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AIS's Health Business
Daily
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March
26, 2008
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"There
are some branded drugs out there that make it difficult
to consider the generic before the brand. Rebates
create conflicting incentives, which are difficult
to ignore, especially when consultants and employers
emphasize rebates as a competitive price point. While
it's important to negotiate the best rebates possible,
it's not necessarily good to have the highest rebates.
Because even the net costs of brands with the highest
rebates don't even compare to the low costs of most
generic alternative."
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Jake Cedergreen, senior director of market intelligence
at Express Scripts, Inc. told a recent AIS audioconference.
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91%
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…of
113 hospital execs responding to a recent Davies Public
Affairs survey gave UnitedHealth Group unfavorable
ratings, compared with an average unfavorable rating
among other plans of 41%.
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2000-2007 Survey Results: Pharmacy
Benefit Trends & Data
This book and CD features the results - plus analyses
- of AIS's quarterly PBM surveys, from 2000 to 2nd quarter
of 2007. It contains hundreds of charts, tables and
graphs on costs, benefit design, utilization and PBM
market share, plus a directory of PBMs, PBAs, and SPPs.
Click
here. |
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People
On the Move |
PacificSource
Health Plans named Peter Davidson chief financial
officer. He replaces Steve Ord, who is retiring
in April. Davidson was CEO of Oregon Medical Group…Catholic
Healthcare West appointed Robert Wiebe, M.D.,
chief medical officer. Wiebe was director for Veterans
Integrated Service Network 21 in San Francisco.
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Health Plan Pay-for-Performance
Programs: The Next Generation
This 54-page report contains valuable insights you'll
need to establish or modify your P4P program - including
case studies from three well-respected health insurers.
Click
here for more information. |
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HEALTH BUSINESS DAILY, at bjtaylor@aispub.com.
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Innovative
Provider Payment Strategy or Capitation All Over Again?
An audioconference
April 3, 2008
Register
today.
AIS's
DIRECTORY OF HEALTH PLANS: 2008
Features more than 4,600 key executive contacts, and contains
year-end 2007 enrollment data.
Click
here.
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