We analyze transactional pharmacy data, identify pricing issues, and work with payers to maximize savings in their pharmacy programs. If you want help sorting through the complexity of work comp pharmacy, need expert assistance when writing RFPs and selecting a PBM, or want to see if you’re paying the prices you should, it’s worth a fact-finding conversation to see if we can help.
Call Joe Paduda at 203-314-2632 or email jpaduda@comppharma.com
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ABOUT US
CompPharma offers retrospective and real-time pharmacy benefit management (PBM) audits along with a range of consulting services to workers’ compensation payers. Founded in 2006 by Joe Paduda and Helen King Patterson, CompPharma was initially a research, education and advocacy consortium of PBMs active in workers’ compensation. The company changed direction in 2019, partnering with HealthPlan Data Solutions to provide services to payers.
Joe Paduda, President
Joe is a nationally-recognized expert in medical mangement with extensive experience in the workers’ compensation industry. MORE >
CONTACT JOE: 203-314-2632
jpaduda@comppharma.com
Helen King Patterson, Vice President
Helen is a public relations consultant specializing in health care, medical management and workers’ compensation. MORE >
CONTACT HELEN: 813-690-4787
hpatterson@comppharma.com
HealthPlan Data Solutions (HDS), provides workers’ compensation payers transparency into their prescription drug data so they can measure their PBMs’ contract compliance and performance against competitive benchmarks. MORE >
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NEWS
Pharma Blogs from Joe Paduda
Good news Friday – fixing past mistakes, more progress on Medicaid, and lower drug prices
Medicaid Checking in on Medicaid…41 states have expanded Medicaid, and by dribs and drabs some of the holdouts are moving to do the same. Georgia may well be the next state to follow suit; a court recently ruled in favor … Continue reading Good news Friday – fixing past mistakes, more progress on Medicaid, and lower drug prices
Opioids in workers comp – spend is down a billion dollars.
More than 20 years ago I posted this: Oxycontin in WC Where are we today? After a horrific spike in opioid prescribing for workers’ comp, the industry has done a remarkable job reducing unnecessary and inappropriate opioid usage. Well, except … Continue reading Opioids in workers comp – spend is down a billion dollars.
Drug prices and the power of consensus.
We Americans pay much more for drugs than anyone else. Those very high prices are a major contributor to increasing health insurance premiums and Federal and state budgets. Across the political spectrum, Americans support more government regulation of drug pricing. … Continue reading Drug prices and the power of consensus.