What we’re watching

the visit between ages 9 and 13 now carries quantifiably more preventive weight than the same conversation three or four years later, and the difference is large enough to change how the opportunity is prioritized.

PharmPix’s new brand reflects a long-held belief: a pharmacy benefit should see more than a transaction. By bringing clinical insight, technology and a more connected view of the member together earlier, PharmPix aims to protect patients and plans before a prescription becomes a problem.

CAA 2026 gives plan sponsors stronger rights to see PBM compensation and rebate arrangements, but disclosure alone is not readiness. Plans must ensure their contracts provide meaningful access to data, then use that visibility to evaluate decisions, conflicts and performance.

The evidence for HPV vaccination is no longer only about preventing infection. It is showing fewer cases of cervical cancer and, in some populations, fewer deaths. For health plans, the opportunity is ensuring eligible members start and complete the vaccine series early enough for the strongest…

A power outage does not always mean refrigerated medication must be discarded, but safe storage depends on the medication and the conditions it experienced. Before a storm, members should confirm product-specific guidance with their pharmacist and make a plan to keep medications cold without…

A broad pharmacy network ensures access, but it does not guarantee that a plan is paying the best available rate. Employers and health plans should ask whether retail and specialty claims are evaluated prescription by prescription, rather than relying on aggregate network performance.