Tag Archives: Prescription Drug Costs

No, not that word! The other “F” word…Fiduciary!  At WBC (www.wbcbaltimore.com) we have been asking our clients to keep this word in mind.  Trustees of multi-employer plans (and other types of plan sponsors) need to remember that the decisions they make are guided by the judgement of being a fiduciary.   This means that their decisions […]

As 2015 comes to a close, it’s time to reflect on events that have occurred throughout the year that continue to impact our healthcare system in America.  Nothing can compare to the consequences on medical and prescription drug costs as does the Affordable Care Act. Healthcare reform has never been in greater need of help! […]

By now most prescription drug plan sponsors have seen the growing impact of specialty drugs on their health plan’s benefit budget.  Reducing prescription drug costs requires a strategic and tactical plan to tackle the problem. Specialty drugs continue to blow the roof off of prescription drug cost trend estimates.  2014 saw specialty trends at 27% […]