Cost-Containment

Express Scripts aims to help patients stay on their meds with a product that predicts who will stop taking prescriptions before the person actually does it.

Program helps employers manage absence costs and provides support for employees returning from leaves of absence.

Even though Express Scripts got the FTC go-ahead for its $29 billion acquisition of Medco, retail pharmacists are determined to stop the merger via federal courts.

Benefits managers should take a careful look at the common practices of their pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) to understand the PBMs use of manufacturer rebates. While it may sound counter-intuitive, the use of rebates is actually an important factor in rising drug costs.

A 90-day transportation bill approved Thursday by the House of Representatives does not include the commuter tax break parity provision that was included in the Senate's version.

Colonial Life examines five strategies that have been proven to help with cost containment.