BY RICK SUTHERLAND The pharmacy benefit management (PBM) industry began in the 1970s, with PBMs adjudicating prescription drug claims manually by paper. It’s also when commercial publishing of average wholesale price (AWP) drug pricing data […]
in the Wake of Natural Disasters: How to be Prepared BY DENNIS HEALY We are always told to expect the unexpected. But what do we do when our worst expectations become reality? Are your clients […]
BY RICK SUTHERLAND Specialty drugs is a topic that is on the top of every broker’s and employer’s mind. Just 20 years ago, specialty was not much to talk about. It started with medications such […]
We’ve been through some rough times— and we aren’t yet out of the woods. But Californians are still smiling, thanks in no small part to the folks in the dental health world. We checked in with […]
BY BONNIE BURNS It’s often the case that insurers, and sometimes agents or brokers, are unaware of many Medigap guaranteed issue rights in California. As a result, applicants are sometimes erroneously refused coverage. Guaranteed issue […]
BY ROBERT LAWTON Most 401(k) plan sponsors worry about whether the retirement plan committee is discussing the right things at committee meetings. Is the retirement plan committee using its time wisely talking about what is […]
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