Welcome to the first episode of the Pharmacy Benefits Podcast! This podcast arms employers and pharmacy-benefit providers with information they need to take better control and reduce corporate spending on pharmacy benefits. It deals with the pressing issues facing health-care benefit managers, CFOs, insurers and employees.

Brian Bullock, CEO of The Burchfield Group, and Rob Shelley, vice president of The Burchfield Group highlight important issues such as transparency, co-payment practices, consumer-driven programs, “million-dollar” clauses and much more.

The Burchfield Group is a pharmacy-benefit consulting firm that helps businesses control the costs of providing prescription drugs for their employees. It is one of only a few firms in the country that do this type of work. The Burchfield Group has a staff of professionals experienced in writing and monitoring PBM contracts, which is helpful in understanding the details of those agreements and the impact they have on potential savings of tens of thousands of dollars.

Burchfield’s staff is composed of individuals from inside the pharmacy-benefit management industry who have backgrounds in operations, finance, sales and marketing, and clinical. The Burchfield Group works with several Fortune 500 companies across the country, in industries ranging from telecommunications to manufacturing to food and beverage.

This is the first episode of the Pharmacy Benefits Podcast. The Burchfield Group is producing this podcast to deliver timely, practical information in a format convenient for busy people. Please send questions, which can be answered during the show, to [email protected] or call 651-389-5640.

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