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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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Dec

2015

CVS/caremark: CVS/caremark Updates to Performance Drug List

Effective: January 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 percent to 90 percent 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 January 1, 2016.

10

Dec

2015

CVS/caremark: Common Reject Errors

State of Illinois

RXBIN: 004336 RXPCN: ADV RXGRP: RX1017 CVS/caremark would like to remind Providers that many reject errors are preventable by following the instructions set out in 2016 CVS/caremark Provider Manual section entitled Claims Submission (page 15), and that the Pharmacy Help Desk can be reached at 1-800-364-6331 for any questions prior to filing a claim or in the event of a reject error. Common errors in Illinois include:

10

Dec

2015

CVS/caremark: New Implementation for CareSource Kentucky

Effective: January 1, 2016

Effective January 1, 2016, CVS/caremark will begin to administer the prescription benefits for CareSource Kentucky. Please update or create plan member profiles to reflect the changes regarding the following new plan adjudicating through CVS/caremark. RXBIN: 004336 RXPCN: MEDDADV RXGRP: RX5054 Member ID Format: 11 digits Person Code : Not required

10

Dec

2015

CVS/caremark: New Implementation for CareSource Indiana

Effective: January 1, 2016

Effective January 1, 2016, CVS/caremark will begin to administer the prescription benefits for CareSource Indiana. Please update or create plan member profiles to reflect the changes regarding the following new plan adjudicating through CVS/caremark. RXBIN: 004336 RXPCN: MEDDADV RXGRP: RX5053 Member ID Format: 11 digits Person Code : Not required

10

Dec

2015

CVS/caremark: New Implementation for AES Corporation

Effective: January 1, 2016

Effective January 1, 2016, CVS/caremark will begin to administer the prescription benefits for AES Corporation. 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: RX0114 Member ID Format: Varies Person Code : Not required

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