Over the past two decades, Accent’s trademark has been developing innovative services and creating fresh approaches to identifying and recovering money. Because of the significant annual growth rate of pharmacy costs, (retail pharmacy 13% and specialty pharmacy 27%), pharmacy expenses play an important role in health plans and are a significant cost containment concern for payers.

The growth in pharmacy spending is primarily attributed to the explosion of new products, increased patient counts and new indications. Each of these specialty medications cost significantly more than traditional drug products, and currently represent about 5% of overall pharmacy spend.

With numbers like these, it is imperative that payers fully comprehend the medical benefit and retail pharmacy process in order to avoid costly errors in the claim cycle. In order to provide the most comprehensive solution to contain the high cost of pharmaceutical claims, Accent aligned with Specialty Pharmacy Network , Inc. (SPN), a leading national pharmacy services company providing expertise in both the medical and retail benefits. Accent contracted with SPN on an exclusive basis to develop a pharmaceutical business unit.

Groundbreaking in the Cost Containment industry, Accent’s new pharmacy services run the full spectrum of the claim cycle, from consulting and claims analysis, online reimbursement and claims support, to overpayment identification and recovery. These services incorporate SPN’s pharmacy expertise, sophisticated technology, a comprehensive library of pharmacy information, and Accent’s proven validation and recovery methods.