June 14 Web Event: Probing the Power and Practices of Pharmacy Benefit Managers

Pharmacy get advantages managers (PBMs) are an increasing number of scrutinized intermediaries within the U.S. well being care gadget, negotiating reductions on prescription medicines for well being insurers and employers whilst amassing rebates from drugmakers.

Whilst PBMs have taken on a bigger position in drug protection and pricing in contemporary many years, together with thru mergers with insurers, the trade preparations that form their price range stay surprisingly opaque. That has resulted in questions in regards to the position PBMs play within the emerging price of pharmaceuticals, investigations by way of Congress and the Federal Business Fee into PBMs trade practices, and federal and state efforts to keep an eye on the ones practices and require better transparency.

On June 14, two professionals joined KFF’s The Well being Wonk Store and collection moderator Larry Levitt in a 45-minute dialogue in regards to the energy and practices of PBMs, addressing such questions as:

• How do PBMs earn a living?
• What position do PBMs have in drug prices?
• What law or different reforms are being regarded as, and the way would they have an effect on shoppers?

 

Moderator

• Larry Levitt, Govt Vice President for Well being Coverage, KFF

Panelists

• Jennifer Reck, Director, Middle on Drug Pricing, Nationwide Academy for State Well being Coverage
• Karen Van Nuys, Govt Director of the Worth of Existence Sciences Innovation Program and Senior Fellow, College of Southern California Schaeffer Middle for Well being Coverage and Economics

 

KFF’s digital Health Wonk Shop collection options in-depth coverage discussions with professionals that transcend the scoop headlines to offer better insights.