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Fixing What's Broken in Pharmacy Benefits w/ Dr. Alan Pannier, SVP of Product Strategy, SmithRx
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Healthcare spending continues to surge, with pharmacy costs now representing 30-40% of total healthcare spend.
In this episode of CareTalk Executive Features, David Williams speaks with Dr. Alan Pannier, SVP of Product Strategy at SmithRx, about how legacy PBMs’ misaligned incentives drive up costs, the toll on patients, employers, and independent pharmacies, and how a modern PBM model focused on transparency, fair reimbursement, and aligned incentives could finally fix what’s broken in pharmacy benefits.
🎙️⚕️ABOUT DR. ALAN PANNIER
Alan Pannier, Pharm D,MBA has extensive…
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