Impact of prescription card service and mail-order drug programs on employers' prescription drug costs.
A study indicates that prescription card service and mail-order drug programs cost employers more money than a traditional indemnity offering because of the significant increase both in the number of claimants and in the paid charges per claimant. Focusing attention only on cost, however, may hamper the overall quality of care delivered under a health benefits program.
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Hewitt Associates, Newport Beach, CA.
D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000191:economics; D017049:Employer Health Costs; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000191:economics*; D007356:Insurance, Pharmaceutical Services / Q000191:economics*; D011177:Postal Service; D014481:United States