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9 MAY 2013
IMS Institute Report Points to Declining Cost Curve for U.S. Medicines in 2012
 
7 APR 2013
IMS Study Examines Impact of States Shifting Patients to Managed Medicaid Plans
 
7 DEC 2012
IMS Government Solutions Signs $3.8 million, 5-year contact with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
 
7 DEC 2012
- IMS Government Solutions Group signs $395k, 10-month contract with the Office of National Drug Control Policy
 
7 DEC 2012
IMS Government Solutions Contributes Proactive Data Analytics Overview to Interactive Panel Discussion on Pharmacy Fraud Trends at NCHAA 2012 Anti-Fraud Expo
 
19 APR 2012
GPhA Enlists IMS Health to Further Address Drug Shortage Crisis
 
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IMS Government Solutions Signs $3.8 million, 5-year contact with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
 
7 DEC 2012

IMS Government Solutions today announced its Government Solutions group has signed a $3.8 million, 5-year contact with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Under the terms of the contract, IMS Health will provide the FDA with access to data on pharmaceutical sales that will allow the FDA to respond expeditiously to questions relating to drug safety, the impact of regulatory policies and to potential drug shortage situations.
 
 
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IMS Government Solutions Group signs $395k, 10-month contract with the Office of National Drug Control Policy
 
7 DEC 2012

IMS Government Solutions today announced the signing of a $395k, 10-month contract with the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) for the analysis and magnitude of prescription drug diversion. Under terms of the contract, IMS Government Solutions will provide ONDCP with descriptive and quantitative profiles of commonly diverted prescription drugs, and quantity diverted from the legitimate market either for illicit resale or abuse.
 
 
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IMS Government Solutions Contributes Proactive Data Analytics Overview to Interactive Panel Discussion on Pharmacy Fraud Trends at NCHAA 2012 Anti-Fraud Expo
 
Senior Principal Don DeGroff Presents Detailed Analysis of Top 10 Allegation Types, Top 10 Drug Shortages by PDE Records and more
 
7 DEC 2012

This year’s National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association conference on November 15, in Anaheim, Calif., included an interactive panel discussion on “Pharmacy Fraud Trends” featuring experts drawn from the National Benefit Integrity Medicare Drug Integrity Contractors (NBI MEDIC) investigative group. IMS Health’s Government Solutions Don DeGroff, senior principal, and his counterparts provided attendees with a comprehensive overview of pharmacy fraud trends, including a complete list and review of the top 10 allegation types. The 45-minute presentation was equally split amongst the subject matter experts on the panel, with DeGroff dedicating his portion to an in-depth review of the proactive analytic and investigative audit processes that are integral parts of the NBI MEDIC’s overall responsibilities for combatting fraud. A Q&A immediately followed the presentation, with the 15-minute allocated time slot stretching to nearly the length of the presentation itself due to an enthusiastic exchange between panel members and attendees. For more information on the presentation or to request a copy, please contact Don De Groff at DDeGroff@us.imshealth.com or visit the NCHAA website: http://www.nhcaa.org/
 
 
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IMS Study Examines Impact of States Shifting Patients to Managed Medicaid Plans
 
Managed Medicaid Supplanting Fee-For-Service Model for Prescriptions; Cost and Quality Goals Yet to be Fully Realized
 
7 APR 2013

Nearly half of all Medicaid prescriptions are now being filled through Managed Medicaid plans, as states switch patients from the Fee-for-Service model in an effort to improve patient care and curb the growth of healthcare costs, according to a new IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics report. The study, Shift from Fee-for-Service to Managed Medicaid: What is the Impact on Patient Care?, examines prescription drug utilization in four states that have experienced a dramatic shift to Managed Medicaid plans since 2011.

The IMS Institute report, which focuses on Kentucky, New Jersey, New York and Ohio, compares changes in the use of antipsychotic, respiratory and diabetes medications between patients who switched to Managed Medicaid plans and those who remain in Fee-for-Service plans. While early signs indicate that shifting Medicaid beneficiaries to Managed Medicaid programs is affecting some care received by patients, the lack of consistent and measurable change suggests that states’ efforts to bring better care at lower costs to their Medicaid beneficiaries has yet to be fully realized.

"As states take on more responsibility with expanded Medicaid enrollment and management of exchanges in 2014 under the Affordable Care Act, their direct and indirect impact on patient care will be subject to closer scrutiny. Measuring and assessing the consequences of their actions on patient care will become more vital to this critical healthcare program,” says Murray Aitkin, executive director, IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics.

The full report is available at www.theimsinstitute.org. The study was produced independently as a public service, without industry or government funding.