2024 round-up: Prescryptive in the news
The best soundbites from our experienced thought leaders.
By: Prescryptive Health
At Prescryptive, we’re proud to be advocates for change in the healthcare industry so that consumers can be at the center of their healthcare. In 2024, we were lucky enough to get to share our expertise and thought leadership on a variety of topics in outlets serving all participants in the healthcare space.
See below for some of our favorite soundbites from 2024 from our leaders, who share their passion and strong point of view about how to make the health system work for everyone via timely topics in the news. See even more of our thought leadership on our News page or on our blog, The Inside Scrypt.
Now on to 2025 – join us! #letsrewritethescript together.
Here’s what to know before shopping at online pharmacies
“You can work with your provider and your pharmacist to find credible, online pharmacies.”
— Kelcey Blair, PharmD, SVP, Pharma Solutions
See the full TODAY Show clip >
Pharmacy deserts are appearing across U.S. as Rite Aid, Walgreens, CVS drug store closures spread
″As long as the big three PBMs go unchecked, more pharmacy deserts will appear.”
— Miranda Rochol, SVP, Provider Solutions
Read the full CNBC story >
Health Care Costs Are Frightening Employers—but these strategies can make them less scary
“Having a comprehensive approach to managing all drugs, and ensuring programs are complementary and not contradictory, can help keep the spend for specialty and weight health management in check.”
— Rae McMahan, SVP, Payer Solutions
Read the full SHRM story >
Pharmacy benefit managers, version 2.0 (post J&J lawsuit)
“To see the future [of pharmacy benefits], I really encourage employers to interrogate the spreadsheet. Spreadsheets are only part of the story.”
— Rae McMahan, SVP, Payor Solutions
Read the full BenefitsPRO story >
Understanding pharmacy deserts: How can we impact this growing trend?
“Even in times of great change, there are opportunities. By embracing new payment models and technologies, pharmacies can help keep their doors open and focus on what they do best: patient care.”
— Paige Clark, RPh, VP, Pharmacy Programs and Policy
Read the full Pharmacy Times story >
Current prescription models ignore patients. It’s time to put them at the center
“When patients can understand their drug cost and their payment options while still at the doctor’s office, it means they may not have to choose between their medicine and groceries that week.”
— Tony Little, ND, SVP, Solutions Architecture
Read the full Healthcare Business Today story >
An Ohio pharmacy was fined $250K. It represents everything wrong with the prescription drug industry.
“In a new direct pharma marketplace, pharma can contract directly with employers, finally controlling their price in-market while having the data to understand the true cost of their therapies.”
— Kelcey Blair, PharmD, SVP, Pharma Solutions
Read the full MedCity News story >
The future of AI in pharmacy
“What if I told you the future of AI in pharmacy was already here—in rural Kerrville, Texas?”
— Miranda Rochol, SVP, Provider Solutions
Read the full Drug Store News story >
Change is coming to old pharmacy benefits models – here’s what it can mean for healthcare
“The root cause of the broken prescription drug system could be boiled down to this: Pharma knows what they pay in rebates to get the PBMs to include their drug on the formularies of employer-sponsored pharmacy benefits plans (it’s in the billions). Employers know what they spend in drugs for their employees and dependents (it’s going up). But these two health care players are disconnected from each other by the PBMs.”
— Kelcey Blair, PharmD, SVP, Pharma Solutions
Read the full Medical Economics story >
Johnson & Johnson drug benefits suit ‘absolutely’ a wake-up call for employers
“Employers should be comfortable demanding data that they can understand and act upon, and being pushy in that regard.”
— Rae McMahan, SVP, Payor Solutions
Read the full HR Dive story >