Dear John,

ICYMI, Andrew Feher of Department of Health Care Access and Information appeared on A Health Podyssey to discuss his recent paper on how the incorporation of email reminders saw increases in eligibility verification and continued subsidy receipt for enrollees in California's Affordable Care Act marketplace.

As you prepare to close your laptops until Monday, let's take a look around at what's happening in the world of health policy.

This week, Cigna took actions to defend its pharmacy benefit manger (PBM), Express Scripts, after recent reports from the Federal Trade Commission suggested that they could be contributing to rising drug prices.

Let's take a closer look at what Health Affairs has published over the years exploring trends with pharmacy benefit managers.

California’s Drug Transparency Law: Navigating The Boundaries Of State Authority On Drug Pricing

Katherine L. Gudiksen et al. (September 2018)

Biosimilar Competition In The United States: Statutory Incentives, Payers, And Pharmacy Benefit Managers

Benjamin P. Falit et al. (February 2015)

The Role Of PBMs In Implementing The Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit

Robert F. Atlas (January 2004)

Three Key Ways To Strengthen Proposed Pharmacy Benefit Manager Regulations

Hussain S. Lalani et al. (September 2023)

Policy Options To Help Self-Insured Employers Improve PBM Contracting Efficiency

Ge Bai et al. (May 2019)

Pharmacy Benefit Managers

Cole Werble (September 2017)

PBMs. What Are They Hiding? w/ Stacie Dusetzina

(August 2024)

The Controversy Around Pharmacy Benefit Managers

(March 2023)

Published Today

The Evolution of Medicare Advantage's Supplemental Benefits

Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Senior Editor Kathleen Haddad back to the program to discuss the upcoming 2024 open enrollment season for Medicare and what changes to expect with recent news that large insurance companies may be scaling back Medicare Advantage offerings in the coming year.

How Policy Makers Can Act Now To Prevent An Avian Influenza Pandemic

Rick Bright et al.

Improvement Science And Value-Based Payment Models

Tej Patel et al.