The Healthcare Savings Chronicle

June 2008 VOLUME 5 ISSUE 4  
This Month's Topic

Managing Prescription Drugs

This issue of the Healthcare Savings Chronicle features articles from a few of the companies in the forefront of the healthcare marketplace. We hope you find these articles informative and instructive.

CONTENTS
Why Do We Pay Invoices For Electronic Prescription Claims As If They Were Paper?
Medication Adherence: America’s New Drug Problem?
Value-Based Copay Designs for Pharmacy
Coalition America Update


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Statements or opinions expressed in the articles of this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or positions of Coalition America,Inc., The Healthcare Savings Chronicle, its officers, directors, or staff.
Why Do We Pay Invoices For Electronic Prescription Claims As If They Were Paper?
www.propharmaconsultants.com

by Craig Stern, PharmD, MBA
Pro Pharma Pharmaceutical Consultants, Inc.

Why isn’t every invoice audited? In an age of high speed computers, and financial software why aren’t Accounts Payable procedures updated to match the ability to verify every claim payment?


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Medication Adherence: America’s New Drug Problem?
www.innovationrx.com

by Sean D. Teare, president
InnovationRx

“Medication adherence is America’s new drug problem,” so says Dr. Carolyn Clancy, director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality with the Department of Health and Human Services. Unfortunately, Dr. Clancy is correct.


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Value-Based Copay Designs for Pharmacy
Considerations for the Interested Employer
www.trivantageps.com

by Connie Perry, PharmD
National Pharmacy Practice Leader
Trivantage Pharmacy Strategies, LLC

Many employers are at a pivotal juncture regarding their decisions for prescription drug benefit plan design — flat fee copay amounts are at their highest, the introduction of coinsurance is now a common practice, multi-tiered benefits are prevalent, and clinical rules are frequently implemented. What is the next step in controlling costs and yet ensuring that members remain adherent on life-sustaining medications?


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Coalition America Update
Coalition America, Inc. and NPPN to Offer Greater Cost Savings for Integrated Client Base
www.CoalitionAmerica.com

Coalition America, Inc. (CAI) announced today that the integration of NPPN has already begun showing increased medical cost savings for its clients.
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