Becker's Healthcare April 16, 2024
Two in five accredited specialty pharmacies are owned by hospitals and other healthcare providers, but the nation’s three biggest pharmacy benefit managers accounted for 67% of specialty pharmacy revenue in 2023, according to Drug Channels.
Hospitals and health systems are the fastest-growing participants in this market, partly because of drugmakers’ restrictions regarding the 340B program, the report said.
The top 15 specialty pharmacies, according to 2023 revenue:
1. CVS Specialty (CVS Health) — $73.3 billion
2. Accredo/Freedom Fertility (Cigna/Evernorth/Express Scripts) — $59.5 billion
3. Other retail, mail, long-term care and specialty pharmacies — $37.4 billion
4. Optum Specialty...
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