This session will provide an overview of drug pricing in the United States, with the goal of helping life care planners better understand out-of-pocket costs. We’ll look at costs for Medicare, Medicaid, and Commercial insurance. We will also review cash pricing and have a question and answer session to clarify points that may come up in life care planning practice.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

• Describe the drug supply chain in the United States
• Understand how drugs are priced throughout the supply chain
• Discuss the effects of insurance and discount cards on drug pricing
• Describe how pharmacies price medications without insurance (cash/U&C)

Credits: 1.0 CEs of the following credits have been applied: ABVE, CCMC, CDMS, CLCP-MSCC, CRCC, CVE-CWA-CCAA (Pending Approval)