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Jan Berger, MD, MJ, Discusses the Importance of Medication Adherence
Jan Berger, MD, MJ, president & CEO, Health Intelligence Partners, and editor-in-chief of The American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits, says that historically medication adherence, when it pertained to PBMs, was really just about selling pills-it was an isolated, siloed issue.
Jan Berger, MD, MJ, president & CEO, Health Intelligence Partners, and editor-in-chief of The American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits, says that historically medication adherence, when it pertained to PBMs, was really just about selling pills—it was an isolated, siloed issue. However, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) began to recognize that clients were looking at adherence in a bigger, broader sense as they realized how adherence affected their lives, out-of-pocket costs, and workability.
Dr Berger also says that one of the newer areas PBMs are focusing on are medication adherence outcomes.
“Are people take their medications, and if they’re not, what are those barriers that need to be overcome in order to take it?" asks Dr Berger. "So like the rest of healthcare, we are going from a process-oriented world, to an outcomes-oriented world.”
Trump Directs Pharma Companies on Cutting Drug Prices Under Most-Favored-Nation Order
July 31st 2025President Donald Trump has sent letters to pharmaceutical companies, aiming to compel them to lower drug prices in the US to match the lowest prices offered in other developed nations, a move that could significantly reduce costs and disrupt the current system of pharmacy benefit managers.
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Managed Care Reflections: A Q&A With Charles N. (Chip) Kahn III, MPH
July 30th 2025To mark the 30th anniversary of The American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC), each issue in 2025 includes a special feature: reflections from a thought leader on what has changed—and what has not—over the past 3 decades and what’s next for managed care. The August issue features a conversation with Charles N. (Chip) Kahn III, MPH, the president and CEO of the Federation of American Hospitals and a longtime member of the AJMC editorial board.
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