Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA)

05/29/2024

Pharmacy benefit companies are working every day on behalf of employers and health plans to secure savings on prescription drugs, enable better health outcomes for patients, and support access to quality prescription drug coverage for more than 275 million patients. www.HowPBMsWork.org

12/10/2023

RSVP today for an upcoming virtual health care discussion moderated by Co-Founder & President , as policymakers and experts discuss the potential negative impact of policies targeted at pharmacy benefit companies. ⬇️
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/pharmacy_benefits_event/

08/16/2023

If drug companies had their way there would be no check on their power. But because of pharmacy benefit companies, they don't. Learn more: https://www.pcmanet.org/if-drug-companies-had-their-way/

07/26/2023

While pharmacy benefit companies are lowering prescription drug costs, big drug companies are too busy blaming everyone but themselves. to avoid culpability for high drug costs and the affordability challenge millions of Americans face. Get the facts:

While pharmacy benefit companies are lowering prescription drug costs, .big drug companies are too busy blaming everyone but themselves. to avoid culpability for high drug costs and the affordability challenge millions of Americans face. Congress needs to strengthen competition in the market and end...

07/20/2023

Pharmacy benefit companies play an important and unique role in the drug supply and payment chain. While they are best known for lowering drug costs through negotiating rebates from drug companies, they provide many more services across the drug supply chain. Employers, labor unions, health plans, government agencies, drug companies, pharmacies, and most importantly patients all benefit from pharmacy benefit company services.

06/12/2023

A world without pharmacy benefit companies would be a worse place for employers and patients. Pharmacy benefit companies provide critical services that deliver savings for patients, employers and the health care system, saving $148 billion each year. We can’t afford a world without pharmacy benefit companies. More:
https://www.pcmanet.org/a-world-without-pbms-a-lesson-from-economics/

06/05/2023

Drug prices are high because stifles competition in the prescription marketplace. Pharmacy benefit companies are working to change that. Learn more:
https://www.pcmanet.org/watch-now-prescription-for-change-improving-competition-to-lower-drug-prices/

05/08/2023

The PBM marketplace is more competitive, not less. Read this new Rx Research Corner blog post that breaks it all down. https://www.pcmanet.org/the-pbm-marketplace-is-more-competitive-not-less/

04/28/2023

How do pharmacy benefit companies push big drug companies to compete on pricing and provide patients and payers with the lowest-cost prescription drugs?

By driving down drug costs via and .

Learn more: https://www.pcmanet.org/pbms-support-patient-access-to-biosimilars-and-reference-biologics/

04/26/2023

Transparency is vital to an affordable and effective market – that’s why pharmacy benefit companies work diligently to provide transparent information on drug quality and effectiveness.
https://www.pcmanet.org/smoke-and-mirrors/

04/26/2023

Pharmacy benefit companies secure savings, promote better health outcomes, & support more choices for employers to build quality, affordable coverage.

Learn about the critical role of pharmacy benefit companies & the solutions we support to achieve a more affordable future:

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04/20/2023

To pharmacy benefit companies, an Affordable Future means lower prescription drug costs, better health outcomes for patients, and more choices for employers and health insurance plan sponsors. Learn more about our platform:
https://www.pcmanet.org/affordable-future/