Objectives: In an attempt to increase the efficiency of their drug benefit policies, insurers are increasingly excluding drugs from their formularies that they deem to be of low value. Our objective ...

Successful formulary system management can help ACOs achieve high quality, low cost objectives across the care continuum. This article targets healthcare leaders choosing to participate in the ...

Health-system pharmacies can advance their goal of eliminating harm due to medication errors through the use of updated data from FormularyPlus™ The Baxa DoseEdge System now features a more easily ...

Hospital drug spending jumped 18.5 percent between 2015 and 2017, a rate which generated about $1.8 million in new costs for the average hospital. This comes on top of a 38 percent increase in ...

Delving deep into drug prices often requires a special vocabulary. Here are some definitions of frequently used terms to help you out on your journey. This is similar to "step therapy," a provision in ...

The Senate will soon debate Medicare drug price "negotiation," or repeal of the "non-interference" clause of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003, which prevents government interference in the ...

There are several reasons why considering a switch to a new Medicare Part D plan is a smart move. Since formularies, premiums, deductibles and copays can change every year, a different plan may ...