TIER 2 · DRUG PIPELINE · 2026-2027 WATCH LIST
Five Drug Categories Will Hit Your Plan.
The 18-Month Pipeline Watch List.
A 2-page printable reference card PBS uses across 100s of PBM contract reviews annually. Free download. Sent to your inbox.
Five drug categories most likely to move pharmacy spend
Cost framing and plan-impact summary per category
4-item prep checklist for each category
Quarterly pipeline review process + four PBM questions

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WHAT IS IN THE WORKSHEET
PASS 03
Build the Quarterly Review
Each category carries a 4-item prep checklist. Budgeting and utilization-management decisions made before a high-cost launch beat scrambling after the claims arrive.
PASS 01
Know the Five Categories
The watch list tracks the five drug categories most likely to affect pharmacy spend over the next 18 months, each with a cost framing and a plain-language plan-impact summary.
PASS 02
Prep Before the Launch
Each category carries a 4-item prep checklist. Budgeting and utilization-management decisions made before a high-cost launch beat scrambling after the claims arrive.
ACTION PLAN
This Quarter's Action Plan
Review the five categories, run the prep checklist on the ones relevant to your population, and put the four PBM pipeline questions on your next quarterly-review agenda.
