Access to Rx drugs challenged by exchanges

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Access to prescription drugs is more challenging for consumers buying insurance through the exchanges than those covered by employer-sponsored insurance plans, an analysis by Avalere Health finds.

Administrative hurdles, dubbed utilization management controls, are more likely to be used by plans in the exchanges as an attempt to limit access to certain drugs or encourage the use of lower cost generic drugs.

Melissa A. Winn
Senior Editor

Winn is senior editor of Employee Benefit Adviser.


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