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Dec 28, 2020, 15:00 ET Notice of incorrect information sent to some Washington health plan members

Prime Therapeutics LLC (Prime) recently learned of a privacy incident that affected a subset of its covered members. Prime administers prescription...

Dec 22, 2020, 08:30 ET Prime Therapeutics' predictive model expands efforts to reduce potential misuse and abuse of opioids

In an effort to help identify both new and prior users of opioids who may be at risk for opioid use harm and to ultimately help prevent misuse, Prime ...

Dec 16, 2020, 09:00 ET Prime Therapeutics and Takeda agree to outcomes-based arrangement for Hemophilia A treatment ADVATE® [Antihemophilic Factor (Recombinant)]

In an effort to help assess the value of hemophilia A treatments relative to total health care costs and emergency department visits, Prime...

Dec 04, 2020, 09:00 ET Migraine class value-based contracts drive quality and value to payers and patients for Emgality® and REYVOW®

Migraine is a disabling disease that costs families 70% more in health care expenses than families without a migraine sufferer1. Finding solutions...

Nov 20, 2020, 09:00 ET Prime Therapeutics welcomes three leaders to transform the PBM's technology, data analytics solutions

Prime Therapeutics LLC (Prime), a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) serving more than 30 million members nationally, recently welcomed three new leaders ...

Nov 16, 2020, 09:00 ET Value-based agreement between Prime Therapeutics and Biohaven aims to bring NURTEC™ ODT acute migraine treatment financial protection to health plans

Up to 55% of migraine patients do not have sufficient relief with currently available treatments.2 NURTEC™ ODT (rimegepant) can work quickly,...

Oct 29, 2020, 09:00 ET Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska, Prime Therapeutics provide free over-the-counter medicines, products to Medicare Advantage members

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska (BCBSNE) and their pharmacy benefit manager Prime Therapeutics LLC (Prime) are expanding the over-the-counter...

Oct 27, 2020, 09:00 ET Prime Therapeutics Debuts its MedSelect™ Medical Drug List

To help health plans effectively manage drug therapy on the medical benefit, Prime Therapeutics LLC (Prime) has developed MedSelectTM, its national...

Oct 20, 2020, 09:00 ET Study shows taking Entresto® as prescribed associated with lowering total cost of care by $6.7 million

Sacubitril-valsartan (Entresto®) has been proven to decrease hospitalization and reduce death due to heart failure with reduced ejection fraction...

Oct 19, 2020, 14:00 ET Lower total cost of care, hospitalizations, emergency visits associated with greater drug adherence among Medicare Advantage members

Poor medication adherence (taking as prescribed) is associated with increased hospitalization risk, worse health care outcomes and increased overall...

Oct 19, 2020, 10:03 ET Annual drug costs increased $1.25 billion for members with more than $250,000 in annual drug spend - doubling in four years

Rare disease therapy. One-time gene therapies. High-priced cancer drugs. These are all reasons why a consumer may have drug costs of $250,000 or more ...

Sep 16, 2020, 09:00 ET Prime Therapeutics Adds Rx Savings Solutions Tool to Bring Visibility to Prescription Drug Prices, Aims to Improve Consumer Experience

Prime Therapeutics LLC's (Prime) now offers its Blue Plan clients and their 30 million members a new tool, Rx Savings Solutions. Rx Savings Solutions ...

Sep 03, 2020, 09:00 ET Prime Therapeutics and RxRevu Deploy Real Time Benefit Check Solution to Improve Prescription Price Transparency for Members

Prime Therapeutics LLC (Prime) and RxRevu, the nation's leading prescription price transparency company, are teaming up to offer Real Time Benefit...

Sep 02, 2020, 09:00 ET Prime Therapeutics Introduces Real Time Benefit Check Solution with DrFirst

Prime Therapeutics LLC (Prime) is rolling out Real Time Benefit Check starting with myBenefitCheck from health care technology pioneer DrFirst,...

Aug 03, 2020, 13:00 ET Horizon, Prime Therapeutics team with PillPack to improve members' pharmacy experience

To make it easier for members to fill and manage multiple prescriptions, Horizon Healthcare Services, Inc. (Horizon), New Jersey's oldest and largest ...

Jun 08, 2020, 09:00 ET Prime Therapeutics and EMD Serono ink value-based agreement on MAVENCLAD® (cladribine) tablets

Prime Therapeutics LLC (Prime), a leading pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) serving more than 30 million members nationally, signed a value-based...

Apr 23, 2020, 10:00 ET Kyle Skiermont to join Prime Therapeutics as senior vice president, specialty pharmacy and home delivery services

Prime Therapeutics LLC (Prime), a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) serving more than 30 million members nationally, has named Kyle Skiermont, PharmD,...

Apr 17, 2020, 09:00 ET Recent Prime Study Finds Hereditary Angioedema Drug Therapy Costs Are Unsustainable

Prime Therapeutics LLC (Prime), a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) serving 30 million people, evaluated its integrated medical and pharmacy claims data ...

Apr 16, 2020, 09:00 ET Study Finds Number of Asthma Biologic Medication Users and Spend Doubled Over 2.5 Years

New research from Prime Therapeutics LLC (Prime), a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) serving more than 30 million members nationally, found that among...

Apr 15, 2020, 09:00 ET Managed Care Pharmacist Program Sees 9:1 Return on Investment

A program by pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) Prime Therapeutics LLC (Prime), in which a managed care pharmacist reviewed members' drug therapies...

Apr 08, 2020, 09:00 ET Prime Therapeutics Welcomes Joseph Leach, M.D. as Chief Medical Officer

Prime Therapeutics LLC (Prime), a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) serving more than 30 million members nationally, has named Joseph Leach, M.D., as...

Apr 06, 2020, 09:00 ET Prime Therapeutics launches PreserveRx(SM) gene therapy financial protection

Prime Therapeutics LLC (Prime), together with BCS Insurance Company, today released its latest product, PreserveRxSM, the most robust gene therapy...

Mar 30, 2020, 14:00 ET Prime Therapeutics Hires Stuart Meyerson to Lead Sales Efforts

Prime Therapeutics LLC (Prime), a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) serving more than 30 million members nationally, has hired Stuart Meyerson as its...
Fast Company Names Prime Therapeutics Among World's Most Innovative Companies for 2020

Mar 10, 2020, 13:39 ET Fast Company Names Prime Therapeutics Among World's Most Innovative Companies for 2020

Fast Company, the world's leading business publication, has ranked Prime Therapeutics LLC (Prime) #2 in the Health category of its prestigious 2020...

Jan 09, 2020, 10:00 ET David Schlett Joins Prime Therapeutics as Chief Financial Officer

Prime Therapeutics LLC (Prime), a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) serving more than 28 million members nationally, has welcomed David Schlett as its...