Tag Archives: Reducing Prescription Drug Costs

We have certainly heard a lot about Medicare For All, the principal healthcare theme being “debated” during the current political primary season. A number of candidates have followed Bernie Sander’s call for Medicare For All.  He loves to shout that the United States is the only developed country in the industrial world that doesn’t provide […]

President Trump on Friday released what he calls “a blueprint to bring soaring drug prices back to earth,” as he attempts to reduce the cost of prescription drugs. Additionally, the president has said “This is a total rip-off!”  Powerful rhetoric and not overly insightful, but will it work? According to the administration, the new Trump […]

2016 will be a crazy year for PBMs and plan sponsors of pharmacy benefit programs. The cast of characters continues to shrink through market consolidation, and most analysts believe that the trend will continue. At Wilkinson Benefit Consultants (wbcbaltimore.com), we’ve listened to plan sponsors raise the questions of “Where do we turn?” and “How can […]