| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
xxiv, 633 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Role of managed care in the U.S. healthcare system -- Overview of prescription drug benefits in managed care -- Pharmacy benefit design, marketing, and customer contracting -- Pharmacy benefit management companies -- Pharmacy distribution systems and network management -- Specialty pharmaceuticals -- Managed care pharmacy information systems -- Drug utilization review strategies -- Role of drug formularies in managed care organizations -- Member satisfaction strategies -- AMCP format for formulary submissions -- Pharmacoeconomic research and applications in managed care -- Pharmacy & therapeutics committees in managed care organizations -- Role of the pharmaceutical company in managed care -- Managed care contracts with pharmaceutical manufacturers -- Impact of managed care on pharmacy practice -- Fundamentals of healthcare benefits from the employer plan sponsor's perspective -- Medicaid pharmacy benefit management -- Medicare pharmacy benefits -- The value of pharmaceuticals -- Medication therapy management -- Pharmacist career opportunities in managed care -- Ethical aspects of pharmacy practice in managed care -- Politics, public policy, and national healthcare reform : Medicare and the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 -- International opportunities for pharmacists in managed care -- Future of managed care pharmacy practice. |
| Subject |
Pharmacy -- Practice -- United States.
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Managed care plans (Medical care) -- United States.
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Pharmaceutical services insurance -- United States.
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Pharmaceutical Services -- organization & administration.
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Insurance, Pharmaceutical Services.
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Managed Care Programs -- organization & administration.
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| Added Author |
Navarro, Robert.
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| ISBN |
9780763732400 |
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0763732400 |
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