Exploring the buy-and-bill process in healthcare, this blog post delves into its advantages, challenges, and best practices for optimizing specialty drug administration
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Prior Authorization Staffing: The need for certified experts
In a healthcare landscape burdened by delays and financial strains, the Prior Authorization Certified Specialist (PACS) Program emerges as a beacon of hope, offering accredited, self-paced training to bridge the knowledge gap, streamline processes, and significantly improve outcomes for both providers and patients.
The Inflation Reduction Act in Action: CMS Targets Top 10 Drugs for Price Negotiation
Explore CMS’s direct price negotiation of the top 10 medications under the Inflation Reduction Act. Learn its impact on pharmaceutical firms and healthcare. Discover key players, the timeline, and public involvement. Stay updated on evolving drug pricing. By Christina Sabu, ACMA.
Roles Involved in Prior Auths: Responsibilities & Education
Explore the critical role of Prior Authorization (PA) in healthcare, its cost-control impact, and its significance in ensuring tailored medical treatments.
Medicare Part D Out of Pocket Smoothing
Discover the transformative power of Medicare Part D Out-of-Pocket Smoothing in managing healthcare expenses. Uncover how this provision ensures financial predictability and improved healthcare access for Medicare beneficiaries, paving the way for a stable healthcare journey.
PBM Reform and Prior Authorization: What’s Next?
Discover the crucial role Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) play in drug pricing and accessibility. Uncover the counterintuitive fee structure and explore proposed reforms to improve transparency, reduce delays, and lower costs.
Understanding the Role of the PBM
Discover the pivotal role of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) as intermediaries between patients, pharmacies, and insurance companies in the prescription drug process.
Navigating Prior Authorizations in Dermatology
Explore the challenges and solutions to the rising costs of dermatologic medications and the impact of prior authorization on patient care. Learn about the driving factors behind the increasing prices of biologics and common dermatologic drugs, and the efforts to improve the prior authorization process for healthcare providers and patients.
340B Drug Pricing & Prior Authorizations
A growing number of complex, expensive medications are entering the market. At the same time, health insurance companies, also called payer, are increasingly relying on utilization management to control healthcare costs by influencing patient care decisions. Common utilization management tools include prior authorizations, step therapy, predeterminations, and preauthorizations.
Utilization Management: Here’s What You Need to Know
A growing number of complex, expensive medications are entering the market. At the same time, health insurance companies, also called payer, are increasingly relying on utilization management to control healthcare costs by influencing patient care decisions. Common utilization management tools include prior authorizations, step therapy, predeterminations, and preauthorizations.