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The Health Technology Podcast

A. J. Loiacono: The Tylenol Rule

Jun 5, 2023
A.J. Loiacono, CEO of Capital Rx, discusses revolutionizing the role of PBMs and the lack of transparency in drug pricing. Topics include artificial manipulation of prices, challenges faced by payers, and the complexities of the pharmacy industry.
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  • Capital Rx is revolutionizing the role of PBMs by giving everyone the same prices for medications, fostering better patient engagement, outcomes, and services.
  • Capital Rx aims to bring transparency, efficiency, and fairness to the prescription drug market by establishing a single ledger of pricing and maintaining a flat administrative fee model.

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The Complexity of Drug Pricing

The pharmaceutical industry's drug pricing market lacks transparency for average consumers, leading to uninformed payers being taken advantage of through changing and increasing medication prices. Capital RX, led by CEO AJ Locano, is revolutionizing the role of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) by giving everyone the same prices for medications, fostering better patient engagement, outcomes, and services. By establishing a single ledger of pricing and maintaining a flat administrative fee model, Capital RX aims to bring transparency, efficiency, and fairness to the prescription drug market.

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