Health System Specialty Pharmacies' Role in Cost Reduction
Drug Topics
APRIL 30, 2024
From medication adherence to patient counseling, clinical pharmacists at health system specialty pharmacies can play a role in reducing health care costs.
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Drug Topics
APRIL 30, 2024
From medication adherence to patient counseling, clinical pharmacists at health system specialty pharmacies can play a role in reducing health care costs.
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Doing so starts with stopping pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from taking advantage of the health system and patients. People around the country say they are paying too much for their prescription medicines. State policymakers could help address this problem now.
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