The list of methods in which bad PBM revenue streams are created is long. They include but are not limited to:
- Clawbacks
- Ballooning
- Drug reclassification
- Back-billing
- Rebate spreads
- Ingredient cost spreads
- DIR fees
- Differential contracting
- Poor utilization management
- Poor product mix
I could go on, but you get the idea. Kick back, increase the playback speed to 1.5x or 2x and watch as I go into detail about PBM revenue streams. To learn more about bad PBM revenue streams, join the next Certified Pharmacy Benefits Specialist course. It starts on January 12, 2023!
The Certified Pharmacy Benefits Specialist (CPBS) program offers three different instructional formats: live online classrooms, in-person Knowledge Camps, and self-study. Every Thursday at 6 PM ET, the online class meets for roughly 1.5 hours. Every class is taped for later viewing. PBIA is approved by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), HR Certification Institute (HRCI), American Council of Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and forty-six states to provide up to 20 recertification credit hours to licensed pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, life and health professionals, and human resources specialists. Since we began offering our courses in 2014, more than 1,000 students have earned the CPBS credential.
“Thanks for everything throughout the course. The firm I work for is trying to get more involved in the Plan Sponsor space, and in doing so, we have been reviewing a lot of PBM/Plan Sponsor contracts. I can’t tell you how much more confident and comfortable I am working through these PBM contracts now and what I need to be looking out for.” – Adam Farkas, Esq. Associate Attorney
