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Drug Plan Management in Today’s Economy
January 2011
CPBI Fundamentals Series, Toronto
Prescription Drug Plan Management in 2011 & Beyond
January 2011
Third Party Administrators Association of Canada (TPAAC), Toronto
Plan design: a strategic consideration
Benefits Canada (January 2011)
Plan design as an important strategic plan management tool is back in business. The focus on plan design has been given a big boost by the technological expansion in the marketplace such as flexible, rules-based adjudication platforms and plan-specific design capabilities. There are a number of vendors across the country: some third party administrators (TPA), a handful of mid- to large-size carriers and independent pharmacy benefit managers (PBM) that have brought their own innovations to the market. Download PDF
Private Payer Introduction
January 2011
Canadian Association of Pharmacy Distribution Management (CAPDM) Executive Conference, Montreal
Latest News
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N.S. tightens rules on OxyContin -Globe and Mail (February 20, 2012) - Provinces become proactive after being accused of inaction in the face of rising addiction rates - Nova Scotia has become the latest... View post
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Another Blockbuster Falls: Generic Plavix® Now Available - February 2012 - After over 8 years of patent challenges between the Canadian generic manufacturing company Apotex and the product’s innovator, sanofi-aventis, clopidogrel (generic for... View post
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Protecting Your Plan from the Gravy Train - February 2012 - Although full-product direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) is illegal in Canada, most Canadians are exposed to this type of advertising through media spillage from... View post
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Many Canadians can’t afford to take drugs as directed -Globe and Mail (January 17, 2012) - One in four Canadians who do not have drug insurance are unable to afford to take their prescription drugs as directed, a... View post
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Look ahead with predictive modelling -Benefits Canada (January 2012) - The most recent 24 months of data is one of the most important pieces of information that plan sponsors and advisors have... Download PDF
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Drug Plans Erode Over Last 20 Years -Benefits and Pensions monitor (December 2011) - All of us involved in the provision and management of drug plan benefits should be embarassed by the lack of progress over... Download PDF
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Are we in 2002 or 2012? A word of caution about mail-order pharmacies -Benefits Canada (November 2011) - If a plan design does not support mail order (or any other preferred pharmacy arrangement) in a meaningful way, it will be... Download PDF
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