title: Programs take the edge off pharmacy cost increases.
abstract: With prescription drug spending going up more than 17% last year and showing no signs of easing, health plans and at-risk providers continue to search for ways to staunch the bleeding. Here are two proven programs that take the edge off pharmacy cost increases.
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control / Q000458:organization & administration; D016527:Drug Costs / Q000639:trends; D016568:Drugs, Generic / Q000191:economics; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D010593:Pharmaceutical Services / Q000191:economics*; D016730:Program Development; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D016568:Drugs, Generic