90-minute Webcast on CD

Insourcing one or more pharmacy benefit management functions can help plan sponsors to improve the performance of pharmacy benefit programs. Some large employers already have assumed responsibility for various aspects of benefit design, disease management, and member communication. Instead of contracting for comprehensive pharmacy services, they buy selected services from best-in-class providers. More employers are moving in this direction.

Discover how employers of different sizes can gain more control over drug benefit cost and quality by assuming more responsibility for managing the benefit.

Hear from two employers who have successfully insourced multiple drug benefit management functions.

Learning Objectives

This Webcast is designed to help human resource and benefits professionals, pharmacy professionals, PBM executives, and consultants to:

• Compare alternative arrangements for managing the drug benefit, including the carve-in arrangement, carve-out approaches, and a range of in-sourcing options.
• Understand the plan sponsor's role in design and management to achieve desired benefit, cost and clinical objectives.
• Learn how the University of Michigan effectively leverages internal resources to manage the drug benefit inhouse.
• Cummins case study

Speakers

Eric T. Michael is a Principal in Mercer’s National Managed Pharmacy Practice of Mercer Health and Benefits.  He is also the National Practice Leader of Mercer’s Government Pharmacy Practice and is a licensed pharmacist in 14 states, including Florida. As a practicing pharmacist, Michael has worked with a variety of large public and private sector employers, collective purchasing and government entities on designing and managing their pharmacy benefit programs. Prior to joining Mercer in April 2000, Eric was with Express Scripts for over five years, most recently serving as Senior Director of Clinical Programs and Clinical Sales. Eric holds a Pharm.D. from Purdue University.  He recently completed the MBA program at the University of Minnesota with an emphasis on marketing. 

Keith Bruhnsen has served in various roles at the University of Michigan (U-M) for 26 years.  Past positions include Manager of EAP and Employee & Labor Relations Rep. Currently Keith manages the prescription drug plan and is liaison to U-M union bargaining teams on benefit issues. In 2003, U-M carved-out prescription drugs for its 80,000 lives from its health plans and implemented innovated drug plan designs and utilization research projects with U-M faculty.   Keith is a member of the PBMI Advisory Board and a frequent presenter on prescription drugs. The U-M plan is often highlighted in media stories on prescription drug management and innovative cost savings approaches. 

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