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GSC 2011 DRUG STUDY HIGHLIGHTS. DRUG SPENDING IN CANADA. = $31.1 BILLION. 16.2% Non prescriptions . 83.8% Prescriptions . DRUG SPENDING IN CANADA. = $26.1Rx BILLION. 54% Private $14 Billion. 46% Public $12.1 Billion. Plan Sponsors Full coverage Employer paid Open Formulary
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DRUG SPENDING IN CANADA = $31.1 BILLION 16.2% Non prescriptions 83.8% Prescriptions
DRUG SPENDING IN CANADA = $26.1Rx BILLION 54% Private $14 Billion 46% Public $12.1 Billion
Plan Sponsors • Full coverage • Employer paid • Open Formulary • Unlimited • Tax effective compensation • Plan Members • High perceived value • Willingness for change Sustainability
GSC STORY FROM THE FIELD • Economic downturn • Many plan sponsors made no plan design changes • Manufacturing sector – forced to make changes – an industry in crisis • Data & Benchmarks = informed decisions • How to affect change when change is a necessity
YEAR OVER YEAR COST GROWTH - GSC 0.2% 2011 2009 2008 2011 2010
YEAR OVER YEAR COST GROWTH, MANUFACTURING 2009 2008 2010 2011
STORY FROM THE FIELD • Plan design changes • Long standing claim management practices • Also benefited from… • An aging population leaving the workforce • Provincial drug reform • Generic versions of popular brand drugs
Data is key Emerging Themes Benchmarking Informed decisions Blockbuster patent expiry Growth of Biologics GSC 2011 Drug Study The Impactables Managed Formularies Pricing Trends Generic Penetration Plan Design Changes
GSC 2011 DRUG STUDY • In partnership with IMS Brogan Inc. • All data provided by GSC • July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011 • Analysis reflects total paid not submitted
INFLUENCERS ON TODAY’S DRUG SPEND • Demographics • Plan design • Current pricing trends • Generic penetration • Biologics • Other high cost claimants
In 2011, over 14% of our Canadian population was 65 and over By 2031, that number could jump to almost 23%
MANY benefit plans are still 100% employer paid
ANNUAL CLAIMANT OUT-OF-POCKET Average Paid per Claimant 2006/07 to 2010/11 Non Manufacturing Average Paid per Claimant 2006/07 to 2010/11 Manufacturing
SOME benefit plans are still on an OPEN formulary
Pricing trends… drug reform and Lipitor
PRICING TRENDS 2009 2008 2010 2011
Industry generic penetration rate 46.8% GSC generic penetration rate 54%
GENERIC PENETRATION - GSC Share of Claims 2010/2011 Share of Claims 2006/2007 BENCHMARK 54% 54% 46% 46% GENERICS BRANDS BRANDS GENERICS
INCREASE THE GENERIC PENETRATION RATE • Generic Substitution • Mandatory Generic Substitution • Enhanced Generic Substitution
GSC GENERIC COSTS Share of Costs 2006/2007 Share of Costs 2010/2011 77% 70% 30% 23% BRANDS BRANDS GENERICS GENERICS
HIGH COST CLAIMANTS 5% of claimants account for 43% of costs
THE NEW HIGH COST CLAIMANT biologics account for 21% of costs from high cost claimants
GSC BIOLOGICS SHARE OF TOTAL COST 2008 2010 2011 2007 2009
BIOLOGICSCANBE MANAGED • Biologics management policy is a must • Ensuring the most cost-effective treatment to be eligible first
THE IMPACTABLES • This is the ‘other’, ‘old school’ high cost claimant • What they are taking is eye opening
WE SAID IT ONCE, WE’LL SAY IT AGAIN… DATA IS KEY STOP LOOKING AT TOP DRUGS AND START LOOKING AT TOP CATEGORIES OF DRUGS
GOOD HEALTH IS A GOOD START • Over 50% of Canadians are obese • Start with plan members and their families • Understand disease states through data analysis • Inspire behavioural change through targeted health promotion programs • Benefit Insight™ and Passport to Health™
GSC FORECAST • Continuous mild front for 2012-2013 • ‘patent cliff’ • ongoing provincial generic drug pricing reform • Volatility for long-term • biologics
NOTE THE RED LINE 2008 2009 2007 2010 2011
THE FUTURE IS PHARMACY SERVICES • Medication management/reviews • Disease management programs • Smoking cessation programs • Pharmacist opinion
TAKE AWAYS… CLAIM SIZE DEMOGRAPHICS DISPENSING FEES # OF CLAIMS PER CLAIMANT GENERIC PENETRATION PRICING BIOLOGIC MANAGEMENT POLICY MANAGING CHRONIC CONDITIONS WELLNESS PROGRAMS REIMBURSEMENT PLANS
WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED • You can affect the bottom line • Fear that change in plan design will result in employee dissatisfaction • Effective communication will minimize impact • Meaningful data will help you make informed decisions