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One PBM’s Vision of the Future of Specialty Care

PBMs are increasingly under the gun to remedy a variety of practices that are not considered consumer and provider network friendly. It is not surprising, therefore, that a PBM might want to tout some of the things that they have done to move the collective patient journey in a positive direction. But, it is in the short list of things that they are promising in the future that we find of greater interest. 

A short video interview with a senior leader at one PBM, OptumRx, recaps some of their successes over recent years but also opens the window on some noteworthy strategies in development.

The pipeline includes a more aggressive approach to cost containment especially through value-based strategies that go beyond pharmacy, in short, a ‘whole of government approach’….. ummm, a ‘whole of medicine approach’. This means embracing a big tent model of all providers that support specialty patients with complex needs…. often with multiple diagnoses. The evolving model must also develop a true cross-benefits model — Medical and Pharmacy to eliminate existing disparities. There’s more……

If you have 10 minutes, the video interview will add detail and other morsels of concepts upon which to chew. (link below)

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Optum Rx’s Vision for the Future of Specialty Care

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