Pharmacy Management

Pharmacy Management

Prescription drugs are the fastest growing component of healthcare costs. These costs can be prohibitive, requiring employers to change plan designs and shift even more cost to their employees. This is particularly true for specialty medications that typically represent 50% of drug spend from just 1-2% of drug utilizers. 

Unfortunately, many employers don’t have the purchasing power or market leverage to negotiate better pricing. It’s also challenging for employers to identify and access money saving opportunities. 

Our Alera Group Pharmacy Solutions practice has a dedicated team of experienced, in-house Pharmacy Benefits Management experts. They offer a full range of pharmacy consulting services, including:

  • Prescription drug program evaluations for clients of all sizes and industries
  • Comprehensive RFP management renewal, market check and RFI
  • PBM contract review and negotiation
  • Consultative support to identify and deploy unique cost-mitigation for specialty drug solutions
  • Data analytics that enable precise financial and clinical pharmacy benefits consulting and reporting, maximizing the plan value and employee dollars
  • All forms of pharmacy benefits auditing, including PBM contract pricing, plan design and clinical
  • On-going risk management and cost containment under our Rx Concierge Program

With Alera Group, you have a local partner and a team of experts you can rely on to help you manage pharmacy costs and improve your outcomes today and in the future.

Our Alera Group Pharmacy Solutions experts are backed by leading-edge tools and strategic solutions focused on meeting the needs and expectations of our clients through every stage of the pharmacy process.

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Employee Benefits

Setting Your Strategy for the New Year: Alera Group's 2025 Employee Benefits Market Outlook

Our experts will highlight key results from Alera Group’s "2025 Employee Benefits Market Outlook" and explain how these trends can impact your benefits program this year.

January 16, 2025 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual

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The Value of Voluntary Benefits

In this session, our experts will showcase the value of voluntary benefits, from financial savings to improved retention to addressing the specific needs of their employees.

March 20, 2025 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual

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Balancing Cost and Care: Could Captive Insurance Be the Solution?

In this session, our experts will discuss how Captive Insurance works and what you need to consider for your own group’s needs.

April 17, 2025 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual

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Employee Benefits

State of the Market for Employee Benefits in 2025

What are the needs and priorities of those in the workforce and the employment market? What are rival businesses offering to attract and retain the best the market has to offer? And what shifts are taking place in the market that employers should anticipate and prepare for? Alera Group’s 2025 Employee Benefits Market Outlook, scheduled for release on January 16, provides answers to those essential questions.

December 19, 2024

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Don’t Forget About Your Gag Clause Attestations

When the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA) was enacted on December 27, 2020, it included a provision that prohibits group health plans and health insurance carriers from entering into certain agreements that, either directly or indirectly, restrict the release of certain information related to provider networks and de-identified encounter data, among other things. Such restrictions are commonly referred to as “gag clauses.” The CAA also requires plans and carriers to attest annually that their agreements do not include such impermissible gag clauses.

November 20, 2024

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Legal Alert: RxDC Reporting Due June 1

Reminder: RxDC Reporting Due June 1

With the 2023 reference year RxDC reporting deadline approaching soon, plan sponsors should familiarize themselves with recent updates to the RxDC Reporting Instructions.

March 27, 2024

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Webinar: Weight-Loss Drugs and Group Health Plans | Alera Group

Rising pharmacy costs are among the chief drivers of healthcare expenses for employers and employees, thanks largely to a surge in use of drugs you’ve seen advertised in those ubiquitous commercials. Given the cost of such drugs and their mixed record of success, employers and employees should exercise caution.

February 6, 2024

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