Drug Cost & Pricing
AMCP Guide to Pharmaceutical Payment Methods
http://www.amcp.org/amcp.ark?p=1529B561
Drug Payment Methodologies Interactive Resource Library
Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP)
http://www.amcp.org/amcp.ark?p=264A8FA5
PBMI Prescription Drug Benefit Cost and Plan Design Survey Report, 2009-2010 Edition
http://www.pbmi.com/BenefitDesign.asp
Kaiser Family Foundation – Prescription Drug Trends Fact Sheet – September 2008
http://www.kff.org/rxdrugs/3057.cfm
CVS Caremark 2009 Trends Rx® Report
http://info.cvscaremark.com/sites/cvscaremark.com/files/TrendsRx_2009.pdf
Express Scripts 2008 Drug Trend Report
http://www.express-scripts.com/industryresearch/industryreports/drugtrendreport/2008/
Medco 2009 Drug Trend Report
http://medco.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=64&cat=5
2009 Segal Health Plan Cost Trend Survey
http://www.segalco.com/publications/surveysandstudies/2009trendsurvey.pdf
Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Comparative Effectiveness Research Funding
http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/programs/cer/index.html
Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research
Report to the President and Congress
www.hhs.gov/recovery/programs/cer/cerannualrpt.pdf
Initial National Priorities for Comparative Effectiveness Research
Institute of Medicine Report
www.iom.edu/cerpriorities
Medicare Part D
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PrescriptionDrugCovGenIn/
Gorman Health Group, Analysis & White papers
http://www.gormanhealthgroup.com/industry-resources/analysis-white-papers
Medication Possession Ratio (MPR)
Estimating Medication Persistency Using Administrative Claims Data
The American Journal of Managed Care, July 2005
http://www.ajmc.com/media/pdf/AJMC05julSIKKA_449to457.pdf
Population-wide Medication Possession Ratio Measurements May Mask Poor Adherence to Medication Therapies in Patients New to Therapy
Managed Care Interface, October 2008
http://www.pandtsociety.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21&Itemid=29
URAC
New Performance Measures for Pharmacy Benefit Management and Drug Therapy Management Accreditation Programs
www.urac.org
Specialty Pharmacy
Biotechnology Healthcare
http://www.biotechnologyhealthcare.com/
Biotechnology Monitor & Survey™ 2009
http://www.biotechmonitor.com/
EMD Serono Injectables Digest™, 5th Edition
https://olr.dwainc.com/2559Digest/default.aspx?SectionID=1
Value-based Design
Center for Health Value Innovation
www.vbhealth.org
Center for Value-Based Health Management
GlaxoSmithKline
www.centervbhm.com
University of Michigan Center for Value-Based Insurance Design
www.vbidcenter.org
Value-based Benefit Design: A Purchaser Guide
National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH)
http://www.nbch.org/documents/VBBDPurchaserGuide.pdf
Value-based Insurance Design (VBID): Questions Adopters Should Ask
Milliman Health Perspectives, Summer 2008
http://www.milliman.com/expertise/healthcare/publications/perspectives/pdfs/Health-Perspectives-Summer-2008.pdf
Value-based Insurance Design for Diabetes Drug Therapy: Actuarial and Implementation Considerations
Milliman Client Report, December 2008
http://www.milliman.com/expertise/healthcare/publications/rr/pdfs/vbid-diabetes-drug-therapy-RR12-01-08.pdf
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