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CHANGES IN MAIL ORDER PRESCRIPTION DRUGS IS IN THE WORKS

Nov 10, 2014

Chuck Agerstrand

Prior to Jan. 1, 2010, MPSERS contracted with BCBSM to fill mail order prescription drug scripts through Express Scripts (ESI) Mail Order Pharmacy. When Catamaran became MPSERS' Pharmacy Benefit Manager in 2010, its in-house Mail Order Pharmacy did not have the capacity to handle the large number of prescriptions that would come from MPSERS retirees. Therefore, Catamaran created a subcontract with ESI Mail Order Pharmacy.  Since then Catamaran, has increased its in-house Mail Order Pharmacy capacity, and they are offering increased discounts if the MPSERS Mail Order Pharmacy business is moved from ESI to Catamaran. For the past several months, ORS staff and consultants have met with Catamaran to learn about and evaluate its improved capabilities, and effective January 1, 2015, the mail order pharmacy will transition from ESI Mail Order Pharmacy to Catamaran's Mail Order Pharmacy. ORS staff and consultants are confident that Catamaran will be well-suited to service our members with their mail order pharmacy. Formal announcement will be made by ORS at some point in the future. All inquiries regarding this change should be directed to ORS following the release of the formal announcement.