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PEHP: HCR 2 implementation is returning instant pharmacy rebates to members at point of sale
Summary
PEHP reported to the Retirement and Independent Entities Committee that HCR 2, passed last session, is in operation and has provided about $1.14 million in member savings since July by applying manufacturer rebates at the pharmacy point of sale rather than retaining them within the plan.
Chet Loftus, representing PEHP, told the Retirement and Independent Entities Committee on Oct. 25 that HCR 2—legislation from the previous session—has been implemented so that manufacturer rebates on prescription drugs can reduce member out-of-pocket costs at the point of sale.
Loftus described the change as shifting rebates from an after-the-fact, plan-level recovery to an instant reduction in the member's price at the pharmacy. "What this bill does is it makes rebates available to members as an instant rebate…
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