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Title: Overview of Express Scripts, Inc


1
Overview ofExpress Scripts, Inc
  • Pharmacy Benefit Administrator
  • for
  • Destiny Health
  • March 10, 2008

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ESI Overview
  • ESI became the pharmacy benefit management (PBM)
    vendor on 12/1/07
  • Improved Rx savings
  • ESI has developed extensive on-line tools that
    support a consumer driven environment
  • ESI retained to provide Customer Service support
    coverage available 24/7
  • Member education tools to raise awareness of
    potential cost savings
  • Through ESI, Destiny implements Step Therapy
    program
  • Promotes generic utilization for medications for
    long-term maintenance of chronic conditions
  • Through ESI, Destiny expands Quantity Management
    program
  • Full service mail pharmacy
  • Specialty Rx provided through Curascript

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ESI Overview
  • Transition Support and Communication
  • Formulary Changes
  • Posting of new ESI formulary at
    www.destinyhealth.com
  • Identification and notification of members
    disrupted by Formulary changes
  • Step Therapy Program
  • Posting of informational brochure at
    www.destinyhealth.com
  • Identification and notification of members
    potentially impacted by Step Therapy
  • Quantity Management Program
  • Posting of informational brochure at
    www.destinyhealth.com
  • Identification and notification of members
    potentially impacted by Quantity Management

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ESI Overview Mail Services
  • Life of a Script
  • Operational Matrix

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ESI Overview - Formulary
  • What is a Formulary?
  • A formulary is a drug list that is used as a
    guide for determining the amount you pay as a
    copayment for each prescription. Drugs listed on
    the formulary are typically available at a lower
    copayment to you. A formulary may also be
    referred to as a preferred drug list.
  • Whats available for Destiny Health members?
  • The Destiny Health prescription plan through
    Express Scripts plan features the High
    Performance Formulary. This formulary is a
    comprehensive list of recommended prescription
    medications that is created, reviewed, and
    continually updated by a carefully selected group
    of physicians and pharmacists.
  • The formulary contains a wide range of brand name
    preferred products that have been approved by the
    Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Your doctor
    can use this list to select medications for your
    health care needs, while helping you maximize
    your prescription drug benefit.

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ESI Overview Generics
  • Efficacy
  • Safety
  • Available Information

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ESI Overview Step Therapy
  • Why Step Therapy?
  • Step Therapy is a program especially for people
    who take prescription drugs regularly to treat an
    ongoing medical condition, such as arthritis,
    asthma or high blood pressure. The program is one
    approach to getting you the prescription drugs
    you need, with safety, cost and most
    importantly your health in mind.
  • How Step Therapy Works - the covered drugs you
    take are organized in a series of steps, with
    your doctor approving and writing your
    prescriptions.
  • Step 1 drugs are always covered
  • Higher step drugs are covered if there is
    previous claim history of a lower step
    alternative or with prior authorization

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ESI Overview Step Therapy
  • Step Therapy Case Study
  • HLC member. Prescription history of Nexium-40mg
    and Lipitor-20mg. Both drugs are subject to Step
    Therapy protocol. Claim history (180-day) did
    not indicate past utilization of step 1
    alternatives. Member notified of disruption in
    November.
  • Member utilized Caremark mail service for 3 month
    supply of Nexium and Lipitor in Q-4 2007
  • Member utilized Express Script mail service for 3
    month supply of step 1 alternatives in Q-1 2008.

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ESI Overview Step Therapy
  • Step Therapy Case Study Results
  • 1. Omeprazole is the generic of Prilosec.
    Prilosec and Nexium are both proton pump
    inhibitors.
  • 2. Simvastitin is the generic of Zocor. Zocor
    and Lipitor are HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
    (statins). Note the change in strength between
    prescriptions and refer to Exhibit A Comparison
    of HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
  • 3. Member costs reduced by more than 66.
    Overall drug costs reduced by 55.

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ESI Overview Q A and wrap-up
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