Pharmacy benefit management

SingleCare plans to ‘disrupt’ the benefits market by improving transparency, says founder Rick Bates.

Truveris’ chief technology officer created OneRx, a free prescription benefits and savings app.

SingleCare plans to ‘disrupt’ healthcare benefit market by improving transparency in underserved and non-covered services through its discount program, says founder Rick Bates.

Plan sponsors look to implement health and pharmacy benefit programs that address painkiller addiction and abuse.

UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s OptumRx unit struck an agreement to ease customers’ access to drugs through Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.’s drugstores, a move to help the business compete with rival pharmacy benefit managers.

Steve Miller, the pharmacy benefit manager’s chief medical officer, addresses the key cost drivers and what the PBM is doing to guard against increases.

Steve Miller, the pharmacy benefit manager’s chief medical officer, addresses the key cost drivers and what the PBM is doing to guard against increases.

Excessive and expensive treatment is at the core of the healthcare cost crisis, says Brian Klepper.

Other countries and some innovative firms here consistently deliver equal or better quality care at dramatically lower cost, betraying the idea that conventional U.S. healthcare is superior or even appropriate.