Becker's Healthcare March 10, 2025
In 2025, Blue Shield of California launched its Pharmacy Care Reimagined strategy, a new initiative aimed at dismantling the traditional PBM model to provide greater transparency, cost control, and improved access to medications for its 4.8 million members.
Amazon Pharmacy handles prescription deliveries, Abarca Health pays prescription drug claims, Navitus Health Solutions provides management of the pharmacy retail network, Prime Therapeutics negotiates drug manufacturers, and CVS Health manages the specialty drug network.
Becker’s sat down with Blue Shield’s chief pharmacy officer, Matt Gibbs, PharmD, on the Payer Issues Podcast to discuss pharmacy trends disrupting the health insurance industry.
Question: What’s your vision for pharmacy care at Blue Shield moving forward?
Matt Gibbs: You can have the best member digital...
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