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As pharmacy benefits cost continue to rise, focus on pharmacy benefit contracting is becoming more important. Employer groups, Union Funds, Third Party Administrators, and Managed Care companies are choosing their Pharmacy Benefit Manager based on price. The PBM with the greatest discount off AWP is selected with the hope that the greatest discount will result in the desired cost containment.
Retrospective Auditing can analyze all claims that have been paid within a contract period. Most Pharmacy benefit contracts are 3 years. The Retrospective audit can analyze all claims and determine the compliance with the PBM contract.
Detailed analysis of actual discount off AWP for both retail and mail claims. Actual discount is determined by the AWP price on the day dispensed as published by either Medispan or FirstDataBank. Detailed analysis of MAC pricing and methodology.
Report identifying all over charges claims. Details include AWP price, billed price and amount overcharged. This report is provided in any format requested by the group or PBM.
In some instances, total savings are realized from an average percentage of claims throughout a certain time period. This average can be altered by undercharging for higher quantity claims. The total average of savings for the year can be altered based on their contract terms.
It is becoming a common practice to bill for mail delivery medications based on a smaller package size than what is purchased by the mail delivery facility. A Medtipster Audit will provide an average package size billed as well as the actual discount received.
Determine if rebate terms were met.
The PBM provides an electronic claims file in an industry standard format (NCPDP 2.0 or greater). This claims file is provided with every invoice.
The claims are electronically repriced based on the terms of the PBM contract. Since the claims file is a standard format, and the client's contract terms are built into the Medtipster system, any discrepancies are identified within hours.
Either Medtipster, or the client, can then dispute any overpriced claims OR identify any claims that should not have been covered by the client's pharmacy plan design.
In addition to the compliance capability of the Prospective Audit, The claim utilization files are merged to create a claims data warehouse. The data warehouse is then used for actual plan design modeling and could also aid in any health intervention programs.
To obtain a proposal, please contact us at proposals@medtipster.com or call us at 877-207-5939.
