New drugs to treat serious conditions including cancer, multiple sclerosis, hepatitis C, hypertension and more are expected to hit shelves in 2016. Along with the potential to extend patients’ lives…
Industry
Free Primary Care: The Next Boost for Your Pharmacy
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has drastically shifted the health care landscape since it became law in 2010. Patients who were previously barred from buying insurance due to preexisting conditions…
Open Enrollment 2016: 10 Things Pharmacists Should Know About the Health Insurance Exchange
The final deadline for the 2016 open enrollment period in the Health Insurance Marketplace is Jan. 31. Patients who fail to apply for coverage by this deadline will have to…
Big Trends: 4 Pharmacy Business Trends to Stay Competitive
Do you stay on top of industry trends or are you behind the times? While your independent community pharmacy doesn’t always need to be cutting-edge, it’s important to pay attention…
3 Things To Know About Rising Drug Costs
The rising cost of drugs is an issue that has been troubling health care professionals, patients and payers. In 2010, Medicare spending on drugs accounted for 10 percent of the total…
The Top Independent Pharmacy Challenges in 2016
The dawning of a new year is a time to look ahead. It’s easy to focus on setting resolutions and to forget to look into the challenges you’ll face in…
Readers’ Choice: Top 5 Articles in 2015
To kickoff the New Year, we wanted to look back at the most popular Elements magazine articles from 2015. We’ve searched our archives from this year and identified the most…
Payer Sheets: What You Need to Know About These PBM Documents
When you submit a claim, it’s probably so routine that it requires little thought. But when you have a question about an unusual claim or about complying with regulations, do…
5 Questions That PBM Provider Manuals Can Answer
When you have a question about your pharmacy’s contractual relationship with or the processes required by a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), where do you turn? Your first instinct might be…
5 Things Your Patients Need to Know About Being Uninsured in 2016
The deadline to enroll in health care coverage for 2016 through healthcare.gov is quickly approaching, and your patients need to know about the consequences of not having coverage before it’s…
Industry Trends: The Most Noteworthy Trends From the 2015 NCPA Digest
Do you know how your pharmacy measures up? See how your pharmacy compares to others in the 2015 edition of the NCPA Digest, an annual publication from the National Community…
A Look at New, Expensive Drugs Expected to Hit Shelves in 2016
New drugs to treat serious conditions including cancer, multiple sclerosis, hepatitis C, hypertension and more are expected to hit shelves in 2016. Along with the potential to extend patients’ lives…
Free Primary Care: The Next Boost for Your Pharmacy
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has drastically shifted the health care landscape since it became law in 2010. Patients who were previously barred from buying insurance due to preexisting conditions…
Open Enrollment 2016: 10 Things Pharmacists Should Know About the Health Insurance Exchange
The final deadline for the 2016 open enrollment period in the Health Insurance Marketplace is Jan. 31. Patients who fail to apply for coverage by this deadline will have to…
Big Trends: 4 Pharmacy Business Trends to Stay Competitive
Do you stay on top of industry trends or are you behind the times? While your independent community pharmacy doesn’t always need to be cutting-edge, it’s important to pay attention…
3 Things To Know About Rising Drug Costs
The rising cost of drugs is an issue that has been troubling health care professionals, patients and payers. In 2010, Medicare spending on drugs accounted for 10 percent of the total…
The Top Independent Pharmacy Challenges in 2016
The dawning of a new year is a time to look ahead. It’s easy to focus on setting resolutions and to forget to look into the challenges you’ll face in…
Readers’ Choice: Top 5 Articles in 2015
To kickoff the New Year, we wanted to look back at the most popular Elements magazine articles from 2015. We’ve searched our archives from this year and identified the most…
Payer Sheets: What You Need to Know About These PBM Documents
When you submit a claim, it’s probably so routine that it requires little thought. But when you have a question about an unusual claim or about complying with regulations, do…
5 Questions That PBM Provider Manuals Can Answer
When you have a question about your pharmacy’s contractual relationship with or the processes required by a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), where do you turn? Your first instinct might be…
5 Things Your Patients Need to Know About Being Uninsured in 2016
The deadline to enroll in health care coverage for 2016 through healthcare.gov is quickly approaching, and your patients need to know about the consequences of not having coverage before it’s…
Industry Trends: The Most Noteworthy Trends From the 2015 NCPA Digest
Do you know how your pharmacy measures up? See how your pharmacy compares to others in the 2015 edition of the NCPA Digest, an annual publication from the National Community…