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Higher Pharmacy CostsPharmacy costs will climb 15%
to 18% annually for the next five years according to researchers who
believe more than one-third of those costs will accrue from new drugs
currently in the development pipeline. (Howard Parker-Helpline)
RxPerts: Managed Care Consulting Pharmacy Market Trends for the New Millennium:
Pharmaceuticals will climb to 25% of total health care
expenditures.
Related Articles:
Controlling Health Care Costs: 'Roundtable' Discussion of the Issues The healthcare industry is talking about the dramatic increase in pharmaceutical costs. In fact, most health plans are citing drug and pharmacy cost increases as part of their rationale for raising premiums. Are they justified in their thinking?
Controlling Prescription Drug Costs "As medical costs rise and the workers' comp market hardens, cost containment becomes increasingly important. Pharmacy benefits management, long used in the benefit management arena, is increasingly available for workers' comp claims."
Containing Pharmacy Costs (HMO's) "According to the Hoechst Marion Roussel Managed Care Digest
Series 1999, a growing number of health maintenance organizations
(HMOs) are imposing pharmacy cost containment measures that affect
prescribers and patients alike."
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