We’ve long argued that PBM gross margins should decline[1] as a byproduct of several pressures, the most prominent being a shift away from the Average Wholesale Price (AWP) drug pricing…
This note compares the two drug acquisition cost benchmarks (Average Manufacturer Price or AMP, and National Average Drug Acquisition Cost or NADAC) that CMS intends to make public. NADAC values…
Our bearish thesis on the drug trades generally and PBMs specifically has several moving parts; of these, the effect of the AWP[1]benchmark on generic dispensing margins is key The heart…