Integrating Pharmaceutical, Medical Benefits to Lower Drug Spending

Pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) offer one method of delivering pharmaceutical benefits to members, but Highmark Inc. and payers like it have developed an alternative that they argue may boost member engagement and improve drug spending. Sarah Marche, senior vice president of Pharmacy Services at Highmark Inc, discusses how Highmark has implemented integrated pharmacy benefits and the outcomes that the payer saw as a result of greater drug price transparency.