Insights provides context and perspective about key pharmacy trends and issues

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Cost Management
Guaranteed Net Cost
The Guaranteed Net Cost model guarantees average net spend per prescription, after discounts and rebates, for each distribution channel. More
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Cost Management
Lowering Costs for Employees and Members
It's time to bust the myth about drug prices and rebates. Larry Merlo, President and CEO shared CVS Health’s perspective as an employer and PBM in an op-ed. More
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Cost Management
New Part B Cost Management Opportunity
New CMS rule enables Medicare Part B Payors to use step therapy to direct patients to lower-cost, clinically appropriate medications first, giving them an opportunity to implement... More
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Cost Management
Time for Action on Drug Prices
CVS Caremark’s QALY-based program aims to bring rationality to drug pricing using comparative effectiveness research and cost-effectiveness analysis, and get manufacturers to set launch... More
Commentary
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Cost Management
White Paper: Current and New Approaches to Making Drugs More Affordable
CVS Health is proposing innovations that build on existing PBM techniques to help patients afford the medications they need and improving outcomes while lowering high drug maker profits. More
White Paper
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Cost Management
Helping Members Avoid Unnecessary ER Visits
Up to 30 percent of ER visits could potentially be treated in walk-in clinics like MinuteClinic. Payors may reduce unnecessary ER visits by increasing member awareness of MinuteClinic. More
Briefing
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Cost Management
Recommendations for Lowering Drug Costs
CVS Health responded to the Administration's Blueprint on lowering drug costs and highlighted what the company does to control costs. We also recommended things the government can do... More
Commentary
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Cost Management
High Drug Prices: Who is Responsible?
With prescription drug prices very much in the news, the question often asked is: Who is responsible for high drug prices? Pharmaceutical manufacturers — and no one else — set drug prices. More
Commentary
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Cost Management
Managed Formularies with Drug Removals Reduce Costs, Improve Adherence
Managed formulary strategies helped CVS Health clients contain drug price growth, lower trend and improve adherence in 2017. More
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Cost Management
The Role of Market Competition in Cost Containment
Our formulary strategies effectively leverage competition in the pharmaceutical market to help reduce costs and trend for PBM clients. More
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