The pharmacy industry is one of the most volatile and rapidly changing industries in the world. Much of this volatility impacts your ability to sponsor pharmacy benefits and influences cost. EBS serves as the subject matter expert by maintaining a current perspective around the driving changes common in the pharmacy industry and helps you to control cost.
The EBS Pharmacy team provides certainty and direction by providing:
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Clinical expertise from a licensed pharmacist
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Perspective around developing trends in the pharmaceutical industry
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Opportunity analysis derived from measured benchmarks
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Strategic plan design recommendations ahead of market trends
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Negotiations with Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) to achieve transparency and performance results
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Implementation of contracts with PBMs
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Oversight and management of Medicare and Retiree Drug Subsidy (RDS) programs
Ascendent®
EBS developed Ascendent® as a practical business solution in response to the escalating cost of pharmacy benefits, the volatile pharmaceutical industry and a lack of transparency between drug manufacturers, PBMs and managed care organizations.
Ascendent® is a purchasing cooperative that delivers “big company buying power” to the average middle market employer. In delivering these results, Ascendent® provides transparency to you and ensures that your plan remains current with evolving changes in the benefits and pharmaceutical industries. When combined, middle market companies buy smarter and stay competitive through:
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More favorable contract pricing afforded through leveraged negotiations and volume purchasing
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Dedicated service teams
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Robust cost and utilization data reporting
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Insight into market trends and developing benchmarks
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Contracts that automatically increase your discounts as the number of participants increase
For more information regarding Pharmacy solutions from EBS, please contact Robin Rankin at (832) 476-6331 or email rrankin@ebenefitsolutions.com.