Medical and Pharmacy Drug Management
The National Alliance is addressing topics affecting the pharmacy and medical side of benefits, especially the high cost of prescription drugs, with the goal of driving better transparency and value on behalf of employers/purchasers.
Medical and Pharmacy Drug Management Resources
With drug spending a top concern for plan sponsors and costs rising, employers continue to explore new strategies to better manage spending. New “shared savings” vendors attempt to appeal to employers […]
With some biologic medicines topping $4 million for a single dose, specialty medicines now account for 46% of pharmaceutical spending—despite making up only 2% of prescriptions. Biosimilars, which deliver, on average, […]
- Health Policy Document
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Biosimilars are the future of specialty drug therapy, costing, on average, 50% less than their biological reference products, with some exceeding 90%. While adoption has been hindered by barriers such […]
Biosimilars are the future of specialty drug therapy, costing, on average, 50% less than their biological reference products, with some exceeding 90%. While adoption has been hindered by barriers such […]
Pulse of the Purchaser, a national survey of employers, was conducted with member coalitions from July-August 2025 with 324 responses from private and public employers and purchasers across the country. […]
Coalitions In Action
Membership in the National Alliance is a catalyst for state and regional coalitions and their employer/purchaser members to advance key initiatives. Together, they leverage their collective influence to drive health, equity and value.
Business Health Care Group (Wisconsin)
The Business Health Care Group (BHCG) offers a variety of employer solutions, from best-in-class strategic partners. Among these partners is Navitus Health Solutions, a transformative pharmacy benefit manager using a business model based on complete transparency and lowest net cost. AS a full pass-through pharmacy benefit solution, Navitus gives clients 100% of all rebates and any other revenue.
Purchaser Business Group on Health
To reduce healthcare costs and improve access to higher quality care, PBGH helps purchasers disrupt the complicated and opaque pharmaceutical supply chain and hold vendors accountable. The result is transformative benefit design and access to better and more transparent drug pricing for employers and their employees.
HealthCareTN (HCTN)
Pharmacy benefits continue to operate in a convoluted market, rife with disincentives, little to no transparency, and further complicated by consolidation. As specialty pharmacy continues to drive medical and pharmacy drug spend, employers are motivated to find alternatives to the status quo. HCTN introduces innovative strategies, practices and players with a goal of strengthening employer member understanding as they engage with the market.
Pharmacy and Medical Drugs
Defining and Driving Value
The National Alliance works with policymakers, employers/purchasers, and other stakeholders across the pharmacy and medical drug supply chain to influence competition, transparency, and value. Current issues of focus include pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) performance, contracting and formulary management, biosimilars, reducing waste, pharmacogenomics, and value-based benefit design.
The initiatives focus on practices affecting both pharmacy and medical benefits, with a strong emphasis on the rising costs of healthcare, hospital pricing, and prescription drugs. For example, the National Alliance has recently been engaging with policymakers to provide insights on the 340B program, its impact on escalating healthcare expenses for working families and employers, and potential areas for reform.