Blue Shield of California’s PBM Overhaul Could Still See Boost From Transparency Legislation

Blue Shield of California’s plan to replace its traditional pharmacy benefit arrangement with what it hopes will be a more transparent assemblage of services won’t go into full effect until 2025, but it has already generated a lot of hope and criticism across the healthcare landscape. The insurer, though, is aiming to inspire as much at it aiming to succeed on its own.

“It’s going to take more than just one plan, or one employer group or one manufacturer. It’s going to take all of us to look at our business model and think about how it can be simpler, more sustainable, more affordable, with higher quality care,” Alison Lum, Blue Shield of California’s VP-Pharmacy Services, said in an interview with the Pink Sheet on 6 February.

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Nielsen Hobbs

Nielsen Hobbs

Nielsen is the executive editor in In Vivo. He has been covering the pharmaceutical industry most of his life, reporting on everything from ANDAs to Zika vaccines.

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