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Best Practices for Managing Costs of Orphan Drugs (PDF)
Archimedes via Chelko Center for Benefits Management Link to more items from this source
May 25, 2017

"The overarching 'best practice' management approach for specialty drugs in the medical benefit is to: [1] pay only reasonable costs for drugs, administration, and related fees; and [2] pay only for drugs that are clinically appropriate for the patient.... [T]hese 'simple' objectives aren't easy to carry out for specialty drugs administered in medical sites of care for two reasons.... First, medical claims may be billed with limited information.... Second, drug pricing in the medical benefit is highly, and inappropriately, variable."  MORE >>

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