Integrated benefits can result in even more savings for those withchronic conditions, including $926 in per-member-per-year forpatients with asthma. (Photo: Shutterstock)
For employers looking to take more control of their health carespend, prescription drugs are often a key area of focus. Whilepharmacy benefits managers have traditionally played gatekeeperbetween drug manufacturers and employers, more self-insuredemployers in recent years have been bypassing the middleman toeither contract directly with manufacturers or work with theirmedical provider to take control of these costs.
A recent study provides another incentive for employers toconsider an integrated, carve-in pharmacy and medical benefitsmodel: it can lower overall medical spending and lead to fewerhospitalizations and emergency room visits.
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