title: Benchmarking new frontiers in managed care pharmacy.
abstract: In 2006, the Foundation for Managed Care Pharmacy-a nonprofit charitable trust affiliated with the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy-sponsored a survey that was conducted by The HSM Group, a national healthcare market research and consulting firm, and supported by an unrestricted grant from Merck & Co. The survey was repeated in 2007 and was designed to track the evolution of new healthcare trends, gauge the role of managed care pharmacy experts in these trends and the initiatives evolving from them, and disseminate that information to the various stakeholders of the industry. The authors examine the responses of 186 respondents from 71 national health plans, 54 pharmacy benefit management companies, as well as several hospitals, health systems, physician groups, or pharmacies. Survey findings highlight emerging trends in healthcare today and provide insight into the role of managed care pharmacy experts in today's healthcare environment, as well as other variables that may affect the future of the US healthcare delivery system.
authors.affiliation: Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation for Managed Care Pharmacy.
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pigg
authors.affiliation: Executive Vice President of The HSM Group.
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cihak