Educational Briefs

It is crucial National CooperativeRx works to identify products and service providers that may result in low value and higher costs to our members. This means using our clinical experts and our innovative clinical programs to manage medications and save millions of dollars from going into the wrong hands.

According to The Journal of Headache and Pain, migraine affects at least one in six Americans and 14% of people globally. As the third most common disease in the world and the second leading cause of global disability, it is important to understand what migraine is and how the therapeutic class is affecting prescription drug spend.

Fraud, waste and abuse adds billions of dollars in costs to health care annually. The pharmacy benefit is not immune. Read on to see how National CooperativeRx ensures our members’ dollars are being used effectively and efficiently.

Pharmacy benefit costs can be reduced through proactive management and ongoing oversight. Our in-house clinical initiatives help identify and address avoidable expenses, improving overall efficiency and value. These efforts help our membership avoid millions of dollars in pharmacy expenses each year.

Did you know the first gene therapy wasn’t approved in the US until 2017?
Read on to discover the advancements currently being made and how gene therapy is poised to revolutionize modern medicine.

Identity theft is a term commonly associated with financial transactions, but did you know it can also happen with medical and pharmaceutical information?

Did you know that each year in the US, 2.8 million people are infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, resulting in more than 35,000 deaths? National CooperativeRx has the scoop on why antibiotic resistance is a societal threat and what you can do to prevent it.

Your health and pharmaceutical needs do not take a vacation. National CooperativeRx has you covered.

Opioids are a class of drugs used to manage pain that include illegal substances, such as heroin, and prescription medications, such as oxycodone and hydrocodone. While they can be effective for pain
management, opioids carry a significant risk of misuse.

Why are drug costs rising?
How can your plan get the most out of its pharmacy benefit dollars?
Use National CooperativeRx’s proven methods to lower your drug spend costs.

Preventive care helps individuals stay healthy and reduce the risk of serious illness. The influenza (flu) vaccine is one of the most widely known preventive care services.

Specialty drugs represent a small share of total prescriptions but account for nearly half of overall prescription drug costs.

Copay card programs are made available to consumers by drug companies in an effort to steer them towards purchasing their particular drugs. They reduce or completely cover the consumer’s out-of-pocket cost.

Discount card programs — the name speaks for itself. Organizations will distribute them for free with the promise of saving money on prescription drugs. Sound too good to be true? It just might be.

“National CooperativeRx does a number of things very well. The education, the updates and the clinical programs are really what is appreciated once they become members.”
– Mark Mason, Insurance Broker

Using an approved drug for a disease or medical condition that it was not approved to treat is known as off-label drug use. It is a common occurrence across the nation and has recently increased in popularity with type 2 diabetes medications being used for weight loss…