WA Health Alliance

As we showed in our study with @WSPARX and @WAHealthCheckup, PBM-owned mail/specialty pharmacies achieve approximately 3x margin vs community pharmacy competitors. 3axisadvisors.com/projects/2024/… @HawleyMO @SenWarren @SenHawleyPress @ewarren @RepAuchincloss @RepHarshbarger

Catch up with the Alliance as we look back at the successes of the low back pain collaborative, share recommendations for improving sexual health screening and more. conta.cc/3XEzBfj

Mail-order pharmacies add much bigger markups: Washington state groups @Think_Allison @Benefits_PRO @WSPARX @WAHealthCheckup benefitspro.com/2024/07/08/mai…

For a stronger health care workforce, WA needs more physician residency slots—a priority for the physician community. Learn more about how @WSMA_update & others in organized medicine advocate for patients & the practice of medicine at wsma.org.

“What do we do in a world in which litigants can district shop [and] find a judge that will clearly side with you? And now any regulations even plausibly out of line with statute will be held up in court for years and years?” ow.ly/BHsn50SLLVV

If you’re someone like me that was looking for another example to add to hundreds of other proven examples of PBMs overcharging for generic Gleevec and generic Zytiga, then the FTC’s new report is your huckleberry. ftc.gov/system/files/f…

Today we hosted a coalition of primary care payers, purchasers, and providers to celebrate the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to improve access to high-quality primary care for Washington residents. Learn more at loom.ly/-RPrHXc

URGENT MEMBER WEBINAR // Implications for Employers of Supreme Court Decision Ending #ChevronDoctrine Legal & policy experts will provide detailed analysis of the #SupremeCourt decision & its likely impact on self-insured employers. Join us July 10: ow.ly/L6au50Sw5Uy

This webinar offers insights into simple workplace accommodations & highly successful non-surgical treatments for UI, enabling employers to level up their women’s healthcare strategies by offering helpful resources and guiding them to the care they need. ow.ly/tv7150SwyAE

PBMs defend spread pricing as a benefit for plan sponsors to mitigate risks on drug pricing variability. But often, PBM spreads are so high that they eclipse the cost of both the drug and the pharmacist. That’s not mitigating risk. That’s creating it. 3axisadvisors.com/projects/2024/…

Employers are often paying hospitals more than 2x what’s required to break even, with some prices reaching over 300-500% of Medicare. We've developed several resources to support efforts to determine/achieve a fair price for hospital services. ⬇ ⬇ ⬇ ow.ly/4CRa50SsrWb

“While PBM-affiliated mail-order pharmacies may claim to keep your drug costs down, the new research shows otherwise.” king5.com/article/news/h… @maddiewhitetv @WSPARX @WAHealthCheckup

Our latest drug pricing deep-dive reveals the divide between pharmacies and employers at the pharmacy counter @WSPARX @WAHealthCheckup @JaredSHopkins wsj.com/health/pharma/…

Interested in high-cost care, getting to the right price on pharmacy benefits and hospital pricing? Our latest newsletter covers this and more. Sign up to receive it monthly! #costofcare #wahealth #wacheckup conta.cc/3KMDFTf

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Hospital pricing levels are a key part of the health care cost equation. So we are digging in on that and more during an event today (June 6) in Seattle. #hospitalpricetransparency #costofcare

Join Comagine Health, along with the @FHCQ_WA and the @WAHealthCheckup, for “Analytics for the Intersection of Equity and Value,” the second of a three-part webinar series on catalysts for change from noon-1:30 p.m. PST June 12. Register at viethconsulting.com/members/evr/re…

Join us on June 12 for a discussion on how data can support efforts in our state to provide equitable, high-quality care. #healthequity #wahealth viethconsulting.com/members/evr/re…

Bad things can happen when the companies you hire to make drugs cheaper also make more money when those drugs are more expensive.

"We found employers consistently getting charged more than pharmacies were being paid," says @A_Ciaccia of his orgs analysis of commercial prescription claims in Washington state. #phamarcybenefits #wahealth