Outcomes-Based PBM Contract Guarantees: Boon or Bust for Employers?
By Brett McCabe
Thu, Aug, 24, 2017 @ 14:08 PMThere’s long been chatter in the healthcare market about value-based contracting and other initiatives designed to assure payers that what they purchase is both cost-effective and promotes better patient outcomes. One innovation getting buzz these days involves pharmaceutical outcomes-based guarantees. But employers should retain healthy skepticism – for now – regarding whether such arrangements really provide undisputable value.