Objective: To investigate the extent to which preferred drug lists and tiered formularies reflect evidence of value, as measured in published cost-utility analyses (CUAs). Methods: Using 1998-2001 ...

Sheldon S. Sones, RPh, FASCP, is president of Sheldon S. Sones and Associates, a pharmacy and accreditation consulting firm based in Newington, Conn. Q: Is there a certain format that has to be used ...

A Medicare Part D formulary is a list of the drugs the plan covers, organized into tiers with different out-of-pocket costs. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our ...

The history of and improvements made to the University of Michigan Health System (UMHS) inpatient online formulary are described. The current formulary at UMHS is the third version of the Web-based ...

Access to medicines in Medicare is reduced as the IRA is implemented Fewer drugs are covered on Medicare Part D formularies in 2025 relative to 2024 Medicines for serious conditions with high unmet ...

Objectives: To examine the relative preferred placement of commonly dispensed prescription drugs and to assess variations in drug coverage across a convenience sample of 12 health insurance plans.

Covered drugs are arranged by cost in tiers or levels. Generics are in the lowest tiers and are generally the lowest cost. Coverage and drug lists vary from plan to plan. Plans can change covered ...

A formulary submission tool has been updated to enable payers to get access to drugs' product information before they are approved in order to make decisions faster. The Food and Drug Administration ...

Delving deep into drug prices often requires a special vocabulary. Here are some definitions of frequently used terms to help you out on your journey. This is similar to "step therapy," a provision in ...

New York’s 2017-2018 Executive Budget, enacted effective April 10, 2017, included significant reforms to the Workers’ Compensation Law (WCL). This update discusses the Board’s implementation of the ...