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PBM 101
What Is a Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM)?
Understanding what a pharmacy benefit manager is can help you make better decisions about your healthcare. Find the answer to “What is a PBM?” & more here.
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Modern PBM
Choosing the Right PBM: Cost Savings vs Discounts
When it comes to PBM evaluation, explore the importance of choosing a cost-based over discount-based approach to ensure transparency and real savings in prescription medications.
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May 14, 2026, 10:50 AM
Modern PBM
Inverse Incentives: Why PBMs Profit When Your Spending Soars
Learn why certain PBMs profit when your spend rises. Explore the risks of vertical integration and how a modern PBM model lowers costs.
May 14, 2026, 10:50 AM
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May 5, 2026, 9:05 AM
Employer Strategies
The Bundled Myth: Why Your Medical Carrier’s PBM Can Cost You Millions
Is your "all-in-one" health plan a costly illusion? Learn how bundled medical carrier PBMs may hide margins and why unbundling can save your pharmacy budget.
May 5, 2026, 9:05 AM
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Apr 30, 2026, 9:38 AM
Modern PBM
How Platform Pricing Aligns Modern PBM Incentives with Employers
100% rebate pass-through isn't enough. Explore how the SmithRx platform-based pricing model uses true benchmark costs to execute lowest net costs for plans and members.
Apr 30, 2026, 9:38 AM
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Apr 28, 2026, 9:34 AM
On-Demand Webinars
PBM in the Spotlight: Reform Ushers in a New Era of Transparency
The legacy PBM black box is cracking. Explore the 2026 CAA, TrumpRx, and the new 'mandated normal' of transparency in our latest Full Disclosure episode recap.
Apr 28, 2026, 9:34 AM
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Apr 15, 2026, 9:00 AM
Drug Pathways & Tech
Aligned by Design: What Purpose-Built AI Looks Like in Modern Pharmacy Benefits
Not all AI is built the same. SmithRx VP of Engineering Gaston Concilio breaks down what purpose-built AI actually looks like in pharmacy benefits.
Apr 15, 2026, 9:00 AM
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Apr 6, 2026, 2:48 PM
PBM 101
Drug Pricing Transparency Trends to Watch
Learn how drug pricing transparency is evolving, what it means for PBM cost savings, and how employers can reduce pharmacy costs.
Apr 6, 2026, 2:48 PM
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Apr 1, 2026, 3:29 PM
Employer Strategies
Why Your Pharmacy Spend is a “Black Box” and How to Fix the Variance
Learn how to break the PBM "black box" with claim-level transparency, unbundled contracts, and reliable forecasting.
Apr 1, 2026, 3:29 PM
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Mar 24, 2026, 11:04 AM
Drug Pathways & Tech
How Technology is Bringing ‘Humanity’ Back to Pharmacy Benefits
SmithRx CTO Bhavini Soneji explores how AI and modern platform architecture are redefining what makes a PBM. Discover how a "human-first" tech strategy delivers exceptional savings and scalability while deepening empathy in healthcare.
Mar 24, 2026, 11:04 AM
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Mar 18, 2026, 12:00 AM
Success Stories
National Beverage Distribution
Discover how a national beverage distribution company has lowered PMPM by 30%, 3+ years running with SmithRx.
Mar 18, 2026, 12:00 AM
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Mar 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
PBM 101
The Differences Between Tier 1-5 Prescription Drugs
Discover how 5-tier drug formularies work. Learn the difference between preferred generics, specialty drugs, and how tier placement affects your out-of-pocket costs.
Mar 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
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Feb 24, 2026, 12:00 AM
Drug Pathways & Tech
The Engine of Healthcare: How AI Is Powering Modern PBMs
AI won’t replace humans, but it will give them superpowers. Learn how SmithRx is deconstructing the PBM "black box" with modern tech to deliver lower net costs in our latest Full Disclosure episode.
Feb 24, 2026, 12:00 AM
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Feb 23, 2026, 12:52 PM
Modern PBM
Client Cross-Subsidization: The Hidden Cost of “Preferred” Pricing
Stop footing the bill for other PBM clients. Learn how client cross-subsidization works and why modern, transparent pricing is the future of pharmacy benefits.
Feb 23, 2026, 12:52 PM
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SmithRx is on a mission to reduce the complexity and costs of pharmacy benefits with radical transparency and cutting-edge technology.
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