Narrow Pharmacy Networks As Cost Savers Are Here To Stay, PBMs Say
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
CVS Caremark CEO Merlo estimated that about 20% of its new pharmacy benefit contracts for 2013 have adopted a limited pharmacy network.
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