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Stay up-to-date on PBM and other benefits trends with employee benefits blog posts written by Employers Health’s expert team.

Stay up-to-date on PBM and other benefits trends with employee benefits blog posts written by Employers Health’s expert team.

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Madison Connor, J.D., CEBS

Health Care Policy Proposals and the 2024 Election

As the general election quickly approaches, many Americans are wondering...

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Cassidy Burger

2024 Best Employers in Ohio

(September 23, 2024) — Employers Health, a national pharmacy benefit...

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Employers Health Team

Client Job Posting: Assistant Benefit Plan Administrator

This job posting service is provided free of charge to...

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Jeff Zimon, Esq.

Lewandowski v. Johnson & Johnson: The Beginning of...

Lewandowski v. Johnson & Johnson is a game changer. Just...

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Catherine Berger, PharmD

From NASH to MASH: How the Renamed Fatty...

Please note: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) has recently been renamed to...

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Employers Health Team

Seven Tips for a Successful 2025 Open Enrollment

Open enrollment season is upon us! We know it can...

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Elizabeth Brewster, PharmD

Clinical Trials: A Drug’s Journey from Idea to...

Many Americans don’t realize that it can take up to...

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Hannah Whitesel, PharmD

Flu Season Readiness: A Strategic Approach for the...

Long summer days can make it easy to forget that...

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Hannah Whitesel, PharmD

Flu Vaccine FAQs

How long does flu season last? In the U.S., flu...

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Cassidy Burger

Empowering Professionals, Enhancing Benefits: 2024 Annual Benefits Forum

“We are in this field because we care about people...

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Hannah Whitesel, PharmD

The Value and Role of Prior Authorizations in...

Employer-sponsored insurance has evolved significantly over the past century. Beginning...

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Madison Connor, J.D., CEBS

The Latest in Pharmacy Benefit Legislation

In the past year, state legislatures introduced hundreds of bills...

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Hannah Whitesel, PharmD

The 4 Ws of Continuous Glucose Monitors

A continuous glucose monitor (CGM) is a wearable device that...

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David Uldricks, J.D., LL.M.

Navigating the GLP-1 Landscape: Understanding the Buzz and...

Over the past few months, I have seen more commercials...

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Madison Connor, J.D., CEBS

The Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation...

Background On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law...

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Cassidy Burger

2024 Excellence in Benefits Award Winner

(March 21, 2024) – Employers Health is honored to announce...

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Ernesto Munoz, PharmD

Bound to Lose Weight

In 2005, the first glucagon-like peptide-1, or GLP-1, designed to...

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Employers Health Team

How Acute Treatment of Migraine Can Help Millions

Headache disorders are revealed as one of the major global...

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Ernesto Munoz, PharmD

Approvals, Shortages and More: The Latest in GLP-1s

Semaglutide is part of a class of drugs referred to...

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Emily Clevenger

Employers Health Pharmacy Benefits FAQ

What is a health care group purchasing collective? The concept...

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Patrick Henry, PharmD

Soaring Psoriasis: Market Trends and Opportunities for Psoriatic...

Pharmacy benefit plan administrators often see autoimmune conditions, such as...

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Ernesto Munoz, PharmD

Vyjuvek – the First and Only FDA-Topical Gene...

As advancements in technology are made, unique treatment options have...

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Hannah Whitesel, PharmD

The Facts About the Flu Vaccine

During the 2021-2022 U.S. flu season, the flu caused 5,000...

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Emily Clevenger

2023 Best Employers in Ohio

Employers Health was recently named as one of the 2023...

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Courtney Keefe, PharmD

Comparing Anti-Obesity Medications and Surgeries: Weighing Costs and...

Obesity is not only associated with an increased risk of...

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Madison Connor, J.D., CEBS

State PBM Legislation: Why Plan Sponsors Should be...

It should come as no surprise that state laws seeking...

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Employers Health Team

Consultant Newsletter Q1

Consultant Connections is a quarterly newsletter, specifically for employee benefit...

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Ha Eun Kim, PharmD

Gene Therapy: Million Dollar Cures and Causes for...

Gene therapy medications represent a groundbreaking advancement in the medical...

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Madison Connor, J.D., CEBS

Preparing for the End of the COVID-19 Emergency

(Originally published February 9, 2023 Updated May 8, 2023) On...

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Patrick Henry, PharmD

The Year of Humira Biosimilars is Finally Here

The Year of Humira Biosimilars is Finally Here -Updated 2/1/23...

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Fall 2022

EH Connect Fall 2022 issue

In this issue: Aligning Your Drug Plan for Success! Monitoring...

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Madison Connor, J.D., CEBS

The State of PBM Legislation and Important Federal...

State Legislative Update: Rutledge and Its Aftermath The last time...

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Summer 2022

EH Connect Summer 2022 issue

In this issue: 2021 Excellence in Benefits Recipient Christopher Vannatta...

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Tu Doan, PharmD

The Generic Marketplace: Innovation and Opposing Forces

For decades, the message to employers was simple: promoting generic...

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Emily Clevenger

2021 Excellence in Benefits Award Winner

(February 1, 2022) – Employers Health is honored to announce...

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Kelly DiNardo, CEBS, CBC

The Impact of COVID on the Pharmacy Industry

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared...

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Employers Health Team

2022 Market Check

Momentum takes many forms. Sometimes momentum comes from maintaining and...

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Courtney Keefe, PharmD

Rethinking Obesity Drug Coverage

Obesity has been identified as a public health crisis in...

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Fall 2021

EH Connect Fall 2021 issue

In this issue: Rethinking Obesity Drug Coverage 2022 Market Check

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Emma Clapper, MBA

20 Treats to Brighten Your Holidays

Merry Christmas and happy holidays from the Employers Health team!...

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Matthew Harman, PharmD, MPH

2021 AMCP Nexus Recap – Insights for Employers...

By: Matthew Harman, PharmD, MPH |  Kevin Wenceslao, PharmD | ...

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Grant Goff, MBA, CEBS

Tips for Comparing Contracts

The last 18 months have presented several hurdles as organizations...

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Brooke Knollman, MBA, CEBS

Are Carved-out Benefit Plans the Lowest Cost Option?

When it comes time to choose medical and pharmacy benefit...

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Emily Clevenger

COVID-19’s Impact on Lung Cancer Screening and Diagnosis

In 2020, many Americans delayed seeing their doctors due to...

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Emily Clevenger

Employer-Led Group Purchasing Coalition Expands Offerings with Custom...

Canton, OH (September 1, 2021) – As health care costs...

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Hannah Whitesel, PharmD

Baby Steps to Fertility Coverage

As an optional coverage decision, fertility benefits are often excluded...

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Garrett Brown, J.D., CEBS

Generic Drug Pricing Why all the Fuss?

As covered in past communications, a myriad of market forces...

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Brett Pinson, MBA, CEBS

Reducing Overall Specialty Spend with Specialty Copay Assistance

How can plan sponsors reduce overall specialty spend within their...

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Summer 2021

EH Connect Summer 2021 issue

In this issue: Baby Steps to Fertility Coverage Specialty Copay...

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Employers Health Team

2021 Infertility Survey

An infertility coverage survey was distributed to employee benefits and...

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Employers Health Team

2021 COVID Vaccine Information

Employees hesitant about receiving the COVID-19 vaccine? This infographic shares...

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Employers Health Team

Employee Mental Health & Well-being During & Beyond...

Credit to the American Psychiatric Association Foundation’s Center for Workplace...

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Hannah Whitesel, PharmD

The Price of Poor Sleep

How have you slept recently? Quarantine’s dissolution of normal schedules...

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Spring 2021

EH Connect Spring 2021 issue

In this issue: Employee Mental Health & Well-being: During &...

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Brooke Knollman, MBA, CEBS

8 Things to Consider During Annual PBM Reviews

Each year, the client solutions team at Employers Health and...

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Kevin Wenceslao, PharmD

PrEParing for HIV Coverage Management

In November 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human...

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Employers Health Team

Bereavement Leave Survey Results

Employers share their organization’s bereavement leave policies to assist other...

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Travis Johns, MHA, CEBS

COVID-19 Vaccine Employer Resources

As a resource for benefits professionals throughout the country, our...

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Matthew Harman, PharmD, MPH

Biosimilars Update

It has now been over a decade since the passage...

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Emily Clevenger

Employers Health Designated as a Great Place to...

Employers Health, an employer-led group purchasing organization working to provide...

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Emily Clevenger

2020 Excellence in Benefits Award Winner

Employers Health is honored to announce Theresa O’Callaghan, as the...

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Matthew Harman, PharmD, MPH

Vaccines and Your Employees: What You Need to...

These days it is difficult to watch or read the...

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Garrett Brown, J.D., CEBS

Federal Drug Purchasing Programs: What They Are and...

Heading into the November 2020 election, one could not help...

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Hannah Whitesel, PharmD

COVID-19: Where We Stand Today

Coronavirus. Social distancing. Contact tracing. Terms that we never knew...

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Fall 2020

EH Connect Fall 2020 issue

In this issue: 2021 Market Check: A Timeline Covid-19: Where...

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Michael Stull, MBA

Our View: Health Plan-Sponsored Study Ties Carve-In to...

In June 2020, representatives of a regional health plan and...

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Emily Clevenger

Employers Health Is a 2020 NorthCoast 99 Award...

Employers Health is proud to be recognized by ERC as...

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Christopher Goff, J.D., M.A.

Upcoming Supreme Court Case Could Mean More Red...

Every American family deserves quality, accessible, affordable health care, regardless...

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Madison Connor, J.D., CEBS

Legislative Trends in State Regulation of PBMs

In recent years, nearly 40 states have passed a multitude...

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Employers Health Team

COVID-19 and the Pharmacy Benefit Plan

COVID-19 has caused a devastating impact to employers and their...

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Kevin Wenceslao, PharmD

Substance Abuse Disorder

According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health...

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Summer 2020

EH Connect Summer 2020 issue

In this issue: Substance Abuse Disorder Upcoming Supreme Court Case...

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Employers Health Team

A PBM Case Study: How a Midwestern University...

Like many employers, a private Midwestern university was experiencing rising...

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Matthew Harman, PharmD, MPH

The Impact of Custom Formulary Edits Designed for...

As pharmacy benefit spend continues to grow with the emergence...

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Employers Health Team

COVID-19, Employers and Benefit Plans

UPDATE (4/27/20):   On April 23, the President signed into law...

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Employers Health Team

PBM Evaluation Challenges

Why is it so difficult to determine the value of...

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Employers Health Team

Burnout: The Latest Major Health Crisis to Affect...

Why is burnout important? Burnout has been identified as a...

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Matthew Harman, PharmD, MPH

Medical Marijuana & Employers A Clinical Dive Before...

As medical marijuana continues to gain approval at the state...

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Fall/Winter 2019

EH Connect Fall/Winter 2019 issue

In this issue: Medical Marijuana & Employers Burnout PBM Evaluation...

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Matthew Harman, PharmD, MPH

The Society for Women’s Health Research’s Migraine Patient...

Employers Health’s Director of Pharmacy, Matthew Harman, recently participated in...

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Emily Clevenger

Employee Assistance Program Infographic

Employers Health recently surveyed its membership to gain insight on...

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Madison Connor, J.D., CEBS

Does the Recent U.S. Department of Health and...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently...

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Emily Clevenger
Emily Clevenger

2019 Excellence in Benefits Award Winner

Employers Health is honored to announce Rachelle Firestone, of Kenan...

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Spring/Summer 2019

EH Connect Spring/Summer 2019 issue

In this issue: Rheumatoid Arthritis: Painful for Patients and Payers...

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Matthew Harman, PharmD, MPH

Rheumatoid Arthritis Painful for the Patients and Payers

When reviewing therapeutic classes by cost, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) will...

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Employers Health Team

The Growing Gap Between List and Net Prices...

The gap between list and net prices of drugs has...

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Employers Health Team

Financial Health Shutdowns, Snowballs and Sages

What do shutdowns, snowballs and sages all have in common?...

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Employers Health Team

7 Tips to a Healthier, Happier You at...

Work can be stressful. Add the increasing pace at which...

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Michael Stull, MBA

What Does the New HHS Rule Mean for...

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services requested comment...

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Employers Health Team

2019 Market Check

The pharmacy benefit management marketplace is facing more public scrutiny...

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Employers Health Team

In the News: Clawbacks, Gag Orders and Other...

It seems on a weekly basis that publications introduce us...

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Kevin Wenceslao, PharmD

The Countdown to NASH: Employers Brace for the...

In recent years, the health care world was heavily focused...

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Fall/Winter 2018

EH Connect Fall/Winter 2018 issue

Collaboration Spotlight: The American Psychiatric Association Foundation

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Michael Stull, MBA

Beyond the Spreadsheet: PBM Pricing Tips Part 1

There are quite a few PBM pricing “illusions” that require...

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Employers Health Team

Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act

On October 10, 2018, President Trump signed into law the...

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Michael Stull, MBA

100 Days of Action: What the American Patients...

100 days have passed since President Trump introduced the American...

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Employers Health Team

5 Tips for Open Enrollment Season

Open enrollment season is upon us! So, we’re giving you...

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Employers Health Team

Where Policy Meets Culture: Aligning for Mental Health...

Change is hard, and many benefits professionals may not feel...

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Matthew Harman, PharmD, MPH

Migraine Meds: An Employer’s Next Big Headache in...

In 2014, it was hepatitis C drugs while 2015 brought...

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Spring/Summer 2018

EH Connect Spring/Summer 2018 issue

Member Spotlight: Akron Children's Hospital

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Employers Health Team

Human Resource Professional: An Agent for Change

A Human Resource (HR) professional wears many hats in his...

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Fall/Winter 2017

EH Connect Fall/Winter 2017 issue

Member Spotlight: Kent State University

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Spring/Summer 2017

EH Connect Spring/Summer 2017 issue

Member Spotlight: JoAnn Stores, Inc.

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Fall 2016

EH Connect Fall 2016 issue

Member Spotlight: Curran Group, Inc.

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Spring 2016

EH Connect Spring 2016 issue

Member Spotlight: Mercy Medical Center

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Fall 2015

EH Connect Fall 2015 issue

Member Spotlight: Rea & Associates, Inc.

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Emily Clevenger

2018 Excellence in Benefits Award Winner

Employers Health, a professional benefits organization, is announcing the 2018...

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Matthew Harman, PharmD, MPH

Coming Soon: Million Dollar Drugs – How can...

A new age of medicine is upon us, and it...

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Spring 2015

EH Connect Spring 2015 issue

Member Spotlight: University of Idaho

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Emily Clevenger

2017 Excellence in Benefits Award Winner

Employers Health, a professional benefits organization, is announcing the first-ever...

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Matthew Harman, PharmD, MPH

What is the Deal With Drug Price Inflation

Providing affordable and sustainable benefits is a primary goal for...

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Matthew Harman, PharmD, MPH

Biosimilar Basics for Plan Sponsors

The rise of specialty pharmacy spend and trend can be...

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Garrett Brown, J.D., CEBS

ACA Employer Mandate and ERISA Implications

Many in the legal community warned of possible Employee Retirement...

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Employers Health Team

Why is My PBM Pushing a Multi-Year Pricing...

Most plan sponsors evaluate the pricing competitiveness of their pharmacy...

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