BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:566d2d1e2ad7c2ff955d3b0b2f98077780 CATEGORIES:Meetings SUMMARY:PBMs: Helping Consumers Access Affordable Medications DESCRIPTION:
Join Melodie Shr ader, Assistant Vice President, State Affairs, of the Pharmaceutical Care M anagement Association (PCMA) for an educational update on the role that pha rmacy benefit managers (PBMs) play in keeping prescription drugs affordable and accessible.
The P
harmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) is the national associatio
n representing America’s pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). PBMs administer
prescription drug plans for more than 266 million Americans who have health
insurance from a variety of sponsors including: commercial health plans, s
elf-insured employer plans, union plans, Medicare Part D plans, the Federal
Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP), state government employee plans
, managed Medicaid plans, and others.
PCMA continue
s to lead the effort in promoting PBMs and the proven tools they utilize, w
hich are recognized by consumers, employers, policymakers, and others as ke
y drivers in lowering prescription drug costs and increasing access.