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The Motley Fool August 18, 2006 Dan Caplinger	The Medicare Drug Dilemma: Part 1 Seniors have a great benefit available to them, but it's tough sorting through it all. We're here to help.
Managed Care January 2008	Copayment Rates Outpace Inflation Workers are definitely paying more for health benefits today than they were in 2000, especially for prescription drug copayments.
Managed Care March 2008	Drug Caps Lower Spending, but .... These policies tend to make consumers shoulder some of the cost of prescriptions and the cost could be a barrier to medication adherence.
Managed Care December 2005	Pharmacy Cost Increases Below Medical for the First Time in Four Years According to a survey of 70 health care insurers, prescription costs are expected to increase at a lower rate than medical costs during the next 12 months.
Managed Care June 2005	Headlines On Deadline ... Many jobs available to young adults pay little... Prescription medications are getting more difficult to afford...
The Motley Fool February 25, 2010 Brian Orelli	An Untouched Market Waiting to Be Captured Unfilled prescriptions are a potential boon to drug companies.
Managed Care August 2002	24 States Hope Pharmacy Plus Helps Medicaid Twenty-four states may gamble that providing a prescription drug program to low-income elderly who do not qualify for Medicaid could save them money in the long run.
Managed Care March 2000	Three-tier drug copayments in; closed formularies on way out?
The Motley Fool May 4, 2011 Jason Knapp	Generic Drugs and Old People Could Make You Rich CVS hasn't generated market-beating returns yet -- but it will.
The Motley Fool August 1, 2006 Selena Maranjian	Prescription for Prescription Bargains Did you know that your medications might be cheaper around the corner? Another way to offset your net expenses on medications is to make some money on drugs -- by investing in drug-related firms.
Pharmaceutical Executive April 1, 2006 Humphrey Taylor	Opinion: Unintended Outcomes for Consumer-Drive Insurance So-called "consumer-driven" health insurance is designed to help informed consumers make better decisions about their medical treatment. But the high deductibles associated with these plans are affecting the end goal.
Managed Care May 2003 Wayne Miller	Higher Drug Copays Now Might Cause Problems Later The long-term impact of noncompliance must be considered before copayments are increased. This is especially true where chronic conditions are concerned.
Managed Care August 2000	With Cost Study, Group Argues For OTC Benefit A study by HECON Associates, a Maryland-based market research group, supports the claim that when prescription drugs become available over the counter, consumers face increased out-of-pocket costs.
IndustryWeek August 18, 2010	Health Care Costs in 2011 A recent survey indicates a majority of companies plant to improve wellness programs in 2011.
Managed Care March 2006	Study: No Need To Burden Consumers To Cut Drug Bill A study by Express Scripts shows that changing the prescription benefit copayments can reduce costs by encouraging more use of generic drugs. All without shifting costs to consumers.
Managed Care November 2001	Drug Discount Cards May Not Be Full Answer A fair number of consumers have turned to discount prescription cards to help pay for medications but the value of these cards is in doubt...
The Motley Fool December 6, 2007 Selena Maranjian	Your Drugs Are in the Mail Order medications online and save. According to a study by the Lewin Group, mail-order pharmacies, such as Medco and Express Scripts, can save you as much as 10% overall.
PC Magazine November 16, 2005 Molly K. McLaughlin	Track Your Meds Anyone who regularly takes several prescription and over-the-counter medications could find the RxWise tool to be a lifesaver.
Managed Care June 2002 Jeffry R. Ellis	Third-Party Payers Don't Realize Burdens Placed on Pharmacists PBMs and HMOs, by imposing a workload that doesn't allow enough time for needed functions, seem to want pharmacists to fail, this author asserts.
The Motley Fool October 5, 2010 Andrew Bond	Wal-Mart Enters the Health-Care Fray Wal-Mart and Humana's partnership will have competitors scrambling.
Managed Care January 2001	Study: Elderly Exit When They Exceed Rx Benefit Cap In a study that confirms what has long been assumed, Medicare HMO enrollees become more likely to drop their carriers when they exceed annual pharmacy-benefit caps...
Managed Care October 2007	The Formulary Files Retirees stop taking drugs when annual benefit runs out.
Managed Care July 2002	Survey: Health System Changes Should Not Be Made Too Quickly A sweeping change to the American health care industry, such as a wholesale move to a system based on defined contribution, is not favored by most people, according to a national survey that seems to reflect a conservative mood regarding medical coverage and prescription drug benefits.
The Motley Fool May 10, 2011 Brian Orelli	Uncontrolled Crying Over AVANIR's Prescription Data? It's been a slow start, but don't write off this company's pseudobulbar drug just yet.
Managed Care December 2003 MargaretAnn Cross	Will New Benefit Design Harm Some Patients? In the past, reducing demand for care by raising patients' costs has resulted in the loss of some needed care. Can we avoid the trap?
Managed Care August 2001 Steve Perlstein	Four-Tier Approach Injects Consumerism Into Drug Benefit In tying copayments closely to the actual cost of medications, Humana takes a step toward promoting awareness of resource use...
Managed Care September 2007	Income Said To Influence Use of Generics An observational analysis of pharmacy claims collected from 2001 to 2003 finds that where a person lives and the socioeconomic implications of that location have a lot do with his use of generic drugs.
Managed Care March 2006	Prescription Drug Cost Increase Lowest Since 1994 A slowdown on spending for prescription drugs is credited for leading the slowing in health care costs overall, according to a recent study.
Managed Care April 2002	How Much Of a Discount Do Cards Offer? Pharmaceutical and chain drug store industry insiders say that the Bush administration's push to provide prescription drugs to the low-income elderly lacks important ingredients: details and money...
InternetNews August 14, 2009	Are Bing Searches Still Turning Up Illicit Meds? Microsoft is doing a better job of policing sponsored ads for illicit drugs but a new report shows some still slip through the cracks.
The Motley Fool August 15, 2007 Mary Dalrymple	Drug Costs Giving You a Headache? If you want to cut your prescription drug costs, you can do more than just switch to generic brands. Shop around and ask questions. It's your health, and it's your money.
Managed Care December 2002	M+C meltdown hinders access to medications The fact that health plans are abandoning Medicare+Choice at a slower rate than in previous years doesn't mask the fact that the exodus of plans only exacerbates the problem of lack of pharmaceutical coverage for the elderly.
Managed Care December 2000	How To Save Money on Prescriptions There are ways for low-income groups to avoid paying top dollar for prescriptions. Here's one way physicians can educate consumers...
Managed Care September 2005 Martin Sipkoff	Mail Order Pharmacy Saves Money, Says PCMA, but at What Cost? The savings to consumers and employers are apparent, but are health plans left holding the bag in mail-order pharmacy?
Pharmaceutical Executive April 1, 2011	Off-Label But On Point? Use of off-label drugs is a balancing act for physicians, and poses even more problems for pharma. The FDA is moving slowly to help.
Managed Care July 2005	Cost being equal, consumers prefer older drugs Seven out of 10 consumers would prefer a drug that had been on the market for 10 years or more, compared to a newer drug, even if the copayments were equal. This could be a sign that consumers are more inclined to start using generic medications.
Managed Care March 2001 Alan Heaton & Gina Westfall	New Spin on Risk Assessment Demonstrated as Cost-Effective The authors argue that this method can enhance patient care by improving provider awareness, resulting in millions of dollars in savings...
Managed Care October 2004 Arthur Lazarus	Formulary Restrictions Sometimes Harm Patients Much more research is needed to determine the full effect of drug benefit designs. Quality must be the foremost concern.
The Motley Fool January 12, 2010 Dayana Yochim	6 Ways to Score Cheap(er) Drugs Stop overpaying for the pills you have to pop with these simple ways to trim your prescription-drug tab.
Managed Care June 2006	More Young Adults Prescribed ADHD Drugs The number of adults ages 20 to 44 prescribed attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medications increased about 140% from 2000 to 2005. This was even faster growth than the 82% reported for children.
Managed Care September 2007 John Carroll	Do Out-of-Pocket Payments Put Preventive Care on Hold? Studies by Cigna and Humana challenge some long-held assumptions about high-deductible plans.
Managed Care March 2001	Bush: Medicare Drug Benefit Tied To Overall Reform Working quickly, President Bush has drafted the first half of his prescription drug plan for Medicare and sent it to Congress...
Managed Care October 2005	Health Plans Pay Less When PBM Owns Mail-Order Pharmacy The ongoing debate on whether health plans pay more for drugs when using a mail-order pharmacy owned by a pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) or when the mail-order pharmacy is not owned by a PBM may be closer to resolution.
Managed Care August 2001	Prescription Plan For Medicare Faces Lawsuit President Bush's plan to give prescription discounts to Medicare beneficiaries has created quite a storm...
Managed Care August 2004 Martin Sipkoff	Bad Tiered Formulary Designs Yield Poor Outcomes, High Cost Now that tiered formularies rule the land, what many suspected is being demonstrated: Compliance is suffering and so, too, are patients.
Managed Care March 2002 Michael Levin-Epstein	Illinois's Medicare Drug Program Called 1st Stab at National Reform The Illinois demonstration program gives the state permission to use federal and state Medicaid dollars to provide prescription drug coverage for 365,000 low-income, elderly Medicare beneficiaries...
InternetNews October 13, 2004 Roy Mark	Report: The Internet and Drugs Don't Mix It seems an increasing number of Americans are researching drugs online, but safety fears chill buying.
BusinessWeek January 21, 2010 John Carey	Making Personalized Medicine Pay Medco and other pharmacy benefit managers say future profits depend on matching drugs to patients based on their genes.
Managed Care September 2004	Cost-Related Underuse of Heart Meds Leads to Cardiac Complications The study is significant because it is the first nationally representative longitudinal study to demonstrate that patients with serious chronic illnesses experience adverse health events when they restrict their use of prescription drugs due to cost.
Managed Care August 2002 Madeleine A. Estabrook	Regulators Take More Interest In Role of PBMs in Health Care In a highly regulated industry such as health care, it is just a matter of time before every component of the industry comes under scrutiny and review. Pharmacy benefit managers are taking center stage now.