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ADDENDUM TO ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS ADDENDUM TO ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT (this
"Addendum"), entered into effective as of January 1, 2024 (the "Addendum Effective Date"), is made by
and between RxBenefits, Inc. f/k/a Prescription Benefits, Inc. ("Administrator"), and Indian River
County Board of County Commissioners ("Client"). The parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby
agree as follows:
1. Administrator and Client are parties to an Administrative Services Agreement (the
"Agreement').
2. Administrator and Client hereby execute this Addendum for the purpose of documenting
that Exhibit A (Client Application) to the Agreement has been amended and restated to reflect,
among other things, new pricing terms. Such amended and restated Exhibit A (Client Application)
shall be attached and affixed to the Agreement (and any subsequent Agreement executed by the
Parties) as Exhibit A (Client Application) in lieu of the prior Exhibit A (Client Application) upon
execution of this Addendum by the parties' authorized representatives below and shall be in full
force and effect as said Exhibit A from and after the Addendum Effective Date.
3. Except for the amendment and restatement of Exhibit A (Client Application) effected
hereby, the Agreement shall not otherwise be modified, altered or amended in any respect and is
hereby ratified and incorporated herein.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned parties have entered into and executed this
Addendum effective as of the Addendum Effective Date.
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EXHIBIT A
CLIENT APPLICATION
[IMPORTANT — PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: Client should review Section A and carefully review this
Exhibit A, which has been completed by Administrator, in order to ensure the accuracy and completeness of
such information. Client shall promptly notify Administrator of any inaccuracy or omission with respect to
such terms and conditions, if applicable (including, without limitation, the Client Information in Section A).]
A. CLIENT INFORMATION
Client's Name: Indian River County Board of County Commissioners
Client's Mail Address: 1801 27th Street, Vero Beach, Florida 32960-3365, United States
B. PLAN DESIGN: MEMBER COST SHARE
Member Cost Share:
Please see current Summary of Benefits.
Client represents and warrants that the design of Client's Plan as reflected in a Plan Design document for Client
('PDD', accurately reflects the applicable terms of Client's Plan for purposes of this Agreement. Client shall provide
Administrator with ninety (90) days prior written notice of any proposed changes to the design of Client's Plan
(including the PDD), which changes shall be consistent with the scope and nature of the services to be provided by
Administrator under this Agreement. Client agrees that it is responsible for Losses resulting from (a) any failure to
implement Plan Design changes which are not communicated in writing to Administrator, or (b) implementation of
verbal or written direction regarding exception or overrides to the PDD. In addition, Client shall notify Members of
any Plan Design changes prior to the effective date of any such changes as required by applicable law.
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C. SERVICES: FORMULARY: PRICING GUARANTEES.
1. Base Administrative Services. The following services are the base administrative services made available
to Client and its Members pursuant to the Agreement (including this Exhibit A (the "Base Administrative
Services"), as applicable:
• Administration of eligibility submitted via telecommunication or electronically
• Eligibility maintenance
• Client support system for on-line access to current eligibility
• Administration of Client's Plan Design
• In -network claims adjudication via on-line claims adjudication system
• Designated Account Team
• Client clinical and plan consulting, analysis and cost projections
• Annual analysis of program utilization and impact of plan design and managed care
interventions
• Welcome Package and ID Cards (hard copy or digital) for new Members
• Standard Member communications
• Toll-free telephone access to customer service for the program for use by Members and Client's
benefits personnel and representatives
2. Additional Administrative Services. Client will pay for additional administrative services (the "Additional
Administrative Services") beyond those included in the Base Administrative Services that are requested by
Client and provided or made available by Administrator under the program as follows:
2.1 Transaction Fees
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Fees
Administrative Services
Transaction Fees Payable for Administrative Services (per
$0.65 per Prescription Drug Claim made by
Article IV.B of the Agreement)
Members payable on a bi-monthly basis
Transaction Fees Payable for Administrator's Protect
Program
$2.00 er claim
Fees
Manufacturer Copay Assistance Programs
Out of Pocket Protection Accumulation
Not Elected
SaveOnSP
Not Elected
Out of Pocket Protection + SaveOnSP
Reviews and Appeals
No Charge Elected
Initial Determinations (i.e. coverage reviews) and Level
Included in the existing utilization
One Non -Urgent Appeals under the UM program.
management PMPM charge
Examples: Prior Authorization, Step Therapy, Drug
OR
Quantity Management
Included in the existing PA charge of $55 per
initial determination*
OR
No Charge if Client elects HDCRI
Initial Determinations and Level One Non -Urgent Appeals
$55 per initial determination
for benefit reviews. Examples: copay review, plan
excluded drug coverage review, administrative plan design
review.
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Final Internal Appeals — Level Two Appeals and/or Urgent
$10.00 per review*
Appeals for UM, formulary, and benefit reviews.
OR
Member -submitted paper claims processing fee
No Charge if Client elects HDCRI
External Reviews by Independent Review Organizations - for
$800 per review
non -grandfathered plans
OR
ACA Statin "Trend Management" Program
No Charge if Client elects HDCR'
Miscellaneus
'ntegration Fees
7771
Charges passed through from provider or
Services to manage combined medical -pharmacy benefits
mutually affccd upon by Parties
I Reviews not managed by Administrator under HDCR may incur an additional charge.
The following terms and conditions apply only if client does not elect HDCR or for reviews not conducted
by Administrator under HDCR:
• Initial determination — this is the first review of drug coverage based on the Plan's conditions of
coverage. Initial determinations are also referred to as initial reviews, coverage reviews, prior
authorization reviews, UM reviews, or benefit reviews.
■ The Level 2 and Urgent Appeal Service is an optional service for Clients to enroll in and there is
an incremental fee of $10 per initial determination.
■ Level 2 and Urgent Appeals are not included in the UM package fees.
■ The Level 2 and Urgent Appeal Service fee is not charged per appeal. It is charged for each initial
review. This allows Client to better estimate their appeal costs since it is based on the number of
initial determinations. The fees cover the legal and operational costs involved with handling final
and binding appeal reviews, which includes, but is not limited to the following: staffing of clinical
professionals and supportive personnel, notifications to patients and prescribers, and maintaining
a process aligned with state and federal regulations.
• Charges for the Level 2 and Urgent Appeal Service are billed on the monthly admin invoice for
completed initial determination for UM, formulary, and benefit reviews. No subsequent charges
are incurred when cases are appealed.
■ Appeals can be deemed urgent at Level 1 or Level 2. Urgent appeal decisions are final and
binding. If a Level 1 Appeal is processed as urgent, there is no Level 2 appeal.
PBM Sei-vices
Advanced Utilization Management (AUM Bundle
Fees
$0.46 / PMPM or Passed through from PBM
Member -submitted paper claims processing fee
$3.00 per claim
Commercial Medicaid or Medicare subrogation claims fee
53.00 per claim
Advanced Opioid Management Program
$0.32 / PMPM If Elected
ACA Statin "Trend Management" Program
I S0.03 / PMPM If Elected
Combined Benefit Management
Services to manage combined medical -pharmacy benefits
50.10 PMPM per combined accumulator up to
that are not a consumer -directed health (CDH) plan.
maximum of 50.20 PMPM for existing
Services include ongoing management of the data exchange
connection with medical carrier or TPA.
platform with the medical vendor/TPA, production
monitoring and quality control, and designated operations
Fees to establish connection with new medical
team. Combined benefit types may include deductible, out
carrier or TPA are quoted upon request.
of pocket, spending account, and lifetime maximum.
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PBM Senices
Basic Network Pharmacy Audit
Fees
No Charge, 100% of recoveries passed back to
Client
Comprehensive Consumer Driven Health (CDII) Solution
Technical
50.48 PMPM
Bi-directional data exchange; dedicated operations; 24-hour
a day, seven -days a week monitoring and quality control;
'these charges would be in addition to any
performance reporting; and analytics
pricing adjustments if greater than ten percent
of Client's total utilization for all Plans is
Decision Support
attributable to a CDHC. These services and
Dedicated CDH member services, Prescription Benefit
fees are required for all CDH enrollees.
Review Statements, Retail Pricing Transparency
Member Adherence
ScreenRx
Preventive Medications
Member Education
Proactive, personalized member communications open
enrollment tools and member communications library,
robust online features, and preventive care proactive,
personalized member communications
ScreenRx for PPO Plans
50.25 PMPM (If Elected)
Medicare Part 1 Drug Subsidy1
RDS enhanced service (ESI sends reports to CMS on behalf
$1.12 PMPM for Medicare -qualified Members
of Client)
with a minimum annual fee of S7,500
i Notice of Creditable Coverage
S 1.35/letter + postage
RDS standard service (ESI sends reports to Client)
50.62 PMPM for Medicare -qualified Members
with a minimum annual fee of S5,000
A. Notice of Creditable Coverage
51.35/letter + postage
Communication with physicians and/or members (e.g.,
S 1.75/letter + postage
program descriptions, notifications, formulary compliance,
non -Medicare EOBs, etc.
Medicare EOB
1 S1.75/letter+ postage
Custom non-standard materials
I Priced upon request
Electronic Pharmacy Benefit Eligibility Verification
Eligibility confirmation of pharmacy benefit coverage shared
with prescribers and other healthcare
professionals through their Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
or other digital channels. Pass-through charge
to Client at PBM's preferred rate with data switch such as Surescripts.
Miscellaneous
RxDC Reporting (Submission of P2, 133-138, and Narrative
Charges passed through from PBM
Response file via HIOS, and any other files deemed
necessary)
Coordination of Benefits
$0.01 PMPM, If Elected
Custom reimbursement formula
Setup and ongoing maintenance
Product support
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PBM Services Fees
Medicare Part B Solution
Integrated Retail & Mail Program $0.42 PMPM
- Retail Only Program - $0.20 PMPM
- Program Introductory Letter - $1.35Aetter + 12ostage
PBM Services – No Additional
Customer service for Members Electronic claims processing
Electroniclon-line eligibility submission Plan setup
Standard coordination of benefits (COB) Software training for access to on-line
(reject for primary carrier system(s)
FSA eligibility feeds
A. Network Pharmacy Services
Pharmacy help desk
Pharmacy reimbursement
Pharmacy network management
Network development (upon request)
B. Home Delivery Services
Benefit education
Prescription delicry – standard
Reporting
Web -based client reporting
Annual Strategic Account Plan report
Ad-hoc desktop parametric reports
Billing reports
Claims detail extract file electronic CPDP format
Inquiry access to claims processing system
Load 12 months claims history for clinical reports and
r ortin
Website Services
Express-Scripts.com for Members — access to benefit,
Mobile App for Members — Includes My Rx
drug, health and wellness information; prescription
Choices, My Medicine Cabinet, Pharmacy
ordering capability; and customer service
Care Alerts, Refills and Renewals, and virtual
_prescril2tion ID card.
Implementation Package and Member Communications
• New Member packets (includes two standard resin ID
cards or virtual cards, depending on PBM's procedures)
• Member replacement cards printed via web (for hard-
copy cards charges are passed through from the PBM
• Member -requested replacement packets or Client
S 1.50 + postage per packet or card
requested re -carding
Concurrent Drug Utilization Review (DUR)
No Charge
Overrides
a. Client -requested overrides
b. Lost/stolen overrides
c. Vacation supplies
2.2 Administrator Clinical Programs
If elected, the Low Clinical Value ("LCV') exclusion option prevents unnecessary
spending by removing LCV medications from the formulary without impact to client
rebates while providing equal or more effective medicines at a lower cost. LCV
medications are drugs that treat common conditions that do not provide any additional or
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superior therapeutic value when compared to currently existing therapies already in the
marketplace. These medications are excluded in addition to any products that would
normally be excluded by the PBM Formulary. This exclusion occurs without affecting
Rebate minimum guarantees or contracted discount rates. Administrator reserves the right
to amend, from time to time, the list of low clinical value medications. The list of low
clinical value medications may be updated quarterly. Client may request a current list of
LCV medications.
If elected, Administrator's High Dollar Claim Review, Prior Authorization and Appeals
program ("HDCR"), will provide Client with umbrella protection against high-cost
Prescription Drug Claims for approved formulary drugs. Prescription Drug Claims over
the threshold dollar amount are flagged prior to payment and reviewed for clinical
appropriateness. This additional level of clinical oversight protects against unnecessary
spending, saving clients money and providing improved visibility into claim reviews,
decision processes, and cost savings. If HDCR is elected, Administrator's Complex
Clinical Intervention ("CCI") program is included. CCI addresses complex case
management issues for Plan Participants on a trajectory to generate more than $250,000.00
in annual pharmacy plan spend. Clinical pharmacists reach out to Prescribers to request
and review medical documentation and tackle issues such as redundant therapies, dosing
errors, potential drug -on -drug interactions, and medication misuse. Administrator's
Therapeutic Interchange for High -Cost Specialty Medications ("HTI") identifies and
promotes lower cost, clinically effective alternatives for anti-inflammatory and
dermatological drugs.
The following may apply to HDCR:
o Administrator manages the clinical review process for high dollar
claims, providing oversight of the process. Administrator communicates
trends and savings results to clients through detailed reporting and
analytics.
o Review turnaround time is dependent on prescriber activity and whether
additional information is required. If additional information is required,
the reviewer will attempt to contact physician at least once daily for three
days; direct contact with the prescriber will discontinue after the third
day. The majority of reviews are completed with a disposition within 24
to 72 hours.
o Following a clinical review, one of four actions will occur: (i) the
medication is approved, (ii) the medication claim is denied, (iii) the
prescriber may decide to withdraw and prescribe a different medication,
or (iv) the reviewer can dismiss the claim due to lack of communication
from the prescriber;
o If denied, the appeal process is available.
If HDCR is elected, the Administrator will also manage all other Prior
Authorizations and Appeals.
Following a clinical review, one of four actions will occur: the medication is
approved, the medication claim is denied, the doctor may decide to withdraw and
prescribe a different medication, or the reviewer can dismiss the claim due to lack
of communication from the prescriber,
If denied, the appeal process is available.
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o The appeal process:
• If an initial review is denied, the Member may appeal the
decision to have a different pharmacist reviewer evaluate the
prior authorization.
■ If the denial is upheld upon first appeal, a second appeal may
be made, which is completed in consultation with a peer
physician reviewer from an Independent Review Organization.
■ If the denial is again upheld upon second appeal, a final appeal
for a Federal External Review completed by an Independent
Review Organization may be made.
■ If the denial is upheld by the final review, the appeal process
has been exhausted and the decision is final and binding.
Foundational Utilization Management ("UM"). UM is a bundling of evidence -based
clinical programs commonly used to provide appropriate clinical oversight of prescription
drug claims. UM ensures the correct clinical evaluation processes are in place. Appropriate
quantity limit ("QL'� promotes FDA -approved dispensing guidelines by ensuring
appropriate quantities are dispensed. Step Therapy ("ST � ensures the most clinically
appropriate item is used first as part of adhering to accepted guidelines. When faced with
two similar agents, the lowest cost option is promoted first. Prior Authorizations ("PA")
ensure FDA -approved guidelines with respect to indications are being met. Utilizing the
PBM or customized criteria, Administrator has carved out the QL/ST exception review
process as well as all specialty and non -specialty PA reviews to be independently reviewed
and documented utilizing a documentation system that allows for ease of auditing through
increased visibility of clinical decisions. This component requires that Client elect a
standard Utilization Management Programs promoted by Administrator. NOTE: Client
must have I1DCR component in place to elect UM. The following may apply:
Review turnaround time is dependent on prescriber activity and whether additional
information is required. If additional information is required, the reviewer will attempt to
contact physician at least once daily for three days; direct contact with the prescriber will
discontinue after the third day. The majority of reviews are completed with a disposition
within 24 to 72 hours;
Following a clinical review, one of four actions will occur: (i) the medication is approved,
(ii) the medication claim is denied, (iii) the prescriber may decide to withdraw and
prescribe a different medication, or (iv) the reviewer can dismiss the claim due to lack of
communication from the prescriber; or
If denied, an appeal process is available.
2.3 Protect Proeram Guarantee
• General: The Administrator clinical programs elected by Client shall be collectively referred
to as the "Protect Solutions" for purposes of this Exhibit A. The fees associated with the Protect
Solutions which are invoiced to the client shall be referred to herein as the "Protect Fees".
• Protect ROI Guarantee: Administrator guarantees that Client will generate savings from the
Protect Solutions ("Protect Savings') that are equal to or greater than the Protect Fees paid by
Client during the given Contract Year (the "Protect ROI Guarantee'). To the extent that the
Protect Fees exceed the Protect Savings in a given Contract Year, Administrator will pay Client
an amount equal to the difference between the Protect Fees and the Protect Savings (the "Protect
Guarantee Payment").
o For Clients with one thousand (1,000) Members or more, the Protect ROI Guarantee shall
be 2:1. This means that following Client's Contract Year, if necessary, Administrator's
Protect Guarantee Payment will consist of reimbursing Client for Protect Fees in an amount
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such that the ratio of Client's Protect Savings to Client's net Protect Fees is 2:1.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will Administrator reimburse Client in an
amount greater than the Protect Fees paid by Client during the applicable Contract Year.
For purposes of calculating Member count, Administrator shall, on a monthly basis,
calculate how many Members are active during the given month. At the end of the Contract
Year, Administrator shall take the sum total of each month and divide it by the number of
months in the Contract Year. If the average Member count over the course of the Contract
Year is 1,000 Members or greater, the Protect ROI Guarantee shall be 2:1. At no point
during the Contract Year can the monthly Member count fall below 900 Members; in the
event that it does, the Protect ROI Guarantee for the Contract Year shall revert to 1:1 (as
described in the immediately preceding paragraph).
Conditions.
o Client's entire population must be enrolled in the Protect Solutions for Client to be eligible
for the Protect ROI Guarantee. If any portion of Client's population is not enrolled in the
Protect Solutions for the entire applicable Contract Year, the Protect ROI Guarantee will
not be applicable to Client. Administrator reserves the right not to honor the Protect ROI
Guarantee if Client makes overrides from the Protect Program Claims reviews/appeals.
o Eligibility. To be eligible for the Protect ROI Guarantee, Administrator's LCV and HDCR
programs (including PA, HTI, and CCI) must be elected and Administrator (or a vendor
designated by Administrator) must be the PA reviewer for all PA requests.
o Protect Savings Validation: Protect Savings are calculated using a proprietary
methodology developed by Administrator that analyzes rejected Claims and the paid
alternatives to calculate definitive actual -dollar savings realized as a result of the Protect
Solutions. Protect Savings generated by the PA and appeals process are based on the AWP
contracted discount for the specific drug involved in a Claim. Protect Savings generated by
the HDCR process are based on the net cost after actual discount. Administrator may use
information from PBM in its calculation of Protect Savings (e.g., AWP, gross cost, plan
cost, member cost, rejected Claims data). Generic product identifier (GPI) and national
drug code (NDC) data will be retrieved from Medi -Span.
o Within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the end of each Contract year,
Administrator shall report to Client performance for the Protect ROI Guarantee. If Protect
Savings exceeds Protect Fees during a Contract Year, no payment shall be made by
Administrator to Client. If Protect Fees exceed Protect Savings, amounts due resulting from
an Administrator failure to meet the Protect ROI Guarantee, shall be calculated and paid to
Client within thirty (30) days following Administrator's reconciliation report.
o The Protect Guarantee Payment, if any, shall be issued as a credit to Client's account. Client
must have the Protect Solutions in place for the entirety of the applicable Contract Year —
and such Contract Year must be at least twelve (12) months in length — to be eligible for
the Protect ROI Guarantee. If this Agreement is terminated prior to the end of a given
Contract Year or if the Agreement is terminated in breach of the terms of the Agreement
(e.g., insufficient notice of non -renewal is given), then Administrator is not required to
meet the Protect ROI Guarantee set forth above. No Protect Guarantee Payment will be
paid (a) until this Agreement (including any applicable Client Application) is executed by
Client, or (b) if the Administrative Services Agreement has been terminated as of the date
that such Protect Guarantee Payment is to be paid to Client.
o If Client has not paid any outstanding invoice(s) when payment of the Protect Guarantee
Payment, if any, is to be made, such outstanding amounts (including any applicable
interest, service charge, or other outstanding amount) may be deducted from the Protect
Guarantee Payment.
o In the event Administrator fails to meet the Protect ROI Guarantee, the Protect Guarantee
Payment described above will be the sole and exclusive remedy available to Client for such
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failure.
2.4 PBM Clinical Programs
If elected, PBM's Manufacturer Assistance Program for Specialty Medications rMAP"),
consists of 1 or 2 components when available, dependent on the specific Plan Design: (1)
Accumulator Protection using Manufacturer Copay assistance dollars to help lower Member
out-of-pocket costs and Client costs where funds are not applied to Member deductible and
member out-of-pocket maximum totals; and (2) Accumulator Protection Plus Variable Cost -
Share, where plan changes can maximize available assistance funds to offset Plan costs and
cover the Members' Cost Share but does not apply to their deductible and out-of-pocket
maximum, yielding high savings potential, or Therapeutic Interchange Programs where the
specialty pharmacy will move Members to preferred agents in order to allow the usage of
copay assistance funds from manufacturers. Requires exclusive or precision specialty
pharmacy relationship.
If elected, the SaveOnSP program is a benefit design change implemented by PBM in
conjunction with a third -party vendor, SaveOnSP. Within the SaveOnSP program, certain
specialty medications are classified as non-essential health benefits. In addition, the targeted
drugs are assigned higher copays. In all cases, SaveonSP helps the Member coordinate
manufacturer -sponsored copay assistance. SaveOnSP targets drugs in six of the top ten
specialty categories. SaveOnSP is also available as "SaveOnSP Advantage" for high
deductible health plans.
If elected, PBM's Advanced Opiold ManagemenOm program reaches out to physicians,
pharmacists and patients at key touchpoints to minimize early exposure to opioids and to
prevent patients from progressing to overuse and abuse. Patients will be required to start
therapy with no more than a 7 -day supply of short-acting medications (with certain
exceptions). Member Education will start at the fust fill. Prescribers will be notified at the
point of care when specific signs of misuse and abuse are observed.
3. Pricing Terms. The financial terms herein are conditioned on an exclusive arrangement and all other
specified conditions set forth in this Exhibit A. Client will pay to Administrator the amounts set forth below,
net of applicable Copayments. The application of Brand Drug and Generic Drug pricing below may be
subject to certain "dispensed as written" (DAW) protocols and Client defined Plan Design and coverage
policies for adjudication and Member Copayment purposes. Sales or excise tax or other governmental
surcharge, if any, will be the responsibility of Client.
Members will always pay based on the logic below:
• Retail: Lowest of (i) the U&C price, (ii) Plan copayments/coinsurance, or (iii) discounted AWP
(including MAC price, when MAC pricing is applicable) or (iv) Price Assure price, if applicable.
■ Mail Order. Lower of (i) Plan copayments/coinsurance or (ii) discounted AWP (including MAC price,
when MAC pricing is applicable).
■ If no adjudication rates are specified herein, each Prescription Drug Claim will be adjudicated to Client
at the applicable ingredient cost and will be reconciled to the applicable guarantee as set forth herein.
The discounted ingredient cost will be the lesser of MAC (as applicable), U&C or the applicable AWP
discount. Prescription Drug Claims dispensed at ESI Mail Pharmacy will be adjudicated to Client at the
applicable ingredient cost and will be reconciled to the applicable guarantee as set forth herein.
3.1 Pricing.
(a) Ingredient Cost. Administrator will offer an average aggregate annual discount as reflected
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below on Client utilization to be calculated as follows. The pricing below will be
implemented as of the Addendum Effective Date. The pricing below will be guaranteed
upon the start of Client's Initial Term or Renewal Term (as described in the Agreement)
that begins on or after the Addendum Effective Date.
[]-(total discounted AWP ingredient cost excluding dispensing fees and
ancillary charges, and prior to application of Copayments) of applicable
Prescription Drug Claims for the annual period divided by total undiscounted
AWP ingredient cost (both amounts will be calculated as of the date of
adjudication) for the annual period)]. Discounted ingredient cost will be the
lesser of MAC (as applicable), U&C or AWP discount.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary: (i) a Prescription Drug
Claim that processes at the Brand Drug rates (Participating Pharmacy
Reimbursement Rates) and (Mail Pharmacy Reimbursement Rates), as
indicated on the ingredient cost field of the Prescription Drug Claim's data
record, shall be reconciled as part of the Brand Drug guarantee below; and
(ii) a Prescription Drug Claim that processes at the Generic Drug rates
(Participating Pharmacy Reimbursement Rates) and (Mail Pharmacy
Reimbursement Rates) above, as indicated on the ingredient cost field of the
Prescription Drug Claim's data record, shall be reconciled as part of the
Generic Drug guarantee below. The Prescription Drug Claims that may be
excluded from the reconciliation of the pricing guarantees are as identified in
the "Prescription Drug Claims Excluded" paragraphs below in addition to
Prescription Drug Claims dispensed in Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Mariana
Islands, Virgin Islands, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Alaska, West Virginia, and
rural pharmacies. Furthermore, prices may vary in certain states for reasons
such as most favored nations laws, other state or local legal requirements,
geographic location, or other factors beyond the control of Administrator. In
those situations, some Claims may be exempt from reconciliation of the
financial guarantees set forth herein. All Claims may be aggregated for
purposes of such rates. Additionally, under any retail pricing arrangement(s)
subject to NADAC pricing, Administrator will retrospectively invoice Client
for the difference between Client's contracted dispensing fee and any state
mandated pharmacy dispensing fee resulting from claims incurred in any
state that mandates the use of NADAC or another pricing benchmarks in
pharmacy reimbursement.
PARTICIPATING
PHARMACV
BRAND
•
PPO
AWP —
19.75%
GENERIC
•
RETAIL MAINTENANCE
PPO
AWP —
NETWORK 1D
85.55%
BRAND
PPO
AWP —
23.25%
GENERIC
•
MAIL SERVICE
PPO
PHARMACY
AWP —
85.55%
BRAND
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• PPO AWP — 25%
GENERIC
• PPO AWP — 89%
Prescription Drug Claims Excluded: Specialty Products (other than specialty guarantee), 340B
Claims, Subrogation Claims, long term care pharmacy claims, Member Submitted Claims,
compounds, OTC products (excluding insulin, diabetic strips, and test strips), vaccines, U&C,
Exclusive or Limited Distribution Products, claims that may be subject to ancillary charges, COVID
test kits and antivirals, products filled through in-house pharmacies and COB claims.
(b) Dispensing Fee. Administrator will guarantee an average aggregate annual per
Prescription Drug Claim dispensing fee on Client utilization to be calculated as follows:
[total dispensing fee of applicable Prescription Drug Claims for the annual period
divided by total of applicable Prescription Drug Claims for the annual period)
PARTICIPATING
PHARMACY
BRAND
• PPO
50.45 dispensing
fee
GENERIC
MAINTENANCE
BRAND
• PPO
NETWORKRETAIL
$0.45 dispensing
I 1
fee
• PPO
$0.45 dispensing
fee
GENERIC
ESI MAIL PHARMACY
BRAND
• PPO
$0.45 dispensing
fee
• PPO
50.00 dispensing
fee
GENERIC
• PPO
50.00 dispensing
fee
Prescription Drug Claims Excluded: Specialty Products (other than specialty guarantee), 340B Claims,
Subrogation Claims, long term care pharmacy claims, Member Submitted Claims, compounds, OTC products
(excluding insulin, diabetic strips, and test strips), vaccines, U&C, Exclusive or Limited Distribution
Products, claims that may be subject to ancillary charges, COVID test kits and antivirals, products filled
through in-house pharmacies and COB claims. Claims dispensed at West Virginia pharmacies or Claims
subject to NADAC or another pricing benchmark required by law for pharmacy reimbursement may be
excluded from dispensing fee guarantees.
If applicable, Prescription Drug Claims filled through in-house pharmacies that are no bill, no remit or that
have not entered into an ESI pharmacy network agreement are excluded from the discount and dispensing
fee guarantees.
Dispensing Fees arc inclusive of shipping and handling. If carver rates (i.e., U.S. mail and/or applicable
commercial courier services) increase during the Term of this Agreement, the Dispensing Fee guarantees
will not be increased to reflect such increase(s).
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When traditional pricing is prohibited, or state law mandates a pharmacy dispensing fee, any charges,
expenses, or fees associated with applicable Claims or otherwise assessed by PBM will be passed through to
Client by Administrator.
Guarantees will be measured and reconciled on an annual basis within 180 days of the end of each Contract
Year. The guarantees are annual guarantees - if this Agreement is terminated prior to the completion of the
then current contract year or if the applicable Term or Renewal Term being reconciled is less than twelve
(12) months in length (hereinafter, a "Partial Contract Year"), then the guarantees will not apply for such
Partial Contract Year. Furthermore, in the event Client terminates the Agreement outside the terms and
conditions in the Agreement, Client forfeits the right to receive any shortfall payments for financial
guarantees. To the extent Client changes its benefit design or Formulary during the Term of the Agreement,
the guarantee will be equitably adjusted if there is a material impact on the discount achieved. If Client
changes to a different pricing option during a contract year (for example, Rebate Reinvestment to Standard),
Administrator will have the right to offset the performance of the multiple partial year measurements against
one another within the same component during the annual reconciliation. Subject to the remaining terms of
this Agreement, Administrator will pay the difference of Client's cost for any shortfall between the actual
result and the guaranteed result. Shortfall payments for financial guarantees, if any, will not be paid until
this Agreement, including any applicable Client Application, and any amendment(s) or addenda to this
Agreement or Client Application, is signed. For purposes of measurement of any pricing guarantee in this
Agreement or Amendments to this Agreement, over performance in any component will not be used to offset
performance in any other measured pricing component.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Generic Drug guarantees set forth above
will include only those Prescription Drug Claims that processed to Client for payment where the underlying
prescription drug product was identified by Medi -Span as having a Multi -Source Indicator code identifier of
"Y" on the date dispensed (or was identified by Medi -Span as having a Multi -Source Indicator identifier of
an "M," "N," or "O" on the date dispensed, but was substituted and dispensed by the ESI Mail Pharmacy as
its "house generic"), unless such Prescription Drug Claim is otherwise excluded above. The Brand Drug
guarantees set forth above will include only those Prescription Drug Claims that processed to Client for
payment where the underlying prescription drug product was identified by Medi -Span as having a Multi -
Source Indicator code identifier of "M", "N", or "0" on the date dispensed (except in cases where the
underlying prescription drug product was substituted and dispensed by the ESI Mail Pharmacy as its "house
generic"), unless such Prescription Drug Claim is otherwise excluded above. The application of brand and
generic pricing may be subject to certain "dispensed as written" (DAW) protocols and Client or Plan defined
Plan Design and coverage policies for adjudication and Member Copayment purposes. If Medi -Span
discontinues reporting Multi -Source Indicator identifiers, Administrator reserves the right to make an
equitable adjustment as necessary to maintain the parties' relative economics and the pricing intent of this
Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, any rebate guarantees set forth in
this Agreement will be reconciled using the BGA.
Any generic claim that is considered a Single Source Product will be included in the generic reconciliation.
(c) If Client elects PBM's Price Assure program, PBM will automatically integrate the
GoodRx discount card at the point of sale for certain non -specialty retail generic claims at
in -network retail pharmacies under contract to support the program. Client acknowledges
and agrees that PBM may share Client/Member information with GoodRx while providing
these services. Member cost for applicable generic claims will be either Client's current
Member cost share or the GoodRx market price. GoodRx's cost calculation methodology
may not be audited. If not otherwise excluded, Price Assure claims will be included in
Client's existing ingredient cost and dispensing fee guarantees. Notwithstanding anything
in this Agreement to the contrary, Client understands and agrees that any surplus value on
retail generic claims within the Agreement will be applied towards meeting other retail
channel guarantees in the Agreement between Client and Administrator. Client
acknowledges and agrees that it is solely responsible for ensuring that its implementation
of Price Assure complies with any applicable federal and state law including, but not
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limited to, laws, regulations, rules, ordinances and/or other guidance related to high
deductible health plans (including but not limited to IRC Section 223). PBM and
Administrator reserve the right to terminate or modify Price Assure without cause and upon
notice. Client must notify PBM if they plan to terminate or modify Price Assure enrollment
with 60 days' written notice. Client acknowledges and agrees that additional terms and
conditions will apply to the Price Assure program which are available upon request.
3.2 Specialty Products
(a) Exclusive Specialty. If Client elects exclusive specialty, then ESI Specialty Pharmacy is
the exclusive provider of Specialty Products for the reimbursement rates shown on the
Exclusive ESI Specialty Pharmacy Specialty Product List. Any Specialty Product
dispensed at a Participating Pharmacy (for example, Limited Distribution Products not then
available through ESI Specialty Pharmacy or overrides) will be reimbursed at the standard
Participating Pharmacy Specialty Product rates shown below. Upon ESI Specialty
Pharmacy acquisition of Exclusive or Limited Distribution Products, Members will obtain
prescriptions through ESI Specialty Pharmacy.
(b) Precision Specialty. In situations where regulations prevent implementation of Exclusive
Specialty arrangements, Client may implement a Precision Specialty arrangement where
the ESI Specialty Pharmacy or a Specialty Precision Network participating retail pharmacy
are the exclusive pharmacies that may fill Specialty Products for Members (other than
Exclusive or Limited Distribution Products not available at the ESI Specialty Pharmacy or
a Specialty Precision Network participating retail pharmacy).
(c) Dispensing Fee for Specialty Products.
* Dispensing Fees are inclusive of shipping and handling. If carrier rates (i.e., U.S. mail and/or
applicable commercial courier services) increase during the Term of this Agreement, the
Dispensing Fee guarantees will not be increased to reflect such increase(s).
(d) SPECIALTY NET EFFECTIVE DISCOUNT GUARANTEE Administrator
guarantees the overall annual net effective discount for the products listed on the Specialty
Products List (excluding Limited Distribution Products) pursuant to the table below.
Within one hundred and eighty (180) days following the end of each Contract Year,
Administrator will calculate the actual net effective discount for the products listed on the
Specialty Products List to determine if the guarantee has been met. Client will retain any
amount that the actual net effective discount exceeds the guaranteed net effective discount.
The calculation for the actual net effective discount will be as follows: ((Total Ingredient
Cost for the products listed on the Specialty Products List) divided by (Total AWP for the
products listed on the Specialty Products List)) minus 1. This guarantee is contingent on
Client's participation in the National Preferred Formulary or Basic Formulary and an
exclusive, precision, or open specialty arrangement, as applicable. For Exclusive Specialty
guarantees to be reconciled annually and any shortfalls paid, Client must be enrolled in the
Exclusive Specialty program for the entire Contract Year.
Average Annual Ingredient Cost Guarantee: AWP- 19%
Open Specialty Arrangements
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Average Annual Ingredient Cost Guarantee:
Limited Distribution Claims (does not apply to AWP — 14.5%
gene therapy)
(c) Exclusions. For Exclusive Specialty arrangements, the specialty guarantee shall only apply
to Plans for which the ESI Specialty Pharmacy is the exclusive pharmacy that may fill
Specialty Products for Members, other than Exclusive or Limited Distribution Products not
available at the ESI Specialty Pharmacy. In addition to the general exclusions identified
above, all non -Specialty Products, and all Exclusive or Limited Distribution Products
(except for the Limited Distribution guarantee noted in the chart above) are excluded from
the specialty guarantee. Prescription Drug Claims filled through in-house pharmacies that
are no bill, no remit or that have not entered into an ESI pharmacy network agreement are
excluded from the specialty guarantee.
(f) Ancillary Supplies. Equipment, and Services. For Specialty Products needing an additional
charge to cover costs of all ASES required to administer the Specialty Products,
Administrator, ESI or ESI Specialty Pharmacy will bill at the following standard per diem
and nursing fee rates set forth below, maintained and updated by ESI from time to time. If
ESI elects to bill Client's medical plan for ASES, Administrator will work with ES] to
coordinate the invoicing and payment of ASES through Client's medical plan. If Client's
medical plan will not cover the cost of ASES billed through ESI or ESI Specialty
Pharmacy, Client shall be responsible for the costs of all ASES. If a Specialty Product
dispensed or ASES provided by ESI Specialty Pharmacy is billed to Administrator or a
Client directly by ESI Specialty Pharmacy instead of being processed through ESI, Client
will timely pay Administrator, and Administrator will timely pay ESI Specialty Pharmacy
for such claim pursuant to the rates below. ESI Specialty Pharmacy shall have 360 days
from the date of service to submit such electronic or paper claim.
Therapeutic Class
Brand Name
Nursing & Per Diem
Immune Deficiency
All Immune Deficiency Drugs requiring
560.00 / Infusion
Per Diem
Enzyme Deficiency
All Enzyme Deficiency Drugs required
$60.00 / Infusion
Per Diem
Miscellaneous Specialty
Duopa
$65.00 / Day
Conditions
Miscellaneous Specialty
Soliris
$60.00 Infusion
Conditions
PAH
Flolan, Veletri, Epoprostenol Sodium
$65.00 / Day
(generic-Flolan/Veletri), and Remodulin
PAH
Ventavis
$65.00 / Day
PAH
Tyvaso
530.00 / Day
Inflammatory Conditions
Remicade
$60.00 / Infusion
Alpha 1 Deficiency
All Alpha 1 Deficiency Drugs requiring
$55.00/Infusion
Per Diem
Nursing Rates
All drugs / therapies requiring nursing
$150.00 per initial visit up to two
(2) hours/$75.00 per additional
hour or a fraction thereof
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(g) Specialty Products will be excluded from the non -specialty price guarantees set forth in the
Agreement. In no event will the ESI Mail Pharmacy or Participating Pharmacy pricing
terms specified in the Agreement, including, but not limited to, the annual average
ingredient cost discount guarantees, apply to Specialty Products.
3.3 Vaccine Claims (NO VACCINE CLAIMS WILL BE INCLUDED IN ANY PRICING OR
REBATE GUARANTEE SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT).
(a) General terms applicable to Vaccine Claims
1. "Vaccine Claim" means a claim for a Covered Drug which is a vaccine.
2. "Vaccine Vendor Transaction Fee" means the data interchange fee that ESI is
charged by its third party vendor to convert Vaccine Claims submitted
electronically by physicians to NCPDP 5.1 format in order for PBM to process
the claim.
3. Vaccine Claims shall adjudicate at the lower of U&C or the amounts shown in the
table below. In the case of Vaccine Claims, the U&C shall be the retail price
charged by a Participating Pharmacy for the particular vaccine, including
administration and dispensing fees, in a cash transaction on the date the vaccine
is dispensed as reported to PBM by the Participating Pharmacy.
4. The Vaccine Administration Fee for Vaccine Claims for Members enrolled in
Client's Medicaid programs, if any, will be capped at the maximum reimbursable
amount under the state Medicaid program in which the Member is enrolled.
5. All Vaccine Claims will be subject to any Transaction Fees set forth in the
Agreement.
6. Vaccine Claims will be charged a program fee of $2.50 per Vaccine Claim (except
for Medicare Part D covered Vaccine Claims, if applicable). The Vaccine
Program Fee will be billed separately to Client as part of the administrative
invoice according to the billing frequency set forth in this Agreement.
(b) Commercial (Including Medicaid and Exchange, if applicable)
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Participating
p.
INFLUENZA
OTHERPharmacy ALL
VACCENES
Pass -Through
(excluding foreign claims)
Vaccine
Pass -Through
Administration
(capped at per
(capped at $20 per
Fee
vaccine claim)
vaccine claim and $40
Submitted amount
per covid vaccine claim
Ingredient Cost
Participating Pharmacy
Participating Pharmacy
Ingredient Cost as set
Ingredient Cost as set
Submitted amount
forth in the Agreement
forth in the Agreement
Dispensing Fee
Participating Pharmacy
Participating Pharmacy
Dispensing Fee as set
Dispensing Fee as set
Submitted amount
forth in the A eement
forth in the Agreement
Administrative
Administrative Fee per Prescription Drug Claim as
Administrative Fee per
Fee/Vaccine
set forth in the Agreement
Prescription Drug Claim
Claim
(plus manual claim
administrative fee) as set
forth in the Agreement
Vaccine Program
$2.50 per vaccine claim
N/A
Fee
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(c) Medicare Part D Covered Vaccine Claims: Medicare Part D Vaccine Claims shall
adjudicate at the lower of U&C or the amounts shown in the table below.
D. REBATES
1. Rebate Amounts. Subject to the conditions set forth in the Agreement, PBM will pay an
amount equal to the greater of 100% of the Rebates and Manufacturer Administrative Fees
received by PBM, or subject to Client meeting the Plan design conditions identified in the
Agreement, the guaranteed amounts set forth in the chart below. PBM shall reconcile the
percentage amount set forth above and Client shall be credited for any deficit within 180 days
of the end of each Contract Year. If, upon reconciliation, the annual aggregate percentage
amount paid to Client for the Contract Year is greater than the guaranteed aggregate
amounts, Administrator shall be entitled to make up for, and offset, a shortfall in other Rebate
guarantee(s) set forth in this Agreement with such excess annual aggregate percentage
amount, and such excess amount shall be applied directly to the other shortfall guarantee(s).
BRANDREBATES PER D
1
PARTICIPATING PHARMACIES
1-83 DAYS' SUPPLY
• PPO
$280.50 per Brand Drug claim
RETAIL MAINTENANCE
NETWORK (84-90 DAYS'
SUPPLY
• PPO
$739.50 per Brand Drug claim
MAIL SERVICE PHARMACY
PPO
$739.50 per Brand Drug claim
SPECIALTY PRODUCTS
PPO
$3,281.00 per Brand Drug claim
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(') Specialty Rebates may be contingent upon following the ESI clinical days' supply. If client moves
to a 30 day supply limit for specialty claims, Specialty Rebates may be impacted.
tzl The Extended Days' Supply pricing set forth in this Agreement shall be subject to certain
requirements, as follows. Extended Days' Supply shall mean; (1) for all lines of business other than
Medicare or EGWP, any supply of a covered drug of 84 days or greater; and (2) for Medicare or EGWP,
if applicable, any supply of a covered drug of 35 days or greater. Certain Participating Pharmacies have
agreed to participate in the extended (84 — 90) day supply network ("Maintenance Network') for
maintenance drugs. Rebate amounts in the 84 — 90 Days' Supply row in the table set forth above are
applicable only if Client implements a Plan Design that requires Members to fill such days' supply at a
Maintenance Network Participating Pharmacy (i.e., Client must implement a Plan Design whereby
Members who fill extended days' supply prescriptions at a Participating Pharmacy other than a
Maintenance Network Participating Pharmacy do not receive benefit coverage under the Plan for such
prescription). If no such Plan Design is implemented, Rebate amounts for such days' supply will be the
same as for Prescription Drug Claims for less than an 84 days' supply, and Rebate amounts for an 84 —
90 days' supply in the table set forth above shall not apply, even if a Maintenance Network Participating
Pharmacy is used.
2. Exclusions For Non -Specialty Rebates: Specialty Products, Member Submitted Claims, Subrogation
Claims, Exclusive and Limited Distribution Products, COVID test kits and antivirals, vaccines, OTC
products (excluding insulin, diabetic strips, and test strips), claims older than 180 days, products filled
through in house pharmacies, 340b Claims, COB claims, and claims pursuant to a 100% Member
Copayment plan are not eligible for the guaranteed Rebate amounts set forth in Section D.1 above.
Exclusions For Specialty Rebates: Member Submitted Claims, Subrogation Claims, Exclusive and
Limited Distribution Products, COVID test kits and antivirals, vaccines, OTC products (excluding
insulin, diabetic strips, and test strips), claims older than 180 days, products filled through in house
pharmacies, 340b Claims, COB claims, and claims pursuant to a 100% Member Copayment plan are not
eligible for the guaranteed Rebate amounts set forth in Section D.1 above.
3. Rebate Payment Terms. Subject to the conditions set forth herein, Administrator will receive from
ESI the quarterly Rebate payments within approximately one hundred twenty (120) days following the
end of a calendar quarter for Rebates received during the prior calendar quarter. Upon receipt,
Administrator will credit Client's account. For Prescription Drug Claims dispensed through in-house
pharmacies, if applicable, Rebate payments shall only be paid if ESI is billing pharmaceutical
manufacturers on behalf of the in-house pharmacies.
4. Conditions
4.1. PBM contracts with pharmaceutical manufacturers for Rebates on its own behalf and for
its own benefit, and not on behalf of Client. Accordingly, PBM retains all right, title and
interest to any and all actual Rebates received from manufacturers. PBM will pay to
Administrator (and Administrator shall pay to Client) amounts equal to the Rebate amounts
allocated to Client, as specified above, from PBM's general assets (neither Client, its
Members, nor Client's Plan retains any beneficial or proprietary interest in PBM's general
assets). Client acknowledges and agrees that neither it, its Members, nor its Plan will have
a right to interest on, or the time value of, any Rebate payments received by PBM during
the collection period or moneys payable under this Section. No amounts for Rebates will
be paid until this Agreement, including any applicable Client Application, is executed by
Client. PBM and Administrator will have the right to apply Client's allocated Rebate
amount to unpaid Fees. PBM will retain Manufacturer Administrative Fees on Specialty
Products.
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4.2 PBM reserves the right to adjust the Rebate guarantees if Rebate revenue is materially
decreased because Brand Drugs move off -patent to generic status or due to a change in
applicable law.
4.3 Client acknowledges that it may be eligible for Rebate amounts under this Agreement only
so long as Client, its affiliates, or its agents do not contract directly or indirectly with
anyone else for discounts, utilization limits, Rebates or other financial incentives on
pharmaceutical products or formulary programs for Prescription Drug Claims processed
by PBM pursuant to the Agreement, without the prior written consent of PBM. In the event
that Client negotiates or arranges with a pharmaceutical manufacturer for Rebates or
similar discounts for any Covered Drugs hereunder, but without limiting PBM's right to
other remedies, PBM may immediately withhold any Rebate amounts earned by, but not
yet paid to, Client as necessary to prevent duplicative Rebates on Covered Drugs. To the
extent Client knowingly negotiates and/or contnucts for discounts or Rebates on claims for
Covered Drugs without prior written approval of PBM, such activity will be deemed to be
a material breach of this Agreement, entitling PBM to suspend payment of Rebate amounts
hereunder and to renegotiate the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
4.4 Under its Rebate program, PBM may implement PBM's Formulary management programs
and controls, which may include, among other things, cost containment initiatives, and
communications with Members, Participating Pharmacies, and/or physicians. PBM
reserves the right to modify or replace such programs from time to time. Guaranteed
Rebate amounts, if any, set forth herein, are conditioned on adherence to various Formulary
management controls, benefit design requirements, claims volume, and other factors stated
in the applicable pharmaceutical manufacturer agreements, as communicated by PBM to
Client from time to time. If any government action, change in law or regulation, change in
the interpretation of any law or regulation, or any action by a pharmaceutical manufacturer
has an adverse effect on the availability of Rebates, then PBM and Administrator may
make an adjustment to the Rebate terms and guaranteed Rebate amounts, if any, hereunder.
4.5 Subject to the conditions set forth herein, the quarterly rebates paid to Client shall be
reduced by the aggregate difference between the Anchor Date Rebate (defined herein) plus
an Inflationary Factor (defined herein), and the New Rebate (defined herein), for the drugs
impacted by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, during each calendar quarter.
Impacted drugs are drugs that have a material reduction in price or negotiated rebate due
to removal of the Average Manufacturer Price cap under the American Rescue Plan Act of
2021. "Inflationary Factor" is defined as the average year -over -year price increase of the
applicable category for the impacted drug. "Anchor Date Rebate" is defined as the Rebate
for an impacted drug within the 30 -day period preceding the change in price of such drug.
"New Rebate" is defined as the Rebate for an impacted dreg within the 30 -day period
following the change in price of the impacted drug.
4.6 Client's quarterly rebate guarantee payments may be reduced by the Rebate Credit for low
list price biosimilars for the remainder of the term of the Agreement. "Rebate Credit"
means the aggregate difference between (i) the Rebate applied to the reference or standard
list price biosimilar product and (ii) the Rebate applied to the low list price biosimilar
product. The difference between the ingredient cost of a reference product or the standard
list price biosimilar product and the low list price biosimilar product will be greater than
the difference between the Rebate of such reference product or the standard list price
biosimilar product and the low list price biosimilar product.
4.7 Rebate Acknowledgment; No Representation; Rebate Limitations. Client acknowledges
that Administrator is not making any representation, warranty or guarantee of any kind or
nature, either express, implied or otherwise, regarding the amount of Rebates to be paid or
remitted to Client pursuant to this Agreement, except as specifically set forth in writing
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herein. In addition, Client waives, releases and forever discharges PBM and Administrator
from any Losses arising from a pharmaceutical company's (a) failure to pay Rebates; (b)
breach of an agreement related to Rebates; or (c) negligence or misconduct affecting
Rebates. Client acknowledges that whether and to what extent pharmaceutical companies
are willing to provide Rebates to Client may depend upon a variety of factors, including
the content of the PDL, the Plan Design, Client meeting criteria for Rebates, and the extent
of participation in PBM's formulary management programs, as well as PBM/Administrator
receiving sufficient information regarding each Claim for submission to pharmaceutical
companies for Rebates. Client acknowledges and agrees that PBM may, but shall not be
required to, initiate any collection action to collect any Rebates from a pharmaceutical
company. In the event PBM does initiate collection action against a pharmaceutical
company to collect Rebates, PBM may offset any reasonable costs, including reasonable
attorneys' fees and expenses, arising from any such action. Notwithstanding any provision
of this Agreement to the contrary, Administrator shall only be responsible for payment of
Rebates to Client pursuant to the terms of this Agreement if such Rebates are actually
received by Administrator during the Term of this Agreement. In no event shall
Administrator be obligated to pay Rebates to Client until Administrator receives payment
for the same Rebates from PBM. In the event Client terminates the Agreement outside the
terms and conditions in the Agreement, Client forfeits the right to receive any Rebates
received by Administrator on Client's behalf after the date of such termination. Client
acknowledges that Administrator shall not be obligated to pay Client any Rebates described
herein until this Agreement, including any applicable Client Application, and any
amendment(s) or addenda to this Agreement or Client Application, is signed by Client_
PBM and Administrator reserve the right to apply Client's allocated Rebate amount to
unpaid Fees.
5. Rebate amounts paid to Client pursuant to this Agreement are intended to be treated as "discounts"
pursuant to the federal anti -kickback statute set forth at 42 U.S.C. §1320a -7b and implementing
regulations. Client is obligated if requested by the Secretary of the United States Department of
Health and Human Services, or as otherwise required by applicable law, to report the Rebate
amounts and to provide a copy of this notice. PBM will refrain from doing anything that would
impede Client from meeting any such obligation.
6. Notwithstanding anything in the Agreement to the contrary, in the event PBM does not receive a
manufacturer payment for a particular Brand Drug claim due to its identification by a
pharmaceutical manufacturer as being a 340B eligible claim (even where such claim may not meet
the definition of a "340B Claim"), ESI may reduce a subsequent Rebate quarterly payment (or
reconciliation payment, if applicable) to account for any previously -paid Rebate amounts
attributable to such claim up to one year after the Claims date of service.
E. MISCELLANEOUS
Member Cost Share. Administrator may, but shall not be obligated to, dispense or cause to be
dispensed a prescription even if the prescription is not accompanied by the applicable Member Cost
Share described above in this Exhibit A. Administrator will refund any amount submitted by a
Member in excess of the Member's applicable Member Cost Share. In the event a Member submits
an insufficient Member Cost Share and the Member fails to remit the balance of the Member Cost
Share amount to Administrator (or its designee) within thirty (30) days of Administrator's (or its
designee's) request, then Administrator shall have the right to invoice Client for, and Client shall
have an obligation to pay Administrator (or its designee), the amount of the uncollected Member
Cost Share(s). Client shall, in turn, have the right to recover uncollected Member Cost Shares from
its Members at Client's determination. Shipping of prescriptions submitted without the appropriate
Member Cost Share may be delayed.
2. Additional Optional Services: Charges for additional optional services not otherwise identified and
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priced in this Exhibit A (Client Application) shall be quoted upon request and/or as applicable. The
Parties acknowledge that the arrangement between Administrator and PBM is a pass-through
arrangement. To the extent Client requests or PBM administers services of PBM that are not outlined
in this Agreement, Administrator will pass through any such charges from PBM to Client.
Translation Services. To the extent Client requests translation services from Administrator or PBM
(for translating member materials, brochures, etc.) and there is a charge from Administrator's or
PBM's translation services provider, such charge will be passed through to Client.
Reservation of Rights. Administrator expressly reserves (and Client hereby confirms,
acknowledges and agrees to such reservation) the right to modify or amend financial provisions in
this Agreement (including without limitation this Client Application/Exhibit A) in the event of:
4.1 A change in the scope of services to be performed by Administrator or PBM or the
assumptions upon which the financial provisions included in this Agreement are based
(including PBM's pricing provided to Administrator) and/or: (1) any new — or change in
existing — state or federal law or regulation, or the interpretation thereof, and/or; (2) any
government imposed or industry wide change that would impede Administrator's ability
to provide the pricing described in this Agreement, including without limitation any
prohibition or restriction on the right of Administrator or any third party's ability to receive
rebates from PBM and/or pharmaceutical manufacturers.
4.2 Implementation or addition of a high deductible health plan/consumer-driven health plan
option.
4.3 Implementation or addition of a 100% Member paid plan.
4.4 A change in the coverage of Medicare eligible Plan Participants, irrespective of the
resulting change in total number of Members.
4.5 A change to the methodology by which AWP is calculated or reported.
4.6 A change in PBM's PDL or the PBM Prescribing Guide or Administrator's alignment with
such PDL or PBM Prescribing Guide. In any event, Administrator will use its
commercially reasonable efforts to provide Client with 30 days' notice prior to addition or
removal of a drug from the PDL or PBM's Prescribing Guide. In the event safety concerns
or regulatory action require PBM to remove a drug sooner, Administrator shall notify
Client of the removal of a drug from the PDL or the Prescribing Guide within three (3)
business days.
4.7 Termination of Administrator's contractual arrangement with PBM.
F. The following pricing assumptions shall apply for purposes of this Agreement:
1. If Client decides to implement a mandatory generic, mandatory mail, step therapy or other program during the
Term, ESI has agreed that proposed pricing terms other than rebate guarantees will remain unchanged.
2. ESI must agree to propose pricing based on its broad national retail network that includes all major national
and regional pharmacy chains.
DISCOUNTS
3. The proposed "effective"eg neric discount and the pcneric discount guarantee calculation INCLUDES the
following:
MAC Generics
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Non -MAC Generics
Single Source Generics
Multi -Source Generics
Generics in their FDC -granted exclusivity period
Patent litigated claims
Generics with limited supply
Generic medications prescribed and/or dispensed in conjunction with a specialty medication
4. Ingredient Cost (including Member share) is defined as the lesser of the following:
AWP -Discount %;
MAC Price; or
Usual & Customary Price.
5. Discount will always be calculated using this formula (all Claims, including ZBDs):
(I- [Ingredient Cost] / [AWP Price]) x 100.
6. "Gross Cost" is defined as: [Ingredient Cost] + [Dispensing Fee] + [Sales Tax].
7. ESI agrees to apply Client -specific guarantees to all pricing components:
Discounts
Rebates
Admin Fees
Dispensing Fees
8. During the Term, contract guarantees will not change unless one of the following items occurs which could
change the economics of the pricing arrangement and would need to be evaluated: (i) a change in assumption
or plan design; (ii) change in law; and/or (iii) change in pricing benchmarks.
9. There will be NO dispensing fee applied to Reversed/Rejected Claims.
CLAIMS ADJUDICATION
10. There will be no price floors for amount paid on any Prescription Drug Claims.
REBATES
11. Rebate revenue will not have any impact on discount guarantee reporting and/or true up.
12. Rebates will be paid for brand Prescription Drug Claims and at a flat minimum dollar -for -dollar guarantee
basis
13. Contract rebate guarantees are not subject to change as a result of known brand patent expirations.
14. The rebate guarantees are not subject to formulary percentage criteria.
DATA
15. Audit files will be supplied to Client and Client's consultant directly from the source system and should include
all Prescription Drug Claims processed including, but not limited to, paid, reversed and denied Prescription
Drug Claims.
16. ESI will provide the above-mentioned extract at no charge to Client.
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17. At no charge, ESI must be able to transfer data to Client's other vendor partners (e.g., medical plan
administrator, stop loss vendor, disease management vendor, catastrophic claimant advocate, etc.), with an
appropriate non -disclosure agreement in place.
18. ESI can provide the fiilly identified NCPDP expanded format to Client's consultant on a monthly basis at no
additional charge for use by both the InfoLock team and the Pharmacy Analytics Team.
19. InfoLock Data and Pharmacy Analytics team feeds that are in place will be honored even after termination at
no cost to Client or Client's consultant. In other words, if the Agreement is not renewed following the Term,
InfoLock must still receive the 4th quarter data even though it will not be available until after termination of
this Agreement.
AUDITS
20. Third Party Audits- Client may employ a third -party auditor, at Client's sole cost and expense, to conduct
audits of the terms of this Exhibit A, including, but not limited to:
Pharmacy Claims transactions
Financial performance guarantees
21. Client's consultant (Lockton) may perform a pre -implementation audit prior to the Effective Date.
MISCELLANEOUS
22. Any costs bidding entities may incur as it relates to attending meetings, site visits or negotiations are the
responsibility of Administrator.
23. Client may not terminate this Agreement without cause and may only terminate this Agreement as expressly
provided for in Article Vl of the Agreement.
24. Coordination of Benefits claims accounted for in the claims data and discount guarantees by a flag indicating
that a transaction utilized COB functionality within the RxCLAIM system. COB claims are excluded from
pricing guarantees but are assessed an administrative fee if applicable.
G. EXECUTION BY CLIENT
Client hereby represents and warrants that the information contained in Section A of this Client Application
is true and correct in all respects and Client hereby agrees to the specific terms, conditions and financial arrangements
set out in this Exhibit A (Client Application). Client agrees that if any information in Section A changes, Client will
give Administrator prompt notice of such changes. Furthermore, Client understands that this Exhibit A (Client
Application) is a part of the Administrative Services Agreement between Client and Administrator to which it is
attached and incorporated into by reference and that Client is bound by all terms and conditions of such Administrative
Services Agreement.
All capitalized terms used in this Exhibit A (Client Application) but not specifically defined herein shall have
the meanings given to such terms in the Administrative Services Agreement to which this Exhibit A (Client
Application) is attached and made a part of.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Client has caused this Exhibit A (Client Application) to be executed as of the
Addendum Effective Date. In the event this Client Application is amended by the Parties after the Addendum
Effective Date, the Parties may substitute such amended Client Application for the former Client Application, provided
the Parties set forth the date from and after which such amended Client Application shall be effective. Any such
amended Client Application must be signed by Client's authorized representative and acknowledged, agreed to,
accepted and dated by Administrator's authorized representative.
APPROVED AS TO FORM
AWLEGWDEBRAAL B
COUNTY ATTORNEY
Attest: Ryan L. Butler, Clerk of
Circuit Court and Comptroller
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