Employer perspectives on a specialty drug step-therapy program evaluation

American Health and Drug Benefits

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 319-321

  Harman, Matthew ^a   Vogenberg, F Randy ^b,c  

^a Employers Health   (United States)

^b Midwest Business Group on Health National Employer Biologics and Specialty Drug Initiative   (United States)

^c Access Market Intelligence   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DRUG COST; EMPLOYER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NOTE; PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER; PRESCRIPTION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

EID: 84988640351     PISSN: 19422962     EISSN: 19422970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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