PCMA Vice President, Policy, Angela Banks talks with health policy expert Alex Brill about competition in the prescription drug marketplace and why this is the best way to reduce prescription drug costs. They discuss recent reports on big drug companies gaming the patent system to increase prescription drug prices for American patients and families.
Alex Brill is a health policy researcher and the founder and CEO of Matrix Global Advisors, an economic consulting firm specializing in healthcare, tax, and fiscal policy.
Every day, PBMs are working to prevent potentially hazardous drug interactions, alerting their providers to potential problems, and monitoring patients’ adherence to drug regimens so that they can avoid hospital stays and live healthier lives.
On this episode, JC Scott talks with Dr. William Fleming, Segment President, Pharmacy Solutions & Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Humana, Inc. about all of the work PBMs do in the area of clinical care. If you’re listening to this podcast, you have insurance, and you’ve ever taken a prescription drug, we want you to have a clear idea of how your PBM works with your pharmacy and maybe even your provider behind the scenes between the time your prescription is ordered by a doctor to when the drug is in your hands.