Pharmacy benefits management firms made up 10.6 percent of the Rx dollar sales in the first quarter of 1998, while the top 5 PBMs represented 46.7 percent of the PBM share.
PCMA members are leaders in innovation, technology, and improved outcomes.
Our members are advancing the goals of managed care pharmacy through the work of our many committees. The Professional Standards committee is actively pursuing the development of both practice standards and PBM standards, and the Quality Measures committee is developing industry guidelines for pharmaceutical outcomes. Managed healthcare and managed care pharmacy are here to stay. The environment is, however, an ever-changing one. Being a member of PCMA will put you in touch with top decision-makers in every corner of managed healthcare, from PBMs to HMOs, and from third party administrators to managed care mail service pharmacies.