During the last two decades, growth in specialty medications has far outpaced that of the rest of the pharmaceutical marketplace. Our coalition experts can help you understand and manage this cost driver to the benefit of your employees, your productivity and your bottom line.
We understand best practices that encourage participants with hard to manage chronic conditions to take the right drug (meaning the most effective at the best price) and adhere to it. Just as important, we are proactive in identifying and removing barriers that keep participants from effectively managing their complex health conditions.
Our PBM Partner, CVS Caremark, is an industry leader in this area with 19 specialty mail order pharmacies and 58 specialty pharmacy retail locations. Our plans have broad access to 99 percent of specialty drugs on the market, a significant achievement that helps participants establish and maintain their prescribed drug regimen.
Caremark also provides:
- Face-to-face and telephonic pharmacist-patient and pharmacist-physician consultations to support optimal medication use and improved adherence;
- Specialized distribution of injectable and other biotech drugs from its 77 specialty pharmacies;
- Compliance management and educational programs; and
- Coordination of in-home services and other clinical support when necessary.
