Express Scripts, the pharmacy benefit management company, says it has a plan to deal with high drug prices.
Chief Medical Officer Steve Miller says the company is putting in place new programs aimed at shielding its customers, including individuals and insurers, from rapidly rising medicine prices.
The idea is for the company to quickly shift customers away from a drug whose price has just been hiked to a cheaper alternative, he explained. In the past, changing prescriptions has been a lengthy process, but the new plan aims to make such changes immediately.
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