Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
County pharmacy report: specialty drugs, GLP‑1 use doubled in a year for some members
Summary
Navitus presented pharmacy performance: plan paid about $1.7 million for prescriptions in 2024; nearly half of plan drug spend was specialty and use of GLP‑1 antidiabetics (e.g., Mounjaro, Ozempic) rose notably among a small number of members.
Navitus pharmacy executives Lisa and Brian reviewed calendar‑year 2024 pharmacy spending and utilization for the Mohave County trust. They reported total plan‑paid prescription spend of about $1.7 million for the 12‑month period and a plan‑paid per‑member‑per‑month pharmacy cost of $68.73, well below the Navitus public sector benchmark of $111.43.
Specialty drugs comprised 49.2 percent of plan paid specialty spend, and Navitus staff said the plan’s drug mix is concentrated: a small share of scripts (1.5 percent) account for about 60 percent of plan paid. Lisa and Brian explained that rebates and…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
