Abarca
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Why Blue Shield of California Is Shaking Up its Prescription Drug Model
Blue Shield of California is cutting many of its ties with CVS Caremark (though not all) and adding four additional partners for its prescription drug benefits. These partners include Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company and Amazon Pharmacy. The changes are needed to disrupt the current broken system, said Salina Wong, senior director of clinical pharmacy programs at Blue Shield of California.
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
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Payer’s Place: Dr. Anil Singh
Dr. Anil Singh shares his insights into the strategies employed by the organization to identify the most effective digital solutions for their members.
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Sponsored Post, BioPharma, Payers
What Do Payers Need to Help Value-Based Contracting Deals for Novel Therapies Succeed?
A panel discussion at the annual Abarca Forward conference in Puerto Rico last month sought to identify some of the innovative financial approaches that can be applied to managing the high price of novel therapies. Conversations also addressed what payers need for these financing models to be sustainable.
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What Will Value-Based Drug Pricing Look Like By 2030? Experts Share 4 Predictions
By Katie Adams
Panelists at a recent pharmacy conference were optimistic about the future of value-based drug contracting. For example, one said that healthcare will be close to establishing a value-based formulary by 2030, and another said that longitudinal patient tracking will become a more important part the drug pricing process.
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Consumer / Employer, Health Tech, Hospitals
Is Interoperability Tech Worth the Investment? Experts Say Yes for 3 Reasons
By Katie Adams
Panelists at a recent healthcare conference expressed optimism about the automation technology that health plans, pharmacy benefit managers and providers can adopt to facilitate real-time data sharing. They said that such technology has potential to improve medication adherence, reduce costs and save time for both providers and payers.
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Rising drug costs fuel interest in value-based contracts
By Joel Berg
The contracts are complicated and full of risks for drug companies. But there’s also a risk to steering clear of the arrangements — reduced or restricted access to a company’s medication.
Share/ Dec 3, 2020 at 9:00 AM
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