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Specialty Drugs: Issues and Challenges – Health Plan Examples

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Published on Jul 8, 2015

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Health plans have developed a number of strategies in response to sustained cost increases that ensure access to critically important drugs while also holding down costs. These approaches include providing patients with tools and support to help them successfully manage their specialty medications, promoting collaborative arrangements with physicians and pharmacists, and focusing on the supply side through the use of specialty pharmacies.