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PBM Lawsuit Settlement

Industry	Legal Firms
Problem	A union trust fund needed assistance negotiating a settlement on outstanding claims processing issues with their former PBM. The client was looking for expertise on structuring an agreement to drive a settlement to the protracted litigation.
PHSI Solution	After reviewing case documents and completing a financial analysis, PHSI provided the attorneys with guidance on document production, deposition questions, and requests for operational information to gain further insight to support the trust fund's position.
Results	The client negotiated a settlement that was $1.2M less than budgeted.

May 2022 Question of the Month

How quickly will the FDB Vela ePrescribing Network be a viable competitor in the market?

Immediately successful: 0%

Within 1 year: 10%

Within 2-5 years: 70%

More than 5 years: 10%

Will not be able to compete: 0%

Will have limited uptake: 10%

April 2022 Question of the Month

How have drug supply shortages in 2022 changed compared to shortages in 2021?

More products impacted: 44%

Same number of products impacted: 44%

Less products impacted: 11%

March 2022 Question of the Month

What factor will have the greatest impact on the number of unfilled pharmacist positions that currently exists?

2022 pharmacy school graduates will fill the open positions: 8.3%

Pharmacy closures will help reduce the number of unfilled positions: 58.4%

Currently employed pharmacists will see an increases in hours worked and overtime: 25.0%

Chains will reassign pharmacist administrators/HQ personnel back to the stores: 0.0%

Pharmacy schools will increase the incoming class size: 8.3%

Retired pharmacists will come out of retirement to fill hours: 0.0%