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County staff warn GLP-1 weight-loss/diabetes drugs are driving nearly half the pharmacy spend; commissioners acknowledge briefing
Summary
Consultants and benefits staff told commissioners six drugs — primarily GLP-1 class medications — account for roughly 48% of Cameron County’s pharmacy spend; consultants offered cost-containment options to be presented in October but no immediate plan change was approved.
Cameron County benefits staff and an outside consultant told the commissioners court that a small number of high-cost prescription drugs are responsible for a large share of the county’s pharmacy spending.
Efren (last name not specified in record), county benefits director, reported the county completed open enrollment with 1,608 employees and noted pharmacy rebates were higher than expected. Roger Garza of ValueRisk Consulting told the court “the county currently has 6…
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