Tough questions to ask your broker when evaluating your PBM
Employee Benefit News
OCTOBER 29, 2024
The CEO of True Rx Health Strategists shares how to advocate for better pharmaceutical benefits.
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NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Examine adaptability and foresight to understand the intricacies of an evolving pharmaceutical market.
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KinderCare's on-site child care center helps parents at this pharmaceutical firm thrive
Employee Benefit News
APRIL 3, 2024
The Apple Blossom Learning Center focuses on early education and sustainability, and is just a short walk from the office.
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The Pharmaceutical Revolution: AI Developed Drugs
Pacific Prime
MAY 30, 2024
The pharmaceutical industry is witnessing a surge in startups exploring the application of machine learning, attracting substantial investments. This Pacific Prime article dives into the transformative impact of AI in drug discovery, The post The Pharmaceutical Revolution: AI Developed Drugs appeared first on Pacific Prime's Blog.
Top 10 Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) Companies in 2023
HR Lineup
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
Pierpoint Pierpoint specializes in recruitment process outsourcing for the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries. By harnessing the power of AI and automation, they streamline the recruitment process, enabling clients to identify, engage, and hire candidates more efficiently.
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Group Health Plan Trends for 2025
InterWest Insurance Services
JANUARY 9, 2025
Chronic conditions Besides rising pharmaceutical costs, chronic and serious conditions such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes and autoimmune diseases are major contributors to high health care costs. Even then, they may require step therapy before prescribing them, which includes: Trying other established and proven anti-obesity medications.
More Employers Cover Weight-Loss Drugs: Survey
InterWest Insurance Services
DECEMBER 10, 2024
These drugs, known as GLP-1s, are contributing to a significant spike in pharmaceutical costs and adding to overall health care outlays. Weight-loss drugs are covered by 64% of employers with more than 20,000 employees, up from 56% in 2023. The full list price for Ozempic was $969 in the fall, down 9.7%
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CBD IN ENDOCANNABINOID SYSTEM: A TALE OF TWO WORLDS
Take It Personel-ly
JULY 11, 2021
Adding to that, one can also avail businesses, pharmaceuticals, news online with the help of electronic devices. The current world has technology at its center. You can order essentials, stationery, beverages with the help of a single touch. It has made the world efficient but also competitive.
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Cardinal Health
HR Lineup
JANUARY 24, 2023
Cardinal Health is a healthcare services and products company that provides medical and surgical products, pharmaceuticals, and services to hospitals, health systems, pharmacies, ambulatory surgery centers, clinical laboratories, and physician offices worldwide. The company operates through two segments: Medical and Pharmaceutical.
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New AI drug firm aims to be the Amazon Prime of pharma
Employee Benefit News
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Recursion Pharmaceuticals is considering an Amazon Prime-style subscription model for selling its pipeline of medicines.
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HR Challenges in the Pharmaceutical Industries
Vantage Circle
MAY 10, 2021
All of which will imply how the pharmaceutical industry is likely to conduct its business in the near future. With the constant layoffs, corporate mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical market, and rise in the compensation standards, many businesses have also adopted an outsourcing business model. Development in Technology.
McKesson
HR Lineup
JANUARY 22, 2023
Some of the key areas of focus for the company include medical supplies, pharmaceuticals, and technology solutions. One of the core services provided by Mckesson is the distribution of medical supplies and pharmaceuticals. The company provides a range of products and services to healthcare providers, payers, and government agencies.
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New AI drug firm aims to be the Amazon Prime of pharma
Employee Benefit News
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Recursion Pharmaceuticals is considering an Amazon Prime-style subscription model for selling its pipeline of medicines.
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Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform: What’s on the Horizon? (December 2023 Update)
McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits
DECEMBER 27, 2023
Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are a key stakeholder in the drug supply chain, functioning as intermediaries between insurance providers and pharmaceutical manufacturers. Congress and other policymakers continue to seek opportunities to lower costs for patients and the federal government.
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Stop-Loss Premiums Increase to Over 10% Annually
International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Cancer and Specialty Pharmaceuticals Are Top Claimant Concerns High-dollar claimants continue to concern employer-sponsored health plans in the U.S.
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Drug Discount Review Boards Proposed by Biden Health Agency
McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits
JANUARY 26, 2023
The Biden administration recently proposed revising the process behind an outlet for pharmaceutical companies to resolve price fights for those participating in the 340B drug discount program.
Tenth Circuit Reaffirms Preemption of State Pharmacy Network Regulations
McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits
AUGUST 23, 2023
The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit recently held in Pharmaceutical Care Management Association v. Mulready (PCMA) that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and Medicare Part D preempted several provisions of Oklahoma law regulating pharmacy benefit managers and pharmacy networks.
3 Ways to Strengthen Cost Management for Pharmaceutical Benefits
Griffin Benefits
MARCH 9, 2022
Here are three ways to manage the cost of pharmaceutical benefits. Because of its increased percentage of total drug spending, specialty drug costs are proving a major headache for plan sponsors. They need to find ways to control spending on these treatments, lest the cost of the drug benefit become prohibitive.
Report: Group Health Plan Cost Inflation to Pick Up Steam
InterWest Insurance Services
AUGUST 31, 2023
in 2024, as inflation starts hitting the cost of delivering care as well as pharmaceuticals. Pharmaceutical costs — There are two significant drug cost drivers: Specialty drugs: These are significantly more expensive than their traditional drug counterparts, often costing more than $2,000 per month per patient.
Keeping your employees’ vision aligned with the company’s vision
Achievers
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
Her HR travels have taken her through the world of pharmaceuticals, health care, staffing and now science R&D. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from Hofstra University and five advanced human resources certifications from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations.
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Mgr Business Process Analyst – Teva Pharmaceuticals – Bombay, NY
HR Digest
FEBRUARY 8, 2019
Mgr Business Process Analyst - Teva Pharmaceuticals - Bombay, NY. The post Mgr Business Process Analyst – Teva Pharmaceuticals – Bombay, NY appeared first on The HR Digest. From Adicio - Fri, 08 Feb 2019 13:44:16 GMT - View all Bombay, NY jobs.
Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform: What’s on the Horizon?
McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are a key stakeholder in the drug supply chain, functioning as intermediaries between insurance providers and pharmaceutical manufacturers. Congress and other policymakers continue to seek opportunities to lower costs for patients and the federal government. appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG.
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Mgr HR Shared Services – 2814 – Teva Pharmaceuticals – Bombay, NY
HR Digest
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
Mgr HR Shared Services - 2814 - Teva Pharmaceuticals - Bombay, NY. The post Mgr HR Shared Services – 2814 – Teva Pharmaceuticals – Bombay, NY appeared first on The HR Digest. Building relationship with site HR and Business. 8-10 years of work experience in HR Shared.
RealSoft Technologies LLC
HR Lineup
JUNE 22, 2021
These services work towards enhancing organizational performance, Clients of RealSoft Technologies include Fortune 500 clients that cut across a range of industries including banking, insurance, financial institutions, telecommunications, and pharmaceuticals.
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CVS’ 2024 Layoffs Will See Over 2900 Workers Make Their Exit
HR Digest
OCTOBER 2, 2024
If you were convinced that layoffs were an IT sector phenomenon , the pharmaceutical industry would like to have a word with you. With the excuse of restructuring and cost-cutting to back it up, CVS has announced its own layoff plans for 2024.
Should You Start with Team Building to Increase Engagement?
Achievers
JUNE 7, 2018
When I receive these requests, I can’t help but think that this is sort of like a patient asking a medical doctor to prescribe the latest pharmaceutical product as seen on TV. Inevitably, one of my VPs or directors would call and ask for team building efforts. When someone requests for team building, I always ask why.
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Mark Cuban’s New Online Pharmacy Aimed at Curbing Drug Pricing
BerniePortal
JANUARY 26, 2022
Read on to learn more about this new pharmacy and how it might impact the pharmaceuticals market moving forward. He intends to do this by offering generic drugs without the egregious markups and eliminating middlemen pricing.
Employers Wrestling with Covering Weight-Loss Drugs
InterWest Insurance Services
DECEMBER 21, 2023
These groundbreaking drugs — the most popular sold under the brand names Mounjaro, Ozempic and Wegovy — are partly to blame for overall pharmaceutical benefit costs jumping 8.3% in 2023, compared to an increase of 6.4% in 2022, according to a report by Mercer.
Health Plans Covering Fewer Drugs, Imposing More Restrictions
InterWest Insurance Services
AUGUST 15, 2024
As prescription drug costs continue growing and pricey new pharmaceuticals add to health plans’ cost burdens, some carriers are starting to reduce the number of medications they’ll cover and are imposing new barriers to accessing the most expensive ones. On top of it all, pharmaceuticals are getting more expensive.
Study Predicts 8% Group Health Plan Cost Increase for 2025
InterWest Insurance Services
AUGUST 15, 2024
The higher rates reflect the costs borne by health insurers, which are seeing more claims for care that was postponed during the COVID-19 pandemic and a steady rise in the cost of pharmaceuticals as more innovative and effective drugs come to market, according to the study by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Commissioner Orders Benchmark Workers’ Comp Rate Reduction
InterWest Insurance Services
AUGUST 6, 2024
The higher rates reflect the costs borne by health insurers, which are seeing more claims for care that was postponed during the COVID-19 pandemic and a steady rise in the cost of pharmaceuticals as more innovative and effective drugs come to market, according to the study by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Quita Highsmith on changing the face of HR in the pharmaceutical industry
HR Digest
NOVEMBER 9, 2021
The post Quita Highsmith on changing the face of HR in the pharmaceutical industry appeared first on The HR Digest. Engagement in the political process enables us to inform policymakers and other stakeholders about the impact of key issues on our business and most importantly, the patients we serve.
Bristol-Myers Squibb and McDonald’s named in top 25 best places to work in Europe
Employee Benefits
JANUARY 3, 2024
Credit: IB Photography / Shutterstock.com Pharmaceutical firms Takeda and Bristol-Myers Squibb and fast food chain McDonald’s have been named among the top 25 best places to work in Europe for 2023 by Best Places to Work.
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New Anti-Obesity Drugs Put Employers in a Quandary
InterWest Insurance Services
JUNE 29, 2023
As a result, pharmaceuticals like Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss-specific Wegovy and Saxenda, and Ozempic — a diabetes medication from the same company — are now in high demand. This class of pharmaceuticals, known as glucagon-like peptide agonists (GLP-1s), have shown to be highly effective in helping people lose excess weight.
Appetite for hybrid working shows no sign of letting up at large firms
Workplace Insight
NOVEMBER 26, 2023
The report, “ Global Hiring Activity Trends & Signals – Q3 2023 ,” claims that sectors such as construction, insurance, banking & payments, technology and communications, and pharmaceuticals posted significant hybrid job roles during the third quarter (Q3) of 2023.
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PepsiCo and Pfizer named Top UK Employers 2023
Employee Benefits
JANUARY 17, 2023
Food and drink manufacturer PepsiCo UK and pharmaceutical firm Pfizer UK have made the Top UK Employers list for 2023. Image credit: 8ED8 / Shutterstock.com. The Top Employers Institute compiled the list by reviewing HR policies and people practices across organisations around the world, including 99 UK organisations.
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New Approaches to Managing Health Care Costs, Improving Outcomes
InterWest Insurance Services
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
” And as new and more expensive pharmaceuticals hit the market, the portion of overall health care costs that goes towards medications will continue to rise. Getting a handle on drug spending Pharmacy benefit costs are the fastest-growing part of health care costs, up an estimated 8.4%
Why Mid-Sized Employers Should Look at Employee Benefits Captives
Griffin Benefits
JANUARY 25, 2023
Captive insurance can be an ideal solution for medical benefits, offering mid-sized companies across most industries the opportunity to control medical and pharmaceutical costs and design a more customized health plan.
What are Resume Keywords?
Talent Culture
OCTOBER 18, 2011
A candidate in the pharmaceuticals industry should use both pharmaceuticals and pharma to describe their industry. Also, include different ways of saying certain titles. So, a CFO should include both CFO and Chief Financial Officer in the body of the document.
Mitie, The Perfume Shop and NFU Mutual UK certified as UK top employers
Employee Benefits
JANUARY 22, 2024
Facilities management employer Mitie, The Perfume Shop, pharmaceutical firm Thornton and Ross, and insurer NFU Mutual UK have been certified as UK top employers. Created by the Top Employers Institute, the UK top employer accreditation recognises employers’ commitment to HR initiatives and practices.
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Spread the Word About Additional HSA Contributions
InterWest Insurance Services
MARCH 7, 2024
Funds in HSAs can be used to pay for a myriad of out-of-pocket medical-related expenses, pharmaceuticals and medical devices. One of the key features of these plans is that the funds in them can be carried over from year to year and can be invested like a 401(k) plan. Withdrawals to reimburse for these expenses are also not taxed.
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Insurers Make Changes to Prior Approvals Ahead of Rulemaking
InterWest Insurance Services
APRIL 13, 2023
Waiting for prior authorizations for care, pharmaceuticals or medical devices can lead to delays in care and increased risk of hospitalization from those delays. The bad press and resulting lawsuits, in conjunction with the new rule making is likely to prompt more health insurers to revamp their prior authorization procedures.
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What Are 9 Innovative Ideas That Actually Improve Employee Engagement?
15Five
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
“We are a private equity owned pharmaceutical consulting firm that is growing rapidly both organically and through acquisitions. . “Adding an engagement tool , gives leadership recommendations on ways to positively impact engagement, and extends coaching opportunities to those that need it.
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The “How To” Era Has Arrived
Achievers
OCTOBER 28, 2013
Industries that have been represented include financial services, insurance, healthcare, retail, hospitality, technology, engineering, government, not-for-profit, pharmaceutical, telecommunications, sales and marketing and entertainment. Call to Action.
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