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Third-Party Payer Considerations & Audits Flashcards

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What are the functions of PBMs?

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  1. Contracted by third party payes to provide prescription claims and processing
  2. Create pharmacy netwqorks that participate in their claims management service
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Purpose of PSAOs?

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Used by independent community pharmacies to negotiate third-party contracts to improve bargaining power

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What are the functions of a PSAO?

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  1. Contraction negotiations with PBMs and Health Plans
  2. COntracting wholesales
  3. Billing support
  4. General business support
  5. Pharmacy performance analytics
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Price that pharmacies pay the drug wholesaler/manufacturer to obtain the drug product

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Actual acquisition cost (AAC)

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Average of prices paid by different pharmacies for drug products, which is determined by surveying pharmacies

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Average actual acquisition cost (AvAC)

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Average price received by a manufacturer from wholesalers for drugs distributed to the retail pharmacies

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Average manufacturer price (AMP)

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List price for what drug wholesalers charge pharmacies
Overestimation of the price that wholesalers charge the pharmacy

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Average wholesaler price (AWP)

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Third-party payer’s estimate of the price that a pharmacy pays the drug wholesaler/manufacturer to obtain the drug product

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Estimated acquisition cost (EAC)

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Maximum cost that a third-party will pay for a multisource drug, represented by an average of generic drug prices from several manufacturers

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Maximum allowable cost (MAC)

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List price for what drug manufacturers charge drug wholesalers
Overestimation of the price that manufacturers charge wholesalers

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Wholesaler acquisition cost (WAC)

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What are the three different methods third parties use to reimburse for prescriptions?

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Reimbursement ($) = AWP – 18% + $1.00 dispensing fee

Reimbursement ($) = WAC + 1% + $1.00 dispensing fee

Reimbursement ($) = NADAC + $10.00 dispensing fee

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What are DIR fees?

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direct and indirection remuneration fees

-fees that come in after reimbursement which tend to cut profits

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What are the methods of DIR fees?

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Method 1: Percent of ingredient cost
= (AWP - 18%) x contracted DIR %

Method 2: flar dir fee
= contracted flat $ amount

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What are the steps involved in evaluating the financial impact of 3rd party plan reimbursements?

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  1. Calculating the cost of dispensing a prescription
  2. Examining the average net profit per prescription
  3. DIfferential analysis
  4. Pro froma analysis
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15
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What is the average cost of dispensing?

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$10.79

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What are the types of cost?

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Fixed: doesn’t change, as prescription volume changes (eqipment, license)
Variabl: costs that change directly, as prescription volume changes (vials)
Direct: costs that are completely attributable to the prescription department (labels, vials, labor)
Indirect: costs that are shared between the prescription department & rest of the store (rent, utilities)

17
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Average COD =

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Total expenses / total prescription per year

18
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Average net profit =

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average gross margin = Price - COGS

19
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What is differential analysis?

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COmpares marginal revenue with the marginal cost of dispensing a script for a specific third-party plan

Contribution margin = differential revenue – differential cost

Accept all third-party plans that generate a contribution margin greater than zero (> 0), join it

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What are the steps to a differential analysis?

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  1. Calculate the differnetial revenue
  2. Calculate the differntial cost: vials, label, labor
  3. Calculate the contribution margin
21
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How do you interpret a contribution marign?

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greater than zero it would be beneficial to join the network

22
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Whart are the scenaros of pro forma analysis?

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  1. Dont join
  2. Join (low preforming)
  3. Join (high performing)
23
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When is pro forma used?

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uses information from the average net profit comparison and the differential analysis to provide a comprehensive review of the financial implications of joining a preferred pharmacy network

24
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What are some other considerations for third-party contracts?

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  1. Effect on pharmacy customers
  2. Effect on pharmacy staffing
  3. Effect on pharamcy image
  4. Effect on ther 3rd parties
  5. Effect on ther sources of revenue at pharmacy
25
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What are the types of audits?

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Desk: third-parties review claims data, but do not physically come to the pharmacy
Field: third-party representatives visit the pharmacy to review records and procedures

26
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What are the tips to avoid on stie audits?

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  1. Use available services offered by you pharmacy’s PSAO
  2. Carefully review any insurance reimbursement contract before signing.
  3. Conduct sound dispensing and billing practices.
  4. Consistently follow the terms & conditions of the pharmacy service manual provided by the specific insurance company or PBM
  5. Request documentation of fee schedules for all prescriptions that the pharmacy fills
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What should you not do on an on site audit?

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Do NOT provide the original documents to the on-site auditor

Do NOT leave the on-site auditor alone with your records or allow the auditor to wander the store

28
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Common audits for insulin?

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Sliding scale insulin prescriptions require you to document:
1. max daily dose of insulin on the prescription
2. Who provides the additional info and their credentials
3. When you obtained this additional info

29
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Common audits for topicals?

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1 FTU = 0.5 grams (adults)

30
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Common audits for inhalers?

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Do not refill medication early

31
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General estimation for eye drops?

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Suspension = 15 drops/mL
Solution = 20 drops/mL

32
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DAW0

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No product selection indicated

33
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DAW1

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Substitution not allowed by prescriber

34
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DAW2?

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Substitution allowed – patient requested brand

35
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DAW9

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Other/sub allowed – plan requests brand

36
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What need to be on all CS prescriptions?

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  1. Patient address
  2. Prescriber address
  3. Prescriber DEA number
37
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Common audit descrepancies?

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  1. Day supply: insulin, topicals, eye drops, inhjalers
  2. DAW codes
  3. CS scripts
  4. Transfer prescriptions
38
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What is the major dilemana paharmacies face?

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Reduced net profit

Participate in the preferred pharmacy network = higher volume, lower reimbursement rates
Decline the third-party’s reimbursement contract = less volume, less profits

39
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What are the strategies for maintaining a profitable community pharmacy?

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  1. Increase prescription volume by recruiting new third-party or private-pay customers
  2. Diversify the pharmacy’s sources of revenue.

Decrease pharmacy expenses

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