Becker's Healthcare March 19, 2025
Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. is disrupting the traditional hospital pharmaceutical purchasing model, according to leaders at ScionHealth, which partnered with Cost Plus Drugs nearly a year ago.
In May, Louisville, Ky.-based ScionHealth became the second health system to establish a partnership with Cost Plus Drugs. Becker’s connected with ScionHealth’s Derek Szesny, PharmD, vice president of pharmacy and clinical supply utilization, and Tyler Stewart, PharmD, senior director of pharmacy operations, to discuss the collaboration.
Here are three things to know:
1. Results so far
ScionHealth, which operates more than 90 hospital pharmacies, has realized savings of about $150,000 through its partnership with Cost Plus Drugs.
“It may not sound like much,” Dr. Szesny said, “but that’s...
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