The Cooperative Difference
National CooperativeRx
October 22, 2025
October is Cooperative Month, a time to celebrate a business model that puts people before profit and empowers its members…
Category: Educational Materials
Common Issues with “Savings” Proposals of Alternative Funding Vendors
Wayne Salverda
September 30, 2025
The popularity of alternative funding and sourcing vendors has grown as employers look for ways to reduce costs. To maintain viability, many vendors…
The Value of Pharmacy Benefit Plan Reviews
National CooperativeRx
September 23, 2025
The pharmacy benefit landscape is anything but static. New drugs regularly enter the market, pricing structures shift, and participant needs evolve…
Addressing Today’s Pharmacy Benefit Buzzwords
National CooperativeRx
August 12, 2025
In our conversations with members and partners, we often hear similar questions about industry buzzwords. In this blog, we explore…
Common Pharmacy Benefit Challenges and How National CooperativeRx Solves Them
National CooperativeRx
July 21, 2025
Rising drug costs, lack of transparency, and poor support are prompting many plan sponsors to seek new pharmacy benefit management (PBM) solutions that truly deliver on their promises…
Common Sense Solutions to Combating Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
Wayne Salverda
June 26, 2025
More than a decade ago, an estimated 30% of U.S. healthcare spending—approximately $750 billion—was wasted on unnecessary services, excessive administrative costs, and fraud…
Pharmacy Benefit Audits: Enhancing Plan Oversight
National CooperativeRx
May 7, 2025
Pharmacy benefit audits are essential to maintaining the integrity and value of benefit plans. They play a crucial role in holding pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) accountable…
Data Proves Success of National CooperativeRx Specialty PA Program
Erica Guetzlaff
March 25, 2025
National CooperativeRx’s pledge to our members is to ensure quality pharmacy benefit programs, plans, and service. Thus, we are constantly looking for opportunities to add value…
Top Drug Trends Shaping Your Benefits
Erica Guetzlaff
March 11, 2025
Staying informed about the latest drug trends is essential for optimizing pharmacy benefit plans. At National CooperativeRx, we monitor…
In the Wake of the GLP-1s, Is It Time to Revisit Your Cost Share Strategy?
Wayne Salverda
February 11, 2025
Most payers can expect the percentage of member cost share to decrease over time. This is because most plans use fixed or flat copays…
What Plan Sponsors Should Know About the 340B Drug Pricing Program
National CooperativeRx
January 28, 2025
The 340B Drug Pricing Program was established to help healthcare entities offer affordable medications to underserved populations. However, its expansion over time has led to challenges…
Understanding the Differences in Pharmacy Group Purchasing Models: Cooperatives, Coalitions, Collectives, and Collaboratives
Chad M. Winters, J.D.
January 15, 2025
While these purchasing models share a common goal—aggregating the buying power of individual plan sponsors to lower pharmacy benefit costs—their structural differences in governance, pricing, and accountability significantly impact…