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Upcoming Events featuring
National CooperativeRx
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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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PBM Survey
National CooperativeRx would like to thank all of our members who have participated in the PBM survey. As we analyze the PBM market and review our options for 2014, it's important to hear what you value in a PBM provider. If you're a member and haven't yet completed the short survey, please click here to do so. The survey consists of six questions. As always, please feel free to contact us directly with any concerns.
Thursday is National HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
The National Association for People with AIDS is using next Thursday to promote HIV/AIDS awareness. The association's web site states the following awareness goals:
Routine HIV testing for all - every 3 to 6 months for gay men and others in high-risk groups. Immediate access to HIV treatment and support services for everyone who tests positive. An end to the HIV stigma and homophobia that keep too many people from even getting tested. Because it's much harder to pass the virus on to others when getting effective treatment.
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Medicine Abuse Project. The Medicine Abuse Project has a web site that is available for information on disposing of unused medicines properly. Properly disposing of unused medications prevents drug abuse by keeping drugs out of potential abusers hands and also protects the environment by not exposing our water supplies to medications. This site has more information and a search tool for take-back locations. Web site
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Drug Channels. The 2012 Kaiser/HRET Employer Health Benefits survey of 2,000 companies was released. It studied different aspects of plans, revealing information such as three tier plans are the most commonly used. This article highlights some of the survey, with a link to the complete online results. (Fein, 9/20) Full story
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Kaiser Health News. There are currently 9,300 urgent care facilities in the US and the number continues to rise. While many physicians worry that the facilities will result in less coordination of care, many patients are enjoying shorter wait times, lower costs and hours that fit their schedule. (Galewitz, 9/17) Full Story
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Time. As Americans, it seems we've become obsessed with the obesity epidemic and what to blame. From school lunches to fast food restaurants, food deserts and lack of physical activity, many causes have been studied. A new report in the Journal of the American Medical Association looks at a potential culprit that hasn't been as commonly discussed - BPA. The chemical is found in plastics used to package food, and authors of the study discovered a strong association between the chemical and obesity. (Park, 9/18) Full Story
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Kaiser Health News. The number of people who were uninsured in the US dropped in 20 states last year, in the largest percentage drop since 1999. To see the percentage of people uninsured in the US broken out by state, click into the full article. (Galewitz, 9/20) Full Story
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HealthDay. Under the Affordable Care Act, states have until November 16 to notify the US Dept of Health and Human Services of their health exchange network plans. If they fail to do so, the federal government will do it for them. 15 states currently have exchanges in place (including DC), 3 states plan to partner with the federal government in creating them, and 35 states appear as though they won't be ready in time. (Pallarito, 9/20) Full Story
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