UBA Survey Finds Self-Funded Pharmacy Plans Have Increased Nearly 30 percent in Five Years | Pennsylvania Employee Benefits

As a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) triggering cost increases for fully insured employer-sponsored health insurance plans, more employers are moving to a self-funded model for pharmacy plans, particularly among large employers (1,000+ employees), according to the 2014 United Benefit Advisors (UBA) Health Plan Survey.