Robert I. Garis
Creighton University
13 Papers
141 Citations
Robert I. Garis is an academic researcher from Creighton University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Cash flow. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 13 publications. Previous affiliations of Robert I. Garis include University of Oklahoma & Creighton University Medical Center.
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Papers
•Journal Article
Examining costs of chronic conditions in a Medicaid population.
Robert I. Garis,Kevin C. Farmer +1 more
TL;DR: The unique resource needs of different chronic illnesses should be considered in benchmarking and evaluating chronic-disease management programs.
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A comparison of mail-service and retail community pharmacy claims in 5 prescription benefit plans.
TL;DR: Co-payment incentives to use mail-service pharmacies instead of community pharmacies were associated with higher mail- service utilization rates and with higher costs to plan sponsors, while absence of a co-payment incentive was associated with lower mail- Service utilization ratesand with lower costs toPlan sponsors.
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Examining the value of pharmacy benefit management companies
TL;DR: The value of pharmacy benefit management companies is examined at the Examining the value of Pharmacy Sciences, School of Pharmacies and Health Professions, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE.
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The Spread: Pilot Study of an Undocumented Source of Pharmacy Benefit Manager Revenue
TL;DR: This pilot study indicates the possibility of substantial and widely varying differences in the spread and spread percentage between PBMs for brand name and generic medications, which could produce better relations with PBM clients and business partners, including community pharmacies.
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Rebates and spreads: pharmacy benefit management practices and corporate citizenship.
TL;DR: Two specific revenue-generating practices--rebates and spread pricing--that account significantly for PBMs' profits but have been neglected in the bioethics and health policy literature are described as important sources of fiscal waste in the current health care system.
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