“Trend Management”

35 result(s)
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
Briefing
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... More
Commentary
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... More
White Paper
Specialty
A Foundational Approach to Specialty Cost Management
CVS Health’s three-tier specialty formulary design separates the increasingly more expensive specialty therapies into three distinct copay or coinsurance categories. Paired with... More
Briefing
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
Video
Specialty
New Horizons for PAH Treatments
While the launch time is uncertain, potential PAH generics could give payors greater cost control opportunities for a complex, expensive condition requiring lifelong treatment. More
Briefing
Cost Management
2017 Drug Trend Report
We want clients and members to get the most out of their benefit and the cost of a drug is aligned with the value it delivers. Despite AWP inflation near 10%, we kept drug price... More
Feature
Care Management
CVS Caremark Earns NCQA Re-Accreditation for Utilization Management
Earning third-party accreditations is part of our commitment to meeting strict quality standards, and focus on ongoing improvement to helping improve patient safety and improved... More
Briefing
Cost Management
Transform RA Care
Transform RA Care is a comprehensive solution that combines high-touch care with strategic cost management to deliver a pharmacy trend guarantee and better patient outcomes. More
Feature
Care Management
HIV: Managing a Complex, Chronic Condition
High drug costs, social stigma, complications, comorbidities, and complexity of medication regimen, make HIV a challenging disease. A whole-patient care management approach is... More
Briefing