PSG Report Shows Double-Digit Specialty Drug Trend, but Opportunities for Savings Exist

Specialty drug trend continues to be in consistent double digits, with increases due to both spend and trend. That’s one of the findings of the 2023 Artemetrx Specialty Spend & Trend Report from the Pharmaceutical Strategies Group (PSG), an EPIC company. And with the specialty drug pipeline continuing to pump out more and more expensive agents, opportunities for savings exist through the use of biosimilars and generic specialty drugs, among other strategies.

Published July 25, the report is sponsored by Walmart Specialty Pharmacy and includes data from 2022. Findings are based on an analysis of 347 million medical claims and 133 million pharmacy claims from PSG’s Artemetrx book of business. Artemetrx is a proprietary SaaS platform developed by PSG. This is the seventh annual version of the report, which started under the Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute (PBMI) moniker. In April 202, MJH Life Sciences acquired PBMI’s trademarks, conference, website, education and membership assets, while the current and future research and analytics projects remained with PSG.

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Angela Maas

Angela Maas

Angela has an extensive background of editing, reporting and writing for trade and consumer publications. She has written Radar on Specialty Pharmacy since she joined AIS Health in 2005 and has broad knowledge of the various issues at play within the space. She also has written for Spotlight on Market Access since its 2017 launch. Before joining AIS Health, she was managing editor at Employee Benefit News and Employee Benefit News Canada and managing editor at Hem Aware (a hemophilia publication), Lupus Living and Momentum (a multiple sclerosis publication). She has a B.A. in English and an M.A. in British literature from Arizona State University.

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