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2023 Trends in Drug Benefit Design Report Webinar

Special Thanks to Our Sponsor:

Plan sponsors face complex decisions and challenges as they build and implement their drug benefit. PSG’s 2023 Trends in Drug Benefit Design Report provides a view into how plans work to achieve access and affordability for members while controlling their pharmacy spend.

Sponsored by Rx Savings Solutions, the report is chockful of helpful takeaways featuring insights from 180 benefits leaders representing plans across the country.

5 Key Takeaways

Here’s a sneak peek into a few of the key findings

Weight Loss Medications

With respondents divided on weight loss as a lifestyle or chronic condition, 43% cover FDA-approved weight loss medications, and 28% may in the next 1-2 years.

Utilization Management Programs

Growing percentages of respondents cite cost and cumbersomeness as barriers to utilization management programs.

Cost Sharing

The promotion of cost-sharing transparency tools to help members manage expenses continues to rise, from 28% in 2018 to 63% in 2023.

Formulary Management

A little over half of plans (53%) take steps to identify and reduce wasteful spend in the formulary.

Gene Therapy Financial Protection Products

Most (91%) respondents have heard of gene therapy financial protection products.

2023 BDR Mockup

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Expert insight from our panelists:

Renee Rayburg

Renee Rayburg, RPh

VP, Clinical Strategy

Morgan Lee

Morgan Lee, PhD, MPH, CPH

Senior Director – Research & Strategy

Mike Medel

Michael Medel, PharmD, MBA

Senior Vice President and Practice Lead – Plan Sponsors

Rebekah Gregg, MBA

Chief Operations Officer

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