Wednesday, April 09, 2008

PBMs and leveling the playing field....the latest study

From: John Curry, April 9, 2008
Subject: PBMs and leveling the playing field....the latest study
Clicking on the link below (leveling the playing field in the pbm industry) will take you to a 48 page Adobe reader study. It is a good read re. the PBMs. John
LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD IN THE PBM INDUSTRY
(VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW © 04/04/2008) One industry largely overlooked in the healthcare debate is pharmacy benefit management. Pharmacy benefit managers (“PBMs”) originated during the 1970s to serve as fiscal intermediaries by adjudicating prescription drug claims by paper and then, in the 1980s, electronically. This Article looks at leveling the playing field in the PBM industry.
Larry KehresMount Union Collge
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