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CVS Health PBM clients achieve lowest drug trend in four years
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health’s pharmacy benefits management clients achieved the lowest drug trend in the past four years, despite rising drug prices. CVS Caremark clients saw their prescription drug trend drop to an average of 3.2% compared to 5.0% in 2015, according to the company. In addition, 38% of CVS Caremark commercial clients achieved a negative trend, which means they actually spent less on their prescription benefit in 2016 than they did in 2015, despite rising drug prices. Out-of-pocket costs for members also dropped 3.0% compared to the previous year.
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CVS’ Denton: We have a ‘lot of tools in our tool chest to differentiate ourselves’
MIAMI — CVS Health’s integrated pharmacy model arms the retailer with “a lot of tools in our tool chest to differentiate ourselves” from the competition, David Denton, EVP and chief financial officer, stated Wednesday during the Barclays Global Healthcare Conference at the Lowes Miami Beach Hotel here.