Managed care emerging trends

Emerging trends in managed care and their impact on the pharmaceutical industry... 

EMERGING TRENDS IN MANAGED CARE AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY... 

As managed care moves toward globalization of all medical care expenditures, including pharmaceutical products, PBMs will be at-risk, since they are typically viewed as a carve-out expenditure. To remain viable and to protect themselves from integration and competition, PBMs will have to reposition themselves in the marketplace. They will need to offer more than pharmacy management services. In response to this emerging trend, a few PBMs... 

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