“Wisconsinites should be able to afford the prescription medicine they need to lead a healthy lifestyle.” That was the sentiment delivered by Wisconsin Governor, Tony Evers, last August when he issued an executive order creating a drug task force to reduce...
Employers are right to be worried about pharmaceutical prices.
Before you trust information about the cost and quality of your health care providers, take a closer look at what's under the hood.
Where do the costs of specialty medications and the lack of medication adherence hit employers? I'd say the best answer to that question is, "Right where it hurts."
Specialty medications represent the next big source of runaway health care costs for employers who self-fund their health benefits.
Only half of patients take the drugs as prescribed for them by their physicians.
