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The Rx Research Corner is a blog written by the Research Team at PCMA. This blog will take a closer look at complex data and new research findings. Topics cover the PBM and prescription drug space and range from pricing, to policies, and to patient issues such as access and equity.
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National Diabetes Month Viewpoint: Pharmacy Benefit Clinical Care Programs Work, This Is My Family’s Story
I have been the Head of the Research Team at PCMA, representing the pharmacy benefit industry, for nearly four years. And while it is part
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PBMs Play an Incredibly Important Role in The Drug Supply Chain. How Important? Over $145 Billion Worth Every Year
A recent paper from Dr. Casey Mulligan examines the services that PBMs provide, estimating they create $145 billion in value to society annually. This value translates into a 7:1 return on investment each year.
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With PBMs, Asthma Patients Can Breathe with Ease
PCMA is releasing ten years of independent and chain retail pharmacy count data for every state. The number of independent retail pharmacies nationwide increased 8% over the last ten years, and 1.2% over the last five years, suggesting a stable marketplace.
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See for Yourself: the Independent Pharmacy Marketplace is Stable
Over the last five years, the marketplace for independent pharmacies has experienced small fluctuations from year-to-year sometimes gaining stores, sometimes losing stores. These recent fluctuations in the overall number of stores have not dramatically shifted the independent pharmacy market.
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Generic Drugs Are an American Success Story, Here’s Why
Thanks to PBMs’ efforts to give patients an incentive to use them and pharmacies an incentive to purchase them at the lowest prices, generics are widely available and affordable for hundreds of millions of Americans.
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Fun with (Medicare) Stars: Medication Adherence in Beneficiaries with Hypertension
Using data from CMS, we see increases in the average plan contract-level beneficiary adherence to hypertension medication. Gains in adherence translates to real people staying on their medications and having better health outcomes.