Sep 3, 2024 | Biosimilars, Cost Savings, Drug costs, GLP-1s, Humira, Mounjaro, Ozempic, Rx Costs, Savings, Trulicity, Wegovy
Humira continued to be the costliest prescription drug for self-funded health plans in 2023 by a comfortable margin, according to a recent Milliman commercial drug trends review. Used to treat a variety of conditions from Crohn’s to rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic...
Jul 5, 2024 | Biosimilars, Cost Savings, Humira, MedBen Rx, News, Rx Costs, Savings
The Food and Drug Administration is considering a change to its biosimilar policy that would greatly speed up their approval process – which, if enacted, would be a big win for MedBen Rx clients who are already reducing their prescription drug spend through...
Apr 30, 2024 | Alternative Reimbursement Strategies, Biosimilars, Brian Fargus, Brooke Hupp, Caroline Fraker, Fair market reimbursement, Kurt Harden, MedBen Rx, MedBen University, Mental health parity, Municipalities, Nutrigenomics, Pharmacogenomics, Roundtables
At the 18th Annual MedBen University Municipality & Public Employer Roundtable on April 24, clients were shown how MedBen’s self-funding solutions are lowering medical and pharmacy spend while promoting healthier workplaces. Attendees were also introduced to...
Apr 16, 2024 | Biosimilars, Cost Savings, Drug costs, Humira, MedBen Rx, Pharmacy, Prescription, Rx Costs, Savings
Last year, MedBen Rx announced a new program that would enable clients to purchase Idacio, a biosimilar version of the anti-inflammatory therapy Humira – a drug that typically costs between $6,000 and $12,000 per month depending on the dose – for under $1,000 per...
Sep 29, 2023 | Announcements, Biosimilars, Humira, MedBen Rx, News, Perigon Pharmacy 360, Ventegra
Here’s some cost-saving news for MedBen Rx clients. On July 1, 2023, biosimilar products were released for the popular and expensive anti-inflammatory therapy, Humira. A 30-day supply of Humira, which is used to treat a variety of conditions from Crohn’s to...
Apr 17, 2023 | biologics, Biosimilars, Brand Name Drugs, Cost Savings, Generic Drugs, Pharmacy, Prescription, Rx Costs, Savings
Much like generics are lower-cost equivalents of more expensive drugs, so too are biosimilars. But there’s a notable distinction between the two. Generics contain the exact same active ingredients as their brand-name counterparts and are usually synthesized from...
