Full Disclosure

Survival of the Strategic: Structuring Your Pharmacy Benefits RFP

Tuesday, May 5th, 2026 at 9:30 am PT/ 12:30 pm ET

About the Webinar

2026 has shaken the PBM industry to its core. The businesses that take full advantage of this new era of pharmacy benefits are the ones who get ahead of market shifts and evaluate current, and future, PBM partnerships critically. Are you prepared?

Join Senior Principal at Mercer, a Marsh business, Debbie Doolittle, and SmithRx’s Senior Director of Clinical Strategy, Alissa Johnson, for a deep dive into structuring a pharmacy benefits Request for Proposal (RFP) that prioritizes transparency and long-term value.

In this episode, we’ll explore how to:

Build out a hyper-effective, cross-functional benefits committee
Map the RFP journey from initial evaluation to a successful go-live
Compare legacy, discount-focused models against modern, cost-focused ones

Meet the Experts

Alissa Johnson, PharmD, BCPS

Senior Director, Clinical Strategy, SmithRx

Debbie Doolittle

Senior Principal, Mercer, a Marsh business

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