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Upcoming Events featuring
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National CooperativeRx & HCCMCA Client Meeting
March 23 and 24, 2011
Egan Center
Anchorage, AK
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Health and Welfare Plan Management for Midsize Employers Conference
April 5-8
Grand Hyatt
Atlanta Georgia
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WisconsinRx/National CooperativeRx Annual Meeting
April 27, 2011
Monona Terrace and Convention Center
Madison, WI
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National CooperativeRx is a not-for-profit coalition founded and owned by plan sponsors to achieve higher value prescription benefits through volume purchasing, clinical solutions, actionable data and unparalleled customer service. For your sales and marketing needs, please contact us at 866-679-9479, extension 223
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National CooperativeRx will hold the first of its two Annual Client Meetings in Anchorage, Alaska on March 23 and 24. The Alaska meeting will be held in cooperation with the Health Care Cost Management Corporation of Alaska.
The topic of this year's meeting is, "On the Road to Healthier Employees: An Overview of Value Based Benefit Design." We're excited about a great line up of speakers, and we're looking forward to visiting with our members from the Pacific Northwest!
Click here to see the full agenda.
Click here to register.
Check upcoming newsletters for details about the Madison, Wisconsin meeting on April 27.
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Also, it's not too late to participate in the Caremark client webinar titled, "The 7 Emerging Strategies in Pharmacy Benefit Plan Design" to be held today, February 18 at 11:00 central time. Caremark sent members an invitation via email, but if you can't make today's meeting you can still get the information. Caremark will send clients a link to a webcast of the program as soon as it is available in the coming weeks.
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Health Behavior News Service. Provides advice and information for patients when talking with their doctors and other providers about medication side effects. (CFAH, 2/2011) Report
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Kaiser Health News. U.S. Pharmacopeia, the non-profit organization that sets quality and safety standards for drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration, is aiming to simplify, clarify and standardize the labels that are affixed to those drugs. (Andrews, 2/15) Full story
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LA Times. As data roll in about both the benefits and risks of over-the-counter painkillers, experts say the only good advice for everyone is to think twice before taking them. (Sohn, 2/14) Full story
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Associated Press. Sanofi-Aventis is buying specialty drugmaker Genzyme for $20.1 billion, the latest example of a beleaguered pharmaceutical company snapping up high-priced biotech drugs to offset dwindling sales of older, simpler medications facing generic competition. (Keller & Perrone, 2/16) Full story
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Rueters. President Barack Obama, as part of his 2012 budget proposal, called for cutting the number of years drugmakers could exclusively market brand-name biologic drugs to 7 years from 12. (Heavy 2/14) Full story
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National Review. Obamacare Vs. Drug Innovation...With the release of the president's budget, it is now beyond dispute -- Beltway spin notwithstanding -- that the decision by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) to support the health-care bill was one of the worst self-inflicted wounds in the history of lobbying. (Smith, 2/16) Full story
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February Co-op Feature
Clinical Programs That Work for Members
National CooperativeRx is committed to helping our plans bend the trend. That effort starts with a strong foundation of clinical programs we customize to fit the needs of our members. Were you aware that we also work with our members to test clinical solutions and when found effective, offer them at no or low cost to our members? Find out more about how we work to keep employees healthy and protect members' bottom lines.
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