Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is, thanks to blue skies and a warm sun that are enveloping the Pharmalot campus. The short people are off to the local schoolhouse and gainful employment, respectively, which leaves us to dig in to our ever-expanding to-do list. This may sound familiar, so please join us for a cup of stimulation as we dive in to another busy day. On that note, here are some tidbits to get you going. Hope all goes well today and that you conquer the world. And please do remember to keep in touch. Good luck, everyone …
PEHP, a nonprofit in Utah that covers 160,000 public employees and family members, has a new approach for covering pricey medicines — send beneficiaries to Mexico for lower-cost drugs, The Salt Lake Tribune reports. The insurer is offering plane tickets to San Diego, transportation to Tijuana, and a $500 cash payout to patients who need certain expensive drugs for multiple sclerosis, cancer, and autoimmune disorders. “That money is pretty small in comparison to the difference between U.S. prices and Mexico prices,” says Travis Tolley, clinical operations director for PEHP.
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