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Case Study Highlighting a Clinically Appropriate Alternative to Optimize Waste
Real value is achieved by focusing on whole-person health and clinical appropriateness. In this study, one patient case led to more than $48,000 in clinical savings while managing the patient’s quality of life on the new medication recommendation! You’ll see how our population health model drove over $4MM in savings and personalized patient care since client implementation.

The iPod’s Greatest Legacy? Lessons for Real Healthcare Innovation
The music player that changed everything is now discontinued, but its disruptive model can still help turn around healthcare in the U.S.

PBM as a Healthcare Company
In this issue of Formulary Watch, our CEO Karthik Ganesh reinforces the importance of tech-enabled, whole-patient clinical strategies in the delivery of PBM services.

Employers pick up 82% of the tab and are on the sidelines of value-based healthcare.
Employers bear an oversized burden regarding medical costs in the United States, and they’re often forced into suboptimal choices when doing so. A value-based approach to healthcare could change all that.

Is the Move from “Black Box” to “Glass Box” Enough?
Price transparency will move traditional PBMs towards a glass box approach – but will that alone deliver the value consumers seek?

Healthcare Benefits – The Answer is Value
The healthcare conundrum continues to be viewed from the lens of cost and access. What if this is the wrong perspective?

COVID-19 Vaccine Strategies: The Role of Employers and Sponsors
As the world races to find a COVID-19 vaccine, our Chief Pharmacy Officer Polina Kogan shares what we can do now to prepare.

Organizational Resilience and Leadership
Organizations reflect the values of their leadership. Here are four key qualities that separate resilient leaders from the rest of the pack.

Has the Time Finally Arrived for Value-Based Benefit Shopping?
We have a sustainability crisis across the healthcare continuum, and it is imperative that we meet the moment.

The Most Powerful Champion in the Battle Against Opioid Abuse May Be Your Pharmacist
When pharmacists are at the center of the healthcare team, they are uniquely positioned to fight the opioid crisis. Here’s how.

3 Ways Pharmacists Can Improve Benefit Plans
Pharmacists are consistently among the most trusted professionals. How can we better leverage them to improve patient care?
What's In the News

Why this pharmacy benefit manager is using a value-based model to tackle rising drug costs
“Healthcare in this country, and PBMs specifically, have been focused on volume because it’s a very retail-centric model,” says Ganesh. “EmpiRx wants to drive a different paradigm, where it’s not about volume but about driving the right clinical outcomes and financial outcomes.”