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Drug Channels
APRIL 12, 2023
In Drug Channels Institute’s list of the top 15 pharmacies of 2022 , we show that central-fill, mail pharmacies operated by large PBMs and health insurers have displaced retail chains as the largest prescription drug dispensers by revenues. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2023 Pembroke Consulting, Inc. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute.
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
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.
Drug Channels
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
In this issue: Payers confess: Patients lose from copay accumulators Humana joins the Express Scripts GPO Hospitals vs. PBMs over specialty pharmacy white bagging Let’s all follow the Buy-and-Bill Dollar! Plus, entrepreneurial pharmacy owner Dave Marley demonstrates the power of innovation. Sometimes, the little guy wins big.
Perficient: Drug Development
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Among these, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) play a crucial role, handling reimbursements and negotiations with drug manufacturers and pharmacies. Three major PBM players – CVS Caremark, Express Scripts, and OptumRx – collectively command a significant 79% market share , orchestrating much of the industry’s dynamics.
Drug Channels
APRIL 23, 2025
Last week, we examined the growing concentration of specialty drug dispensing revenues among the largest pharmacies. See The Top 15 Specialty Pharmacies of 2024: How PBMs, Health Systems, and Independents Are Shaping the Market. Today, we dive deeper. Drawing from DCIs new 2025 Economic Report on U.S.
Drug Channels
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Small pharmacies have ghosted Medicare Part Ds preferred networksno farewell party, no breakup text, just a quiet exit. A few months ago , DCI highlighted how the largest pharmacy chains are participating as preferred cost sharing pharmacies in the 2025 stand-alone prescription drug plan (PDP) networks. Abracadabra!
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