PCMA: Some Essential Rules Can Benefit Small Businesses Worry

Washington, DC (PRWEB) September 29, 2011

As small businesses struggle to health benefits can afford a new employer survey indicates concern that the upcoming Essential Health Benefits Regulations may include special interest protection empower drugstores and pharmaceutical companies prescription drug costs to collect, the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) said today. Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) administer drug benefits for thousands of small businesses across America.

400 HR managers and owners of small businesses with 100 or fewer employees directly affected by the upcoming Essential Health Benefits regulations. By a 78 to 11 percent margin, the respondents said “small businesses should be able to prescription drug costs as much as possible to reduce, even if it means making less profit drugstore.” Just six percent are interested in knowing how many drugstores pay.

Small businesses do not agree with the drugstore and drug company lobbies on the following matters:

Small businesses want access to the plans that exclude the drugstore duration of their networks. 61% say it is a good idea to “allow employers lower cost plans that exclude the most expensive drugstore network coverage of their choice.”

four and seventy percent by imposing over-the-board, low co-pay for a high-priced drugs. By a margin of 2-1, small businesses believe it would be better to require pharmaceutical companies case-by-case price discounts to offer to those in need.

Small businesses want to hold accountable drugstore. 88 percent say it is a good idea to “let plans to audit the drugstore that seems to be high prices.”

Small businesses want access to the plans the delivery of drugs through the mail encouraging. 79% say it is a good idea to “allow plans to offer discounts to encourage employees prescriptions through the mail to get.”

“On prescription drugs, regulators will have to choose between a small business and powerful special interests that rules that would make employers pay more. When the expense, it is difficult for small businesses to offer benefits to their employees , “said PCMA President and CEO Mark Merritt.

Next week, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) is expected to provide recommendations to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the “essential benefits” regulations. Small businesses will be among those most affected by these rules, which apply to employers who purchase coverage and fewer than 100 employees, as well as a qualified health plans in the state exchange

Click here for key findings of the poll

PCMA represents the nation’s pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), the affordability and quality of care improved by the use of electronic prescribing (e-prescribing), generic alternatives, mail-service pharmacies, and other innovative tools for 210-plus million Americans

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Rules for Establishing Business Goals

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