Healthy Skepticism Library item: 9374

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Publication type: Journal Article

Dichter E.
Managing the drug benefit for cost and quality advantage
AAPPO Journal 1993 Feb-Mar; 3:37, 41

Abstract:

Intervention strategies that preferred provider organizations are using to manage the costs of drug benefits are listed including preferred pharmacy networks, drug benefit design, cost-sharing options, drug management, retrospective analysis, concurrent drug utilization review, drug formularies, manufacturer’s rebates, and computerized information management.