The delay of the Affordable Care Act employer mandate accentuates the important role that PBMs will continue to play as Health Care Reform is enacted on both a national and state level. More...
With the escalating costs of prescription medications, consumers are looking to cut costs wherever possible. Prescription discount programs help consumers control costs, which are expected to continue to rise. More...
Intense competition continues to build in the market for retailers providing grocery and pharmacy services, raising the bar for competition among conventional grocery chains. In an environment with more competition than ever, discount prescription programs allow grocers to advance against the competition, increase store traffic and provide customers with an appealing incentive to save money, time and live healthier lives for all members of the family. More...
The enactment of the Affordable Care Act has placed the United States on a path to nearly universal health insurance coverage. As reform implementation continues to progress on both a national and state level, the entire health care industry is monitoring its evolution, which will bring both opportunities and challenges. Many questions of the full impact on businesses and individuals still remain. More...
Paramount Rx is sponsoring the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs’ (NCPDP) Annual Technology & Business Conference from May 5-9 at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa in Phoenix. More...
According to data from the Commonwealth Fund, a New York-based nonprofit group, which advocates for better health care, almost half of working-age adults in the U.S. had inadequate health insurance or no coverage at all in 2012. More...
The City of Santa Ana, Calif. has launched a free discount prescription program for residents and is using revenue generated by the new program to make community health and fitness programs more affordable and accessible. More...
The ultimate goal of a prescription benefits manager (PBM) is to provide consumers with easy access to the medications they need to maintain a healthy lifestyle while keeping costs at a minimum. To achieve this goal, Cary, N.C. based PBM Paramount Rx works with a network of over 54,000 national, regional and local pharmacies to save customers an average of 36 percent off the retail price of prescriptions. More...
In alignment with Paramount Rx’s commitment to pet wellness, we are very proud to announce a collaboration with the ASPCA® (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®), to launch the Help A Pet Rx and Save A Pet Rx prescription benefit card programs. More...
By collaborating with Paramount Rx, organizations can offer their customers, members or employees significant health cost savings, a service that can go a long way given today’s drastically escalating drug prices. More...