P{alybook strategy on chalkboard The framework for the playbook has been adapted by the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions and is available to member coalitions throughout the country. (Image Shutterstock)

Considering that the annual cost of specialty drugs to treat certain chronic conditions can exceed $100,000, the Minnesota Health Action Group has developed action plans that all stakeholders within the drug delivery chain can take to drive efficiency and transparency in the marketplace.

The group’s Specialty Drug Employer Playbook details what each stakeholder can do to advance the “5 Rights” for employers and consumers—right drug, right price, right place, right support and right data. The framework for the playbook, a cumulative effort by the Action Group’s “Guiding Coalition” of 40 members across the delivery chain, has been adapted by the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions and is available to member coalitions throughout the country.

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Katie Kuehner-Hebert

Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.

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