PBMs, Retail Pharmacies Vow To Cooperate On Electronic Prescribing
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
SureScripts, the retail pharmacy e-prescribing network, and RxHub, established by PBMs, are “complementary” organizations, RxHub CEO McLean tells House hearing. HHS plans to issue proposed electronic prescribing standards by year-end.
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