Scriptpharm

Another way in which Polmed has been working towards creating value for its members is through its strategic partnership with Scriptpharm.

Scriptpharm, an Afrocentric

Health subsidiary, is an accredited and registered managed care organisation focussing on the complete pharmaceutical value chain (chronic, acute, oncology and HIV medicines and consumables). Its pharmacy network is contracted to numerous medical schemes as either a designated service provider, or through a preferred provider arrangement.

Polmed has been partnering with Scriptpharm for the management of its acute, chronic and HIV medicines since the beginning of 2019. This partnership was further enhanced with an oncology medicine management pilot project that launched in October 2019.

Its partnership with Scriptpharm holds various advantages for Polmed and its members. Through careful value chain optimisation Scriptpharm has already realised significant savings on chronic and oncology medicine claims for the Scheme, with further savings projected over the next two years.

The Scheme has also seen additional savings on acute claims, where the utilisation of the extensive and customised Scriptpharm pharmacy network and lower dispensing fees created value for Polmed members.

A major and very visible benefit to members has been the broader access to pharmacies they now enjoy, thanks to the introduction of Scriptpharm’s extensive pharmacy network. However, the main benefit – albeit far less visible to members

– is that the savings made possible through this partnership between the Scheme and Scriptpharm will no doubt have a positive impact on the extent of future member contribution increases.

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