Podcasts Science Talk to Your Pharmacist Behind the Scenes in Pharmacy Benefits with Joey Dizenhouse

Behind the Scenes in Pharmacy Benefits with Joey Dizenhouse

Published: Feb. 19, 2023, 2 p.m.

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In this episode, our guest isJoseph (Joey) Dizenhouse is Senior Vice President and Head of Pharmacy Services for HealthTrust Performance Group. He is responsible for the Pharmacy Services Group, which represents over $14 billion in annual pharmaceutical purchases across classes of trade and delivers innovative strategies across contracting, clinical, operational efficiency and supply management disciplines. The Pharmacy Services Groups also operates the largest sole sourced PBM collective in the country. Dizenhouse joined HealthTrust in 2016 after serving the organization as an outside consultant for more than a decade. Prior to HealthTrust, he spent 20 years working for a leading professional services advisory firm in a number of leadership roles and serving several Fortune 100 organizations and large health systems. Mr. Dizenhouse is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, Member of the American Academy of Actuaries, and is licensed in Life/Health

Insurance across all 50 states. He is a frequent speaker on subjects related to pharmacy insurance and benefits strategies, insurance exchanges as well as the general U.S. healthcare landscape.


Interview topics\\xa0

\\u2022 What do HR buyers need to look for in a PBM contract?

\\u2022 What types of questions do HR or Total Rewards VP\\u2019s need to ask their PBM broker about their current deal?

\\u2022 How can I push my PBM to do more or offer bigger discounts?

\\u2022 Can you explain how pharmacy rebates work?

\\u2022 What\\u2019s the craziest pharmaceutical pricing story you can tell us?

\\u2022 How does a good PBM program reduce costs to employers and employees?

\\u2022 What innovations do you see coming in the Pharmacy and Pharmacy Benefits

space?


Guest - Joey Dizenhouse, Senior Vice President and Head of Pharmacy Services for HealthTrust Performance Group\\xa0


Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA

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