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Committee approves $1.87 million payment to Caremark to settle December 2024 pharmacy claims
Summary
The Cuyahoga County Human Resources, Appointments and Equity Committee approved Resolution 20250079 to issue a purchase order of up to $1,868,943.48 to Caremark PCS Health LLC as final payment for December 2024 prescription-claims processing, citing higher-than-projected costs driven in part by recent GLP‑1 drug prescriptions.
The Cuyahoga County Human Resources, Appointments and Equity Committee on Feb. 18 approved Resolution 20250079 to authorize a purchase order to Caremark PCS Health LLC not to exceed $1,868,943.48 to cover outstanding December 2024 pharmacy benefit-management invoices.
Sarah Nemasol, director of human resources, introduced the item and said the payment covered invoices tied to the county’s self-insured prescription benefits plan. Stephen Witt, business services manager for the department, told the committee the contract has expired and that the payment is being handled through a purchase order rather than a contract amendment.
Witt described how the county’s self-insured plan works and why an outstanding balance emerged. “Because we…
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