HR perspectives on rising drug costs and Rx benefits

Today's employers face a common challenge in providing employees with competitive benefits packages. They struggle to offer a quality plan while managing costs. The significant annual increases in prescription drug costs, which are unlikely to reverse in the near future, have emerged as the mai...

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subjects Advertising
Aging
Consumers
Costs
Employee benefits
Employees
Employers
Executives
Health care expenditures
Health maintenance organizations
HMOs
Human resources
Legislation
Medicare
Perceptions
Pharmaceutical industry
Polls & surveys
Prescription drugs
R&D
Research & development
Trends
Workforce
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