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PDL, the Plan's design features, Client meeting criteria for Rebates, and the extent of participation in <br />PBM's formulary management programs, as well as PBM/Administrator receiving sufficient <br />information regarding each Claim for submission to pharmaceutical companies for Rebates. Client <br />acknowledges and agrees that PBM may, but shall not be required to, initiate any collection action to <br />collect any Rebates from a pharmaceutical company. In the event PBM does initiate collection action <br />against a pharmaceutical company to collect Rebates, PBM may offset any reasonable costs, including <br />reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, arising from any such action. Administrator shall only be <br />responsible for the payment of Rebates to Client pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to the extent <br />such Rebates are actually received by Administrator during the Term of this Agreement. In no event <br />shall Administrator be obligated to pay Rebates to Client until Administrator receives payment for the <br />same Rebates from PBM. In the event Client terminates the Agreement outside the terms and conditions <br />in the Agreement, Client forfeits the right to receive any Rebates received by Administrator on Client's <br />behalf after the date of such termination. Client acknowledges that Administrator shall not be obligated <br />to pay Client any Rebates described herein until this Agreement is signed by Client. <br />5. Rebate amounts paid to Client pursuant to this Agreement are intended to be treated as "discounts" pursuant <br />to the federal anti -kickback statute set forth at 42 U.S.C. § 1320a -7b and implementing regulations. Client is <br />obligated if requested by the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, or as <br />otherwise required by applicable law, to report the Rebate amounts and to provide a copy of this notice. ESI <br />will refrain from doing anything that would impede Client from meeting any such obligation. <br />E. ESI's Inflation Protection Program <br />IP Program. The Inflation Protection Program ("ESI IP Program'). Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in <br />Section 2 below, under the ESI IP Program Administrator will pay to Client $2.00 per Formulary Brand Drug claim <br />("Client Inflation Payment"). Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, under the ESI IP Program, <br />Administrator will pay Client the Client Inflation Payment within approximately one hundred and eighty (180) days <br />following the end of each calendar quarter for utilization occurring during such calendar quarter. All non -Formulary <br />claims and Generic Drug claims shall be excluded. <br />Terms and Conditions of the Inflation Protection Program <br />The following claims will be excluded from all calculations related to the Inflation Protection Program: <br />Medicare claims, Medicaid claims, any other government health care program claims, OTCs, member <br />submitted claims, subrogation claims, compounds, Generic Drugs, claims submitted by Sponsor owned, in- <br />house, or on-site pharmacies, 340B claims, claims submitted through a 100% member cost -share program, <br />Biosimilars, drugs where the quantity or packaging has been changed by the manufacturer from the past <br />year, and drugs for which there was no utilization in the calendar year prior to the calendar year for which <br />the Inflation Guarantee payment is being determined. <br />If Sponsor makes material changes to its Formulary or benefit design that negatively impact ESI's ability to <br />control inflation relative to Sponsor's Formulary drug mix, then ESI reserves the right to make an equitable <br />adjustment to the Inflation Guarantee. <br />ESI's Inflation Protection Program, and the underlying economics, is separate and apart from rebates and <br />manufacturer administrative fees and the amounts described above will be paid to Sponsor in addition to any <br />rebate payments to which Sponsor is entitled. Sponsor will not be entitled to receive any amounts related to <br />drug price inflation or a related guarantee other than as set forth above. <br />NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS CONFIDENTIAL, PROPRIETARY <br />AND CONSTITUTES TRADE SECRETS OF ESI AND RXBENEFITS <br />13 <br />