title: Prescription drug benefits: promising solutions.
abstract: This issue brief covers the following: (1) Reviews the current state of prescription drug plan spending trends. (2) Presents predominant plan designs and promising solutions for managing costs and improving plan value. (3) Discusses emerging issues and the next generation of potential solutions.
authors.affiliation: Business Health Network, USA.
authors.forename: Veronica V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Goff
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D016527:Drug Costs / Q000639:trends; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D016568:Drugs, Generic / Q000191:economics; D005544:Forecasting; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007356:Insurance, Pharmaceutical Services / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D016568:Drugs, Generic