Becker's Healthcare July 8, 2025
Tools that allow providers to see prescription cost estimates at the time of prescribing did not have any effect on cost, a study published July 3 in JAMA Network Open found.
The cohort study included 2.8 million Medicare Advantage beneficiaries at a national insurer. Researchers compared differences in prescription drug spending and fills in the year after practices adopted a real time prescription benefit drug tool.
Here are three things to know:
- The researchers found no significant difference between out-of-pocket spending or total prescription costs per beneficiary after their providers implemented real-time prescription benefit tools.
- Real-time prescription benefit tools did not increase...
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