Journal of Clinical Pathways May 11, 2022
Use of a health system specialty pharmacy (HSSP) may be associated with a lower health care cost, according to a retrospective cohort study that examined Medicare Advantage beneficiaries’ medical and pharmacy claims from 2018 and 2019 (J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2022;28(2):244-254; doi:10.18553/jmcp. 2022.28.2.244).
Although HSSPs are associated with better clinical outcomes such as improved medication access and adherence rates, data on the effect of these pharmacies on health care costs and utilization have been sparse.
To provide additional data on this effect, researchers retrospectively studied the medical and pharmacy claims of a national sample of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries from 2018 and 2019. As a result, they found using a HSSP was associated with lower health care costs.
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