Pharmacy Landscape

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Pharmacy as a whole has changed as a whole over the last 10 years. Here are just some of the basics which you may or may not know about:

• CVS Health and Anthem are partnered to create their own PBM called IngenioRx
• Anthem purchased Aspire Health allowing them to provide better end-of-life services to their patients
• CVS additionally partnered with Aetna to control costs by funneling patients into CVS minute clinics
• UnitedHealth formed Optum Rx to further the company’s vertical integration with a focus on technological advancements in healthcare delivery
• Cigna and ExpressScripts partnered to integrate pharmacy and medical care benefits emphasizing specialty drugs to allow for better negotiations between manufacturers and pharmacies
• The trends are easy to see: PBMs, insurance companies, and pharmacies are partnering up and crushing the competition. How can independent pharmacies and healthcare providers compete? Through joining our network independent pharmacies can remain competitive.

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The trends are easy to see: PBMs, insurance companies, and pharmacies are partnering up and crushing the competition. How can independent pharmacies and healthcare providers compete? Through joining our network, independent pharmacies can remain competitive.