Date/Time
Date(s) - 05/27/2015
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
TSHCC Office
636 Hampshire, Suite 206
Quincy Illinois
Presenter:
John Ottavi, CPCU, GBA
Vice President
Cottingham & Butler
The program will broadly hit on pharmacy cost containment with a focus on Specialty. Employers have not implemented many fundamental cost containment strategies including:
- Step Therapy
- Mandatory Generic
- Mandatory Maintenance Mail Order
- Prior Authorization
- Excluding Compounds – Prior Authorization on Compound medications
- Excluding manufacturers coupons – this is tough one for the PBM’s
- Medical necessity on Specialty RX –
- There are six defensive walls employers should build around Specialty to protect plans. Any specialty prescription that wants to be paid from plan resources should pass through six checkpoints:#1: Should the drug even be covered?
#2: Is the drug appropriate for the member?
#3: Has the member been incentivized to use available alternatives?
#4: Has the supply of the drug been minimized?
#5: Has the cost of the drug been minimized?
#6: Have you ensured the member is actually paying their cost sharing?
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