m rerunning some popular posts while I prepare for this Friday’s live video webinar: Discount Cards, Cost-Plus Pharmacies, and PBMs: Trends, Controversies, and Outlook. Click here to see the original post and comments from November 2022. Click here to see the original post and comments from November 2022.

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Drug Channels

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

By now, you have already read innumerable articles explaining what’s in the new Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA; P.L. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2022 Pembroke Consulting, Inc. Today, I want to highlight three significant—and presumably unintended—drug channel consequences from the hastily-passed IRA legislation.

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Drug Channels

AUGUST 6, 2024

In the video excerpt below, I walk through a brief history of 340B contract pharmacies. I conclude with a “follow the dollar” example of 340B prescription economics with contract pharmacies. If this clip whets your appetite for more, register to watch a replay of the full 90-minute video webinar from June. All rights reserved.

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Drug Channels

MAY 9, 2022

Informa Connect’s Hub and Specialty Pharmacy Models East. June 28-30, 2022 | Sheraton Parsippany | Parsippany, NJ www.informaconnect.com/hub-specialty-pharmacy. For 2022 only, Hub and Specialty Pharmacy Models and PAP – Patient Assistance & Access Programs are under the same roof. Delivered as a Hybrid Event.

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Drug Channels

DECEMBER 6, 2022

In Preferred Pharmacy Networks in 2023’s Medicare Part D Plans: Cigna, CVS Health, Humana, UnitedHealthcare, WellCare, and More , I highlighted how those networks have taken over the world of stand-alone Medicare Part D prescription drug plans (PDP) and become a major presence in Medicare Advantage prescription drug (MA-PD) plans.

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Drug Channels

JUNE 12, 2024

The 340B contract pharmacy market shows little sign of slowing down. Drug Channels Institute’s exclusive analysis of the 2024 market reveals that: About 33,000 pharmacy locations—more than half of the entire U.S. For an updated look at what’s next for the 340B contract pharmacy market, join Adam J.

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Drug Channels

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The 340B contract pharmacy market shows little sign of slowing down. Drug Channels Institute’s exclusive analysis of the 2024 market reveals that: About 33,000 pharmacy locations—more than half of the entire U.S. For an updated look at what’s next for the 340B contract pharmacy market, join Adam J.

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Drug Channels

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Click here to see the original post and comments from October 2022. Below, I highlight three unexpected findings from the data regarding GoodRx’s market position, when people use discount cards, how much they save, and why PBMs should still be worried about this market. Link below.) d/b/a Drug Channels Institute.

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Drug Channels

JANUARY 23, 2024

In a previous article , I highlighted the largest pharmacy chains that will participate in the 2024 Medicare Part D prescription drug plans (PDP). Plans from Aetna, Humana, WellCare, and UnitedHealthcare will not have any independent pharmacies participating via PSAOs as preferred pharmacies. Look out below!

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Drug Channels

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

In this issue: Mark Cuban schools Elon Musk on PBMs Market access lessons from Semglee Gen Z rejects the pharmacy career path A potent call for 340B transparency Plus, get ready to love the ‘90s again! Please join me for my upcoming live video webinar, Drug Channels Outlook 2023 , on December 16, 2022, from 12:00 p.m.

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Drug Channels

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Below, I highlight three unexpected findings from the data regarding GoodRx’s market position, when people use discount cards, how much they save, and why PBMs should still be worried about this market. There’s a lot to unpack about the growing discount card market. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2022 Pembroke Consulting, Inc.

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Drug Channels

MARCH 5, 2024

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN In 2023, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) began to alter the Medicare Part D program and trigger changes in beneficiary out-of-pocket spending, drug prices, pharmacy economics, and market access strategies. Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers.

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Drug Channels

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Our exclusive analysis of Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) data reveals that preferred cost sharing pharmacy networks will maintain their dominance as a component of Part D benefit design. In upcoming articles, I’ll delve into chain and independent pharmacies’ participation in the major 2024 preferred networks.

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DECEMBER 13, 2021

This week, I’m rerunning some popular posts while I prepare for this Friday’s live video webinar: Drug Channels Outlook 2022. The generic prescription market is being disrupted—but not by the big, bad spaceman from Seattle. Click here to see the original post and comments from August 2021.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

As I predicted, the stand-alone Medicare Part D prescription drug plans (PDP) market is vanishing. What’s more, the share of plans with a preferred cost sharing pharmacy network will fall to its lowest rate in more than 10 years. Legislate in haste. Repent in leisure. What else should you expect for 2025? to 1:30 p.m.

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Drug Channels

MAY 24, 2023

In recent years, each of these companies has launched new group purchasing organizations (GPOs) to further consolidate the number of covered lives in rebate negotiations with pharmaceutical manufacturers. Today, I examine these PBM-owned GPOs and then speculate on five plausible explanations for their existence.

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Drug Channels

JULY 5, 2022

This event will be broadcast live on July 29, 2022 , from 12:00 p.m. This event is part of The Drug Channels 2022 Video Webinar Series. Fein as he helps you and your team stay on top of the latest trends, market data, and strategies for specialty drugs. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2022 Pembroke Consulting, Inc.

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Drug Channels

APRIL 18, 2023

Like it or not, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is barreling ahead with its implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA). Last Friday was the last day to submit comments on CMS's initial guidance on the drug price negotiation program.

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MARCH 29, 2022

Broadcast live on April 22, 2022 , from 12:00 p.m. This event is part of The Drug Channels 2022 Video Webinar Series. Join Dr. Fein as he helps you and your team stay on top of the latest trends, market data, and strategies for pharmacy benefit management. Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers.

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Drug Channels

APRIL 12, 2022

As you will see below, outpatient prescription drugs dispensed by retail and mail pharmacies are projected to remain a small share (8.4%) of total U.S. What’s more, taxpayers—via Medicare and Medicaid—will continue to crowd out the private insurance market. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2022 Pembroke Consulting, Inc. to 1:30 p.m.

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