<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Foundational Pharmacy Strategies]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are here to help the advisors to continue to build on the trust employers have in them.]]></description><link>https://www.foundationalpharmacy.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:14:43 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.foundationalpharmacy.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Employers and Payers Deserve Better: Reclaiming Control of Pharmacy Benefits]]></title><description><![CDATA[For decades, employers and health plans (Payers) have relied on benefit consultants and Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) to help them navigate one of the most complex and expensive components of healthcare: pharmacy benefits. These partners are entrusted with managing billions of dollars, influencing clinical decisions, and shaping member access to medications. Yet too often, employers and Payers are asked to operate on trust alone, without the transparency, data, or alignment necessary to...]]></description><link>https://www.foundationalpharmacy.com/post/employers-and-payers-deserve-better-reclaiming-control-of-pharmacy-benefits</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69bd67ba401a0b244dff56ad</guid><category><![CDATA[Expect More]]></category><category><![CDATA[Hot Topics]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:36:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4fb68f_fa7e932835f64b4598082e2d8867afa7~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Johnston</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spending on Cancer Medications Expected to reach $187B by 2028.  What can employers do about it? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Important numbers to know for the next 5 years. You’ve likely seen the advertisements for the cancer drugs Keytruda &#38; Opdivo. Drugs like...]]></description><link>https://www.foundationalpharmacy.com/post/spending-on-cancer-medications-expected-to-reach-187b-by-2028-what-can-employers-do-about-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6675908317e37df7c99d5cd3</guid><category><![CDATA[Expect More]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2024 14:42:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e459e6_6fd1569810834d6884cbe0aae17d2127~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_821,h_487,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kelly Prymicz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expect More From…Industry Trend Reports!]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the good ole’ days, every PBM used to release a trend report, which allows us, industry nerds, to understand historical trends and...]]></description><link>https://www.foundationalpharmacy.com/post/expect-more-from-industry-trend-reports</link><guid isPermaLink="false">666b431e2614e0651fa44dd1</guid><category><![CDATA[Expect More]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2024 19:08:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e459e6_f4520c0744c1474cbb5fc0cc0d92ae53~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_323,h_156,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Johnston</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expect More From…Real World Evidence (RWE)!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want to improve your members’ health while improving our global health equity? Need to achieve these lofty goals while balancing a plan...]]></description><link>https://www.foundationalpharmacy.com/post/expect-more-from-real-world-evidence-rwe</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6661fdea7800acf820b862e7</guid><category><![CDATA[Expect More]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2024 18:27:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e459e6_154f3d3ff1e84fe8bdac31d0535b5603~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kelly Prymicz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expect More From… Prior Authorizations!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prior Authorizations, you either love them or hate them.  Regardless of your personal feelings on them, prior authorizations have been a...]]></description><link>https://www.foundationalpharmacy.com/post/expect-more-from-prior-authorizations</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6645e5993cf7c430326d79f4</guid><category><![CDATA[Expect More]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e459e6_21d8f142aac64b1dbabf5fb2a27ab053~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_295,h_171,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Johnston</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expect More from... Clinical Trial Disclosures!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Doctors Without Borders caught my attention for a surprisingly new call to action. I, like many others, may have expected the storyline...]]></description><link>https://www.foundationalpharmacy.com/post/expect-more-from-clinical-trial-disclosures</link><guid isPermaLink="false">663e2e6c0e668a0f4c27d082</guid><category><![CDATA[Expect More]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 14:28:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e459e6_1f1e9dfae9e74a14a7699e41761ec938~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_318,h_159,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kelly Prymicz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expect More From... Weight Loss Coverage!]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have an interesting dynamic going on in our industry.  When it comes to the usage of GLP-1 for weight loss, it seems that people want...]]></description><link>https://www.foundationalpharmacy.com/post/expect-more-from-weight-loss-coverage</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6633c3689260d43d5a5d4267</guid><category><![CDATA[Expect More]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 16:49:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e459e6_e72f993a7e4646d882fe24f5e84ff65e~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_270,h_187,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Johnston</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expect More From... Drug Trial Recruitment!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Feeling unsure how to model and predict one of the hottest growing drug segments, Neurology?  You are not alone. The main condition of...]]></description><link>https://www.foundationalpharmacy.com/post/expect-more-from-drug-trial-recruitment</link><guid isPermaLink="false">662a72d63f77c302024b876d</guid><category><![CDATA[Expect More]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 15:20:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e459e6_a747aea51f3046b880cd261c6e36407e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_516,h_516,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kelly Prymicz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expect More From... Preventive Drug Coverage!]]></title><description><![CDATA[To many employers adding coverage of preventive drugs seems like an easy decision, but as fiduciary obligations need to in the forefront...]]></description><link>https://www.foundationalpharmacy.com/post/expect-more-from-preventive-drug-coverage</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6621d34b0998a483bb6b08e6</guid><category><![CDATA[Expect More]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2024 02:20:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e459e6_7c8ee9c4aef545e8b9107551517d2934~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_865,h_442,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Johnston</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expect More From... Support of Head of Benefits!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can you name the most powerful position in healthcare that touches 60% of Americans? Numerous clinical and supportive healthcare...]]></description><link>https://www.foundationalpharmacy.com/post/expect-more-from-support-of-head-of-benefits</link><guid isPermaLink="false">661843ba847381a8b3c3b6d8</guid><category><![CDATA[Expect More]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 20:16:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e459e6_159963489d78430dbec4739f8d6ac415~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_863,h_442,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Johnston</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expect More From... Advocacy! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many of you have seen my LinkedIn post about my son’s lobbying trip to Washington, DC.   I am so proud of his fearlessness to advocate...]]></description><link>https://www.foundationalpharmacy.com/post/expect-more-from-advocacy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">660f41909f5a752f59c9bcb8</guid><category><![CDATA[Expect More]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2024 00:15:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e459e6_e31d42cd0ac34ad58cd452c1e1a16c65~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_762,h_442,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Johnston</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expect More From... Cancer Care!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now is a critical time to be your own healthcare advocate, especially when it comes to cancer care. Excitement is at fever pitch with...]]></description><link>https://www.foundationalpharmacy.com/post/expect-more-from-cancer-care</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6605dbca28dbb3869a7d077a</guid><category><![CDATA[Expect More]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 21:12:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e459e6_6971a8292d0141bf9209d900eb44fc2c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_762,h_442,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Johnston</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expect More From... Price Controls!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our economy is founded on free market ideals, expecting the basic rules of supply and demand to control costs.  As we have been...]]></description><link>https://www.foundationalpharmacy.com/post/expect-more-from-price-controls</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65fc3e41975e42195dec7c88</guid><category><![CDATA[Expect More]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 14:08:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e459e6_e9400100976444c0ba66856f7c10da77~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_762,h_442,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Johnston</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expect More From... the Fair Market!]]></title><description><![CDATA[All of us are familiar with the devastating health stories can be heard daily from our national news sources to the neighbors we share in...]]></description><link>https://www.foundationalpharmacy.com/post/expect-more-from-the-fair-market</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65f353d5c0b26cae88b316de</guid><category><![CDATA[Expect More]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 19:47:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e459e6_d16a4b2148324461b1796d68728b1910~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_762,h_442,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Johnston</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expect More From... Drug Pricing Transparency!]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week we are going to tackle the fourth reason why drug costs are so high: the industry is fragmented and complicated.  Due to the...]]></description><link>https://www.foundationalpharmacy.com/post/expect-more-from-drug-pricing-transparency</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65ea6ba4a983fe37b07cfbdc</guid><category><![CDATA[Expect More]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 01:40:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e459e6_851aac01651f4aa8bb939f771dcc9f14~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_762,h_442,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Johnston</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expect More From... ICER!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why aren’t alarm bells ringing with the news of 2023 drug launch prices exceeding expectation? Is it because we have reset our...]]></description><link>https://www.foundationalpharmacy.com/post/expect-more-from-icer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65e138b42833f4148c7f8f19</guid><category><![CDATA[Expect More]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 02:15:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e459e6_ad9a0c356da24d29b92f0a697f637a5d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_762,h_442,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Johnston</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expect More From... Aligned Interests!]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week we are continuing our conversation as to why our drug prices are higher than other countries. One of the six primary reasons is...]]></description><link>https://www.foundationalpharmacy.com/post/expect-more-from-aligned-interests</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65d7f55605b1b87b50aa8406</guid><category><![CDATA[Expect More]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2024 01:39:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e459e6_40d31cbab052460d8f0337be91c8600f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_762,h_442,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Johnston</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expect More From... Drug Patents!]]></title><description><![CDATA[“..bipartisanship like this means that there’s either a “change that is desperately needed or you should be looking over the horizon for...]]></description><link>https://www.foundationalpharmacy.com/post/expect-more-from-drug-patents</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65ce4b2e071d8eed69298221</guid><category><![CDATA[Expect More]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2024 17:40:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e459e6_f1f685c8bbdd4a7cac3b5e542a9293c2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_762,h_442,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Johnston</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expect More From... the Free Market!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week, RAND Corporation (International Prescription Drug Price Comparisons: Estimates Using 2022 Data | RAND) released a study that...]]></description><link>https://www.foundationalpharmacy.com/post/expect-more-from-the-free-market</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65c54a820955c2716d2577e5</guid><category><![CDATA[Expect More]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2024 21:45:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e459e6_d58a496f7c944b54be7b4347d6124c6e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_762,h_442,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Johnston</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expect More From... Annual Reporting!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are you lying awake in anticipation of (calendar) year-end reports? If so, is it a nightmare or dream come true? Depending on your...]]></description><link>https://www.foundationalpharmacy.com/post/expect-more-from-annual-reporting</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65bbf6ce31cf4449a04b730f</guid><category><![CDATA[Expect More]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2024 19:55:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e459e6_1a9195e6b78c4bf2b6bf19b803770331~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_762,h_442,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Johnston</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>