The PBM Model of the Future: Why Payers Are Unbundling PBM Services
Javier Gonzalez, Chief Growth and Commercial Officer at Abarca, about why payers are increasingly looking for alternatives to the traditional PBM model.
Panelists at a recent pharmacy conference were optimistic about the future of value-based drug contracting. For example, one said that healthcare will be close to establishing a value-based formulary by 2030, and another said that longitudinal patient tracking will become a more important part the drug pricing process.
Panelists at a recent healthcare conference expressed optimism about the automation technology that health plans, pharmacy benefit managers and providers can adopt to facilitate real-time data sharing. They said that such technology has potential to improve medication adherence, reduce costs and save time for both providers and payers.