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. As predicted last year, Walgreens’ specialty pharmacy business has collapsed, which led to a slightly less concentrated industry.

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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.

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Drug Channels

APRIL 23, 2025

See The Top 15 Specialty Pharmacies of 2024: How PBMs, Health Systems, and Independents Are Shaping the Market. In DCIs latest analysis, we find specialty pharmacies affiliated with the largest PBMs still play an outsized role in limited networks. Today, we dive deeper.

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