Specialty Pharmacy Continuum recently published an article, “Health Systems versus Payors: A Duel for SP Care,” that highlights findings from a CPS market research report on the dynamics between these stakeholder groups.

The CPS market research report draws upon a first of its kind study CPS commissioned with third-party firm Reckner/Blueberry. The study included blinded, in-depth interviews with 10 hospital pharmacy leaders and 10 health plan leaders. CPS also conducted unblinded interviews with nine industry subject matter experts. The research allowed industry leaders to share their thoughts candidly and unfiltered.

The Specialty Pharmacy Continuum article describes the “dueling misperceptions” among health plans and payors uncovered in the study. It concludes that: “The report paints a picture of two entities with a fraught relationship: working on the same side, theoretically toward the same purpose, but each struggling to understand the other and skeptical of the other’s approaches.”

You can read the article on Specialty Pharmacy Continuum‘s website.