The Healthcare Landscape – Part One
The Pharmacy Problem: Dealing With the Dramatic Increase in Pharmacy Costs
Last month, Scott Benefit Services hosted the Business North Carolina 2017 Health Care Round Table in Greensboro. Sean Willoughby-Ray, Benefits Practice Lead/Vice President, along three other healthcare industry professionals representing Premier Inc., The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, shared insights into the future of healthcare in North Carolina and the impact on the state’s economy.
The video below is the first in a three-part series that we will share in the coming weeks highlighting the discussions from the roundtable event. In this video, Sean Willoughby-Ray and Mitch Perry, Senior VP and CFO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, discuss some of the issues surrounding the dramatic increase in pharmacy costs, especially specialty medications.
With pharmacy costs expected to account for up to 50% of an employer’s healthcare spend within the next five years, employers must focus on their pharmacy benefit challenges today. Contact Scott to discover how we can help you take control of your organization’s health risks and better manage your medical and pharmacy spend.