Smaller PBMs Seem to Fare Better on Customer Satisfaction
While client-filed lawsuits against PBMs and regulatory scrutiny of their business models continue to make headlines, a newly released survey finds that plan sponsors’ overall satisfaction with their PBMs is relatively high. But Pharmaceutical Strategies Group’s 2020 Pharmacy Benefit Manager Customer Satisfaction Report also reveals that customer satisfaction of PBMs varies depending on the firms’ size and the type of client being served. PSG, a pharmacy benefits consulting firm, was acquired by EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants in February.
“The size of the PBM does make a difference, often in the services that are provided because of scale. It also makes a difference in the types of customers who choose a PBM — so many customers are looking to middle-market, midsized PBMs for more flexibility, where others look to the larger PBMs for perhaps deeper discounts,” Sharon Phares, Ph.D., senior vice president of research and data innovation at PSG, said during a May 25 webinar to discuss the survey’s findings.