“ECRx’s success at lowering and keeping our clients’ pharmacy costs in check has removed the stress normally associated with increasing drug costs. The result allows me more time to focus on other needs for my clients. A highly valued partner who is aligned to support the goals of the employer and advisor.”
Andrew Jackson, Area Vice President at Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. in Fort Smith, Arkansas
“I wanted to take the time to express how grateful we are we got connected with Employers’ Choice Rx (ECRx). Prior to us meeting, we used 2 different PBMs when looking for alternative solutions for our self-funded clients. We thought we were working with the best at that time, both were good PBMs and offering our clients the savings we were promised.
We moved our first client to ECRx on January 1st and I must say working with Amanda has been a game changer. What was an enormous undertaking moving clients to a new PBM, is now a breeze. Implementations are always a thorn in our side because of the multitude of issues: incorrect plan entry, screwed up census, employee complaints – we just thought that was the way it was. It has been absolutely amazing/shocking that we have not had any of these issues. You and your team do a fantastic job helping through the implementation process, and any issues that have come up are immediately resolved.
ECRx is a Night and Day difference from any other PBM that we have worked with in the past. I don’t know what else to say but, thank you!”
AssuredPartners Great Plains Region
A successful enrollment in our member concierge program resulted in the removal of a $250,000 prescription that not only saved the member and employer money, it removed a costly laser from their stop stop-loss renewal.
Neiman Enterprises is a family-owned business that runs five sawmills in Colorado, Oregon, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
“We take pride in our ability to provide health benefits to our employees and their families.
We’ve undertaken several initiatives to control the cost without sacrificing the richness of our benefits, and one of my easiest successes was removing wasteful drugs from our coverage policy.”
Sheri Stinson, Owner, Benefits Manager
Neiman Enterprises was already looking for a new PBM as their current vendor was being acquired. They evaluated several and settled on a PBM designed with a separation of powers to eliminate the misaligned incentives that result in chasing rebates and spread pricing.
The new PBM (www.employerschoicerx.org) took over on August 1, 2019, one month after the new plan year began. In addition to taking wasteful drugs off the formulary, the Neiman family agreed to switch all appropriate prescriptions to lower cost therapeutic equivalents. Since then, the cost of non-specialty pharmacy claims dropped 20% for the company. Because the plan allowed for a 3-month transition to the new, nonwasteful medications, their spend on wasteful drugs was down 75.8% one year after the switch.
The Timber Company, February 2021 Self-Insurer Publication
| Legacy Employer | 2010* | 2011** | 2016 | 2017*** | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member Out of Pocket Average | $12.04 | $11.49 | $9.52 | $9.72 | $8.76 | $8.32 | $8.42 | $8.55 |
| Employer Paid Per Member Per Month Average | $60.21 | $44.74 | $66.95 | $51.63 | $46.13 | $47.61 | $53.78 | $49.04 |
* Before ECRx Started | ** First Full Year of ECRx | *** Switched to Transparent Pass Through Contract
“As a self-insured employer, we are thankful to be partnered with EACH. This collaboration has allowed us to provide our employees with some valuable programs so that they can stay healthy, happy, and also to save the company from unnecessary benefits costs. With the ECRx patient concierge and formulary risk management programs, we have been able to lower our prescription costs for both the company and the employees, and really take control of how our plan is designed and performing. Our focus is on keeping our employees healthy at the best value, and EACH has made it easy to maintain that focus.”
President of Weldon, Williams & Lick
