WOONSOCKET, R.I., Dec. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Health
(NYSE: CVS) today introduced Transform Diabetes Care™, a new
program available to help the company's pharmacy benefit management
(PBM) clients improve the health outcomes of their members, lower
pharmacy costs through aggressive trend management and decrease
medical costs by improving medication adherence, A1C control and
lifestyle management. This program, which will be available in
early 2017, emphasizes tailored support for members with diabetes
and incorporates both clinical care and cost management solutions,
including a single-digit client trend guarantee for medicines in
the antidiabetic category. In fact, participating clients could
save between $3,000 to $5,000 per
year for each member who successfully improves control of their
diabetes.
"The Transform Diabetes Care program focuses on three key
components to help improve outcomes and reduce overall health care
spend in diabetes: medication adherence, A1C control and lifestyle
management," said Troyen A. Brennan, MD, Chief Medical Officer of
CVS Health. "What's unique about this program is that at CVS Health
we are able to marshal resources across our enterprise and provide
a high level of personalized support and care via multiple touch
points. What makes our face-to-face counseling and education at our
more than 9,600 pharmacy locations and more than 1,100 MinuteClinic
locations so effective is that it happens when patients are already
thinking about their health."
The Transform Diabetes Care program uses advanced analytics to
identify unique improvement opportunities for enrolled members and
leverages the company's Health Engagement Engine to enable more
effective outreach by identifying and prompting personalized
counseling opportunities. Enrolled members will receive highly
personalized support and coaching to help improve medication
adherence, better track and control A1C levels and support healthy
lifestyle behaviors through CVS Health consumer touch points. These
interventions will be delivered to enrolled members, at no extra
cost, either in person at CVS Pharmacy, or by telephone, and
members will also receive free comprehensive diabetes visits at
MinuteClinic locations, including A1C checks. In addition, members
will be offered a connected glucometer, which will share their
blood glucose levels with a pharmacist-led team via a health cloud,
enabling the team to identify potential issues and intervene with
one-on-one coaching. Members also have access to digital tools
within the CVS Pharmacy mobile app, such as medication refill
reminders and the ability to refill a prescription via two-way text
messaging, to help reduce the complexity of daily disease
management.
"In 2016 antidiabetic drugs were the leading driver of gross
costs for our clients," said Jonathan
Roberts, President of CVS Caremark. "The Transform Diabetes
Care program will enable us to help our clients manage the
unsustainable increases in the cost of diabetes care by maximizing
the value and effectiveness of our engagement with patients to
improve clinical outcomes, while also employing strategic
approaches to actively manage and control costs."
Clients enrolled in the Transform Diabetes Care program will
have a year-over-year drug trend guarantee in the single digits for
the antidiabetic drug category, which will vary based on the plan
population's demographics and current spend profile. In addition,
the program has a managed pharmacy network for drugs to treat
diabetes, which includes all CVS Pharmacy locations and CVS
Caremark Mail Service Pharmacy. This will help simplify medication
refills, improve coordination of care with the member's primary
care providers and help members stay engaged with their therapy and
additional clinical services offered by the program.
The Transform Diabetes Care program, the first in a new suite of
Transform Care™ programs focused on managing costly, chronic
conditions, expands the suite of diabetes programs and services
already provided by CVS Health. Studies have shown that through
better lifestyle management, medication adherence and control of
A1C, health can improve and medical costs can be significantly
reduced. In fact, the CVS Health Pharmacy Advisor Counseling
program has shown a nearly 10 percent increase in optimal
medication adherence for enrolled members with diabetes.
About CVS Health
CVS Health is a pharmacy innovation company helping people on their
path to better health. Through its more than 9,600 retail
pharmacies, more than 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a leading
pharmacy benefits manager with more than 80 million plan members, a
dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one
million patients per year, and expanding specialty pharmacy
services, the Company enables people, businesses and communities to
manage health in more affordable and effective ways. This unique
integrated model increases access to quality care, delivers better
health outcomes and lowers overall health care costs. Find more
information about how CVS Health is shaping the future of health at
https://www.cvshealth.com.
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