Welcome to Ask an Adviser, EBN’s weekly column in which benefit brokers and advisers answer (anonymous) queries sent in by our readers. Looking for some expert advice? Please submit questions to askanadviser@arizent.com. This week, Matt Baki, SVP of Strategic Accounts for Tria Health, weighs in on the following: How can pharmacists pick up where PBM services leave off?
Pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, manage prescription drug benefits for health insurers, self-funded employers and other payers, among other tasks. While important, these services are episodic in nature and do not consider the whole patient — nor do they provide the level of care patients with complex drug regimens require.
