3 Factors Contributing to Higher Drug Costs Today
It’s well known that high drug costs prevent many patients from receiving the treatments they need or require patients to sacrifice other necessities to pay for their prescriptions. “Physicians see every day that costs are a major obstacle to our patients getting the right medication at the right time,” said Dr. Jack Resneck, chair of the American Medical Association board of trustees.
The Missing Gap to Drug Savings: Physician Understanding of Formulary and Benefit Information within EHRs
How Health Benefit Consultants Can Save Employers $88 Per Member Per Year on Prescription Costs
Health benefit consultants can help their clients save up to $88 per member per year on prescription spending by sending actionable drug data to doctors. By partnering with BenMedica, consultants can reduce their employers’ and members’ Rx costs, increase medication adherence, and improve patient outcomes.
Achieving Pharmacy Benefit Savings Today Before Real-Time Tools Arrive
Employers and health plans are missing significant prescription savings opportunities available today through improved formulary and benefit data. Enhancing patient benefit data leads to better information at the point of prescribing, improves drug cost management, and creates savings now for both payers and patients.
Generating Savings for Patients and Payers through Improved Generic Prescribing
Providing actionable information on generics options to physicians using Formulary and Benefit (F&B) data creates significant savings for payers, employers, and consumers.
Physicians have been conditioned to prescribe generics as part of first-line therapies to save patients money and eliminate callbacks requesting prescription changes. But, not all generic prescribing is equal.
3 Actions Health Plans Can Take Now to Improve Physician Prescribing and Lower Drug Costs
Benmedica’s Response to CMS’ Proposal to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Expenses
The CMS’ proposed rule requires Part D sponsors to integrate a real-time benefit tool (RTBT) within an electronic medical record (EMRs).
This proposed rule overlooks the option of offering enhanced Formulary and Benefit (F&B) as a solution for prescriber access to more complete drug benefit information.
