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Modern medicines have resulted in longer, more productive lives for many of us. Prescription drugs soothe sore muscles after a strenuous workout or manage the conditions of a chronic disease. Unfortunately, this use of prescriptions drugs can come with a hefty price tag. Americans are spending more money on prescription drugs than ever before and […]
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Mail Order or Not? | Daly City Benefits Broker
By Mary Delaney, MSPT, CWP Managing Director for Vital Incite, A UBA Partner-Provided Solution In 1990, Health Affairs* reported “The escalating costs of prescription drugs and competition among pharmaceutical firms for customers are drawing the attention of policymakers, pharmacies, and individual and institutional purchasers. Mail-order pharmacies recently have grown in prominence as a competitive alternative […]
Industry Trends Emerge in Mail Order Drug Benefits | California Employee Benefits
By Mary Drueke-Collins, FSA Vice President of Employee Benefits for Swartzbaugh-Farber & Associates, Inc. A UBA Partner Firm Mail order has always been a convenient way for individuals to keep their maintenance drug prescriptions filled. Employers often wonder, are there other advantages to using mail order other than convenience? As an employer, should we be […]
Soaring Specialty Pharmacy Drug Prices Leave Consumers Feeling Rather Ill | Benefits Specialist Daly City
By Carol Taylor Director of Compliance and Health Plan Collaborative, D & S Agency, A UBA Partner Firm In the early 2000s, prescription costs were around 20 percent of total medical claim spend. This number stayed relatively unchanged for a number of years. Recently, this number has been increasing at an alarming rate. In the […]
