drug plan managment pharmacists mental health – Benefits Canada.com https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 16 Jan 2025 20:41:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 2021 BPS coverage: Plan member use of specialty drugs on the rise with novel therapies https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/2021-bps-coverage-plan-member-use-of-specialty-drugs-on-the-rise-with-novel-therapies/ Wed, 26 May 2021 13:10:03 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=101042 The growing use of specialty medications among plan members continued to drive the increase in plan sponsors’ drug plan costs last year, well eclipsing the increase in traditional drug spending, according to Telus Health. Canadian plan sponsors’ drug spending on insured plan members between the ages of 25 and 64 increased 3.6 per cent in […]

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]]> The benefits of digital pharmacy for plan sponsors, members https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/how-digital-pharmacy-can-benefit-plan-sponsors-members/ Fri, 21 May 2021 12:00:54 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=100250 Last February, Carolyne Eagan’s mother was suddenly stricken with an excruciatingly painful condition called trigeminal neuralgia, which prevented her from eating, talking or drinking without triggering a flare of pain in her head. Eagan gathered up her mom’s medications and got into the ambulance with her, feeling increasingly distressed as she wasn’t able to answer […]

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]]> Optimizing health outcomes with in-depth medical consultations https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/a-look-at-whats-hiding-in-drug-plan-claims-data/ Fri, 21 May 2021 11:58:24 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=100255 “What if I told you at least one in four members of your benefits plan has an unresolved health risk?” asked Radpay, the president of HumanisRx, during Benefits Canada‘s 2021 Tech Insights: Spring Edition conference. In a study in partnership with Munich Re, HumanisRx reviewed the insurer’s claims history experience for 85,000 plan members and […]

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