Drug Pricing Indexes: Wholesale Acquisition Cost (WAC) скачать в хорошем качестве

Drug Pricing Indexes: Wholesale Acquisition Cost (WAC)

Wholesale Acquisition Cost (WAC) is one of the core list price benchmarks in drug pricing — but it’s often misunderstood. WAC is the manufacturer-published list price for a drug, before rebates and discounts. While it’s closer to real acquisition cost for brand drugs than some benchmarks, it still does not reflect the final net price paid in the system. For generic drugs, pharmacy, plan sponsor, and member pricing often vary widely from WAC. In this Video: The Basics (0:45) • Breaking Down the Acronym (1:22) • Parallel Concepts (1:54) • How it Works (2:12) In Practice (3:26) • When it's Used (3:33) • Rebate Contracts (4:21) • Pros and Cons (5:13) The Fine Print: (6:02) • WAC Increases (6:23) • WAC Decreases (8:08) • Dual NDC Strategies (11:08) WAC may look like just a list price — but the contracts built around it shape pharmacy economics in meaningful ways.