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INSIGHTS & RESOURCES

What your pharmacy benefits aren't showing you.

One PBM mechanism decoded every week, plus evergreen reference libraries. Read here, on Substack, or on LinkedIn.

Latest from Benefit Blind Spots Updated Weekly

ROUNDUP · AUG 5

What Crossed My Desk This Week: August 5, 2026

340B rebate pilot, Sandoz settlement, DOL PBM rule

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DEEP DIVE · AUG 3

The PBM RFP: What to Ask and What the Answers Actually Mean

30 questions organized by category with answer scoring rubrics that reveal what PBM responses actually mean

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FIELD NOTE · JUL 30

Where Does Your Specialty Script Actually Get Filled?

Three checks a self-funded plan sponsor can run to find owned-pharmacy steering and the price difference it hides

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Evergreen Reference Libraries Always free

PBM Contract Language Library

Side-by-side weak vs. protective language for every major PBM contract provision.  Updated regularly

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"What I'd Ask"

Scenario-based question sets: exactly what to ask a PBM in specific situations. On Substack.

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What We're Seeing

Aggregated patterns from the hundreds of PBM contracts Prescription Benefit Solutions reviewed in 2025, with the real numbers

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Plan Sponsor Toolkit Library

Printable audit frameworks and decision tools, sent to your inbox

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Guides & Answers Plain-English explainers

What is a PBM contract audit?

What the engagement covers, what it produces, and what it costs you to skip.

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What is spread pricing?

The margin between what your plan pays and what the pharmacy is paid.
 

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How do you run a PBM RFP?

The timeline, the questions, the scoring, and when to negotiate.
 

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How do you read a rebate report?

The money is usually in the definition, not the total

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How do you choose a PBM consultant?

The five criteria to put to any firm you interview, including us.
 

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PBM audit vs. broker review

Two different jobs, most need both.
 

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SUBSTACK

Benefit Blind Spots

Deep dives, field notes, and the Wednesday roundup. The full analysis, with the integrated tools

LINKEDIN

The Pharmacy Benefits Briefing

The executive briefing version, every Monday.  1,200+ plan sponsors and brokers read it.

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