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Upcoming Events featuring
National CooperativeRx
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6th Annual Pharmacy Benefits Academy
July 30-August 1, 2012
Rosemont, IL
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Mid-Sized Retirement & Healthcare Plan Management Conference
September 9-12, 2012
Las Vegas, NV
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RASHRM Annual Conference
October 16, 2012
Rockford, IL
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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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Reminder: Health Care Reform Compliance
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act includes a list of documents that plan sponsors must provide to plan participants. One newly added document is a Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC). To help your plan adhere to providing an SBC, we have attached this link to a PDF from CVS Caremark. Many plans will be required to supply an SBC as soon as September 2012.
If you have any questions or need assistance in any way, please don't hesitate to contact us directly at 866-679-9479.
Men's Health Week
June 11 marks the beginning of Men's Health Week. June is also celebrated as Men's Health Month. For more information, or for help planning a "Wear Blue" event, visit the Men's Health web site.
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Fox News. Bath salts are a new type of drug sold for recreational purposes in the US. They're so new that many of the chemicals used in the synthetic drug are still legal. People who take the drug often experience hallucinations, and have been known to become violent. The recent attack in Florida has brought more attention to the product. (6/3) Full story
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The Washington Post. Millions of people are infected each year with the sexually transmitted disease (std) gonorrhea. The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a statement that the std is growing resistant to drugs and may soon become untreatable. (6/6) Full story
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Forbes. Authors of an opinion piece in the New England Journal of Science have offered their thoughts on the type of software necessary to curb prescription drug abuse. They state that a program accessible to both physicians and pharmacists would track opioid users best, and give alerts for potential abusers. Opioid abuse now accounts for more deaths in the US than motor vehicle accidents. (Koleva, 5/30) Full Story
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Fox News. In a drive by the FDA to encourage innovation, they may allow women to try new breast cancer drugs earlier. Currently new drugs are only allowed for women in later stages of breast cancer, but soon women may be allowed faster access to a drug if companies can win approval. (6/4) Full Story
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Boston Herald. A New England Health Institute study revealed that patients who suffer from chronic diseases, yet fail to properly adhere to their medication, create excess costs of $300B when they suffer from preventable complications. The CEO of CVS Caremark remarked on the study last week. (Kronenberg, 6/1) Full story
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The Free Press. As the rate of health care costs slows, some experts predict that the slower growth may be the new norm. This is the fourth consecutive year of historically low growth. (Wayne, 6/1) Full story
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