Insights provides context and perspective about key pharmacy trends and issues

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Improving Care and Quality of Life for Patients with Kidney Disease
Learn more about how CVS Health plans to reshape kidney care by helping improve care and quality of life for patients with kidney disease. More
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Life-Changing Options
CVS Health is utilizing our integrated model and expertise in holistic patient care to an area of unmet clinical need — chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease – to reshape... More
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Addressing the Huge Unmet Need for Patients with Kidney Disease
Kidney disease is highly prevalent and caring for members with kidney disease is highly complex and expensive. Learn more about this complex, expensive condition. More
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Gene Therapies: Promising, Costly, Complex
Gene therapies bring hope for patients with conditions with few or no treatments, but also other considerations including safety and cost. More
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Future of HIV Treatments
HIV drugs are a $17 billion market and the pipeline has seen dramatic shifts in recent years. Ongoing monitoring, effective utilization management, and a focus on adherence can help control... More
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Potential Market Expansion for Prostate Cancer Drug
Blockbuster cancer drug Zytiga may become first-line treatment for patients with metastatic, castration-resistant cancer, greatly expanding its market and cost impact. More
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Pharmacy of the Future
Wearable health trackers, secure texting, and new biomarker technology allow for increased patient engagement and better health outcomes. More
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Managing the MS Cost Challenge
Multiple Sclerosis is a $19 billion market worldwide, and the third most expensive specialty drug spend category. Recently approved Ocrevus is likely to add to cost of treatment and needs... More
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Costly and Complex
The specialty pipeline has many promising new drugs. The complexity and personalized nature of some medications require that they be managed under the medical benefit. More
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New Treatments, Added Costs
The specialty pharmaceutical market continues to grow as a percentage of the overall prescription drug market, and its impact on payor trend also is rising. More
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