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Independent pharmacy cost intelligence
Independent pharmacy cost intelligence for employers. No PBM affiliations.
PharmaBenefits.ai provides independent pharmacy cost intelligence tools for employers, benefits consultants, and HR leaders. We are not affiliated with any PBM, health plan, pharmacy, or drug manufacturer.
What we do
- NADAC price comparison: Compare your plan's drug costs against CMS federal benchmarks to identify PBM spread pricing.
- PBM scorecard: Grade your PBM's pricing transparency with a data-driven performance scorecard.
- Drug cost profiles: Search NADAC acquisition costs for any medication, with formulation details and pricing trends.
- Model comparison: Understand the difference between transparent and traditional PBM models and their cost impact.
- GLP-1 intelligence: Dedicated analysis of the fastest-growing pharmacy cost driver for employers.
Data sources
Federal Government
- CMS NADAC: National Average Drug Acquisition Cost database (1.6M+ records, updated weekly by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
- CMS Medicare Part D: Part D drug spending data, plan formularies, and utilization statistics
- openFDA: Drug NDC directory, adverse event reports, labeling data, Orange Book patent/exclusivity
- ClinicalTrials.gov: U.S. national database of clinical studies (400K+ trials)
- NIH/NLM: National Institutes of Health medical literature, MedlinePlus, DailyMed drug labeling
- CDC: Chronic disease prevalence, vaccination data, health statistics
- FTC: Federal Trade Commission reports on PBM practices, pharmacy competition, and drug pricing
- GAO: Government Accountability Office reports on drug pricing and Medicare/Medicaid programs
Industry and Research
- Drug Channels Institute: PBM market share, pharmacy economics, and distribution channel analysis
- KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation): Employer health benefit surveys, drug cost analysis, policy research
- PCMA: Pharmaceutical Care Management Association industry data
- AMCP: Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy formulary guidelines and research
- SEC filings: Pharmaceutical company 10-K/10-Q financial disclosures, pricing data
- PubMed/MEDLINE: Peer-reviewed clinical and pharmacoeconomic literature
State and Regulatory
- State pharmacy boards: Licensing data, disciplinary actions, pharmacy directories
- State PBM transparency laws: Mandated PBM filings and spread pricing disclosures (where available)
- NPI Registry: National Provider Identifier data for healthcare provider verification
Part of BuiltForAI Healthcare
PharmaBenefits.ai is a property of BuiltForAI, LLC, building AI-powered intelligence platforms across healthcare.
Our B2B healthcare ecosystem includes RxPBM.ai (PBM intelligence), ClinicalRx.ai (clinical pharmacy reference), RxNews.ai (healthcare news), RxInfo.ai (RX information), and MedicalClaim.ai (claims intelligence).
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