"[K]ey areas of employer frustration: ... [1] Consolidated medical and pharmacy benefit manager vendor markets means less competition, resulting in higher prices for employers.... [2] Providers are incented to perform more services rather than improving the quality of care ... [3] Most large employers self-insure their health benefits programs, thereby bearing all of the cost escalation risk.... [4] The current prescription drug supply chain model lacks transparency ... [5] Employers perceive that market players (i.e., doctors, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, insurers, and even brokers) are mostly vested in the status quo, making change slow and difficult."  MORE >>