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Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute Expands Content of 15th Annual Drug Benefit Design Survey
SCOTTSDALE, AZ--(Marketwire - May 5, 2009) - The Pharmacy
Benefit Management Institute (PBMI) is expanding the scope of its
legacy study on prescription costs and
drug benefit plan design to understand more about value-based drug
benefits, affordability of prescription drugs, and differences between
fully-insured and self-insured plan designs. PBMI wants all sponsors of
drug benefit programs, including employers, union groups and associations,
to participate in the online survey now underway.
PBMI's 15th Prescription
Drug Benefit Cost and Plan Design Survey will continue to document
decisions organizations are making about their drug benefit plans to
control costs and improve clinical outcomes. In addition to cost sharing
and
pharmacy reimbursement trends, the study provides insights on
dispensing channels (retail, mail, specialty), per member per month
utilization metrics, and clinical management tools including academic
detailing,
face-to-face consults, and step therapy.
"Widespread participation in our survey enables PBMI to provide a valued benchmarking resource
for the professionals involved in designing and managing drug benefit
programs," says Dana H. Felthouse, MBA, president of PBMI. "We have
expanded survey incentives to encourage participation from plan sponsors
offering the pharmacy benefit to active employees, retirees, and a
combination of both populations."
Plan sponsors (employers, unions and associations) who have not received a
survey invitation should contact PBMI at 480-730-9814 or info@pbmi.com.
Survey deadline is June 12.
PBMI gratefully acknowledges the support of Takeda Pharmaceuticals North
America (TPNA), Inc. for the provision of a grant to cover costs incurred
in the production of print and online versions of the report. TPNA has no
access to the individual responses or raw data gathered, nor do any other
third parties. This protects the confidentiality of the survey respondents
and ensures the independence and objectivity of this report.
The Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute provides research, continuing
education, and Web resources that help health care benefit executives work
effectively with pharmacy benefit managers to improve the design and
management of drug benefit programs. Learn more at www.pbmi.com. To view
this press release and other PBMI news, please visit
www.pbmi.com/news-releases.asp