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Articles on Pharmacy Benefit Management

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Articles on Specialty Pharmacy

PBMs, Health Plans Are Working with States to Stem the Alarming Increase in Abuse of Prescription Drugs

'Value-Based' Prescription Drug Programs Gain Traction With Several Large Health Plans

Proposed 'Behind-the-Counter' Category of Drugs Would Give Health Plans and PBMs New Cost-Saving Opportunities

Six Therapeutic Drug Categories That Could See Important New Drugs Emerge From the Pipeline in 2008

Aetna's E-Prescribing Pilot Causes Increases in Generic Drug Prescriptions and Formulary Compliance

New Law Now Gives FDA Sweeping New Authority over the Safety of Marketed Prescription Drugs

Future Alzheimer's Treatments May Echo the Model Used for Cholesterol

Plans, PBMs Push Pill Splitting, but New Generics Lessen Impact

Diabetes Pharmacy Spending Could Jump 70% in Coming Years

Part D Sponsors Scramble to Make Changes on 2008 Formularies

Tenn. Blues: 'Rx Repository, e-Prescribing May Curb Drug Use'

UnitedHealthcare Finds 'Less Is More' With Specialty Pharmacy Contracting

Compliance With Ulcerative Colitis Therapy Can Cut Costs, Improve Outcomes

More PBM Transparency May Not Cut Costs, but Could Boost Trust

PBM Mail Order Rx Services Are Expanding, But the Cost Savings Are Not Clear

Generic Rx Programs Proliferate in Wake of Wal-Mart's Initiative

E-Prescribing Holds Promise for Improving Rx Drug Adherence

Commercial Payers Are Starting to Use Medicare's Average Sales Price`

Polypharmacy Control Is Key for Psych Rx Savings Under Part D

Why the Plans of a Major Drug Purchasing Coalition Did Not Work

Experts Offer Advice to Payers on Comparing Transparent PBM Bids

Workers' Comp PBMs Manage Niche Cost-Containment Area

Premera Sees 'Transparency' as Being More Than Rebates, Discounts

'PBA' Model Is Defined by Full Disclosure, Low Net Cost, High Degree of Client Control

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