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Since 1984, APCI has been the ‘united voice of independent pharmacy’

APCI began as a small buying group for a limited number of independent pharmacies in central Alabama. Since that time, the cooperative has grown to more than 1,800 members pharmacies in 26 states, and provides its members with a wide range of products and services.

Our mission is to represent the economic and professional interests of independent pharmacies by providing leadership, vision, and a collective voice for our members in the healthcare marketplace. Our goal is to level the playing field for our member pharmacies by providing innovative, targeted programs to benefit our entire membership.

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2016

CVS/caremark: Updates to Performance Drug List

Effective: April 1, 2016

CVS Caremark manages multiple drug lists. Within the therapeutic categories represented, identification of preferred drugs may help optimize clinical results and economic value for your patients. The drug lists include preferred products within 80% to 90% of the top therapeutic categories that affect our clients’ prescription drug spend. Updates or changes to these lists may affect cost share for your patients. CVS Caremark may add or remove drugs from our Performance Drug List during the year. If we add/remove drugs from our drug list, we will notify you of the change(s) quarterly. However, if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration deems a drug to be unsafe or the drug’s manufacturer removes the drug from the market, we will immediately remove the drug from our drug list. This letter highlights changes to the Performance Drug List effective April 1, 2016.

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Mar

2016

CVS/caremark: Aetna Coventry Health Care/First Health Medicare Part D Claims Processing Changes

Effective: January 1, 2016

As a reminder, effective January 1, 2016, Coventry Health Care/First Health began using new claims processing information for Medicare Part D members. RXBIN: 610502 RXPCN: MEDDAET RXGRP: RXAETD Effective April 1, 2016, the above RXBIN, RXPCN and RXGRP must be submitted for all Aetna and Coventry Health Care/First Health Medicare Part D claims. Claims that are NOT submitted using the correct RXGRP will result in the following or similar reject: Reject 06: <Missing/Invalid Group ID>

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Mar

2016

US Script: Network Notification

Effective: April 1, 2016

March 2, 2016 To Pharmacy Provider, As you may be aware, Centene Corporation, US Script’s parent company, is in the process of acquiring Health Net, Inc. Health Net delivers managed healthcare services through health plans and government-sponsored programs. Together, we will be a strong, energized organization that provides access to high quality health care services for more than ten million members across the country.

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Mar

2016

CVS/caremark: New Implementation for Target

Effective: April 1, 2016

Effective April 1, 2016, CVS/caremark will begin to administer the prescription benefits for Target. Please update or create plan member profiles to reflect the changes regarding the following new plan adjudicating through CVS/caremark. RXBIN: 004336 RXPCN: ADV RXGRP: RX0147 Member ID Format: 11 digits Person Code : 2 digits

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Mar

2016

EQuIPP Reminder - New FEATURE: 2015 Calendar Year (Year-to-Date) Data Segment

NEW FEATURE: 2015 Calendar Year (Year-to-Date) Data Segment

 

With the February release, you can now see your 2015 calendar-year performance scores in EQuIPP for the health plans who have partnered with us.  This is listed under the "Year-to-Date" button shown below. This feature will be available moving forward, providing you the opportunity to see how you performed for the entire calendar year of January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015.  

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