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Date: 8/17/2018
1.Group Information:
Group Sponsor Name (“the Client”): County of Fresno
Group Sponsor Address: 2220 Tulare Street, 14th Floor, Fresno, CA, 93721
Initial Term Beginning as of the Execution Date (“the Initial Term”): January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019
Effective Date of Coverage (”the Effective Date”): January 1, 2019
MEDCO CONTAINMENT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (“PDP Sponsor”)
EMPLOYER/UNION-ONLY SPONSORED GROUP WAIVER PLAN
PRESCRIPTION DRUG SERVICES & MEDICARE PART D GROUP
APPLICATION (“the Application”)
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2.Plan Design and Pricing:
EGWP BENEFIT DESCRIPTION
Standard Plan Design: County of Fresno
Carrier/BPL: BXMA 79391
Retail Pharmacy
Network
Retail Maintenance Drug Program (MDP)
Pharmacy
Express Scripts Home
Delivery
Carelogic Drug List
132368
Day Supply Up to 31 Day Supply 32 to 60 Day Supply 61 to 90 Day Supply
1-31 day (mirrors
retail costshare); 32-
90 day (costshare
below)
1-30 Day Supply ONLY
Network: Voluntary Smart90
(CVS preferred) Preferred Standard Preferred Standard Preferred Standard Home Delivery Applies to Retail Home
Delivery and Accredo
Initial
Coverage
Period
Member Cost
Share
Preferred
Generic
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Copays mirror Retail,
or Home Delivery,
One-Month Supply
Generic $5 $5 $10 $10 $7.50 $15 $7.50
Preferred Brand $20 $20 $40 $40 $50 $60 $50
Non-Preferred $30 $30 $60 $60 $75 $90 $75
Specialty $20 $20 $40 $40 $50 $60 $50
Network Option:
Voluntary Smart90 Network (CVS Preferred) - Through our 90-day Preferred Network members are able to get a three
month or 90-day supply at a preferred retail pharmacy or through home delivery for a lower copay. The 90-day Preferred
Network is anchored by (CVS) along with the Express Scripts mail order pharmacy. Members filling a three month or 90-day
supply can continue to receive their maintenance medications at a non-preferred or standard pharmacy at a slightly higher
standard copay. Members are allowed to continue filling one and two month supplies of any medication at any in-network
retail pharmacy without penalty. The lower copay only applies to extended day/three month supply fills of maintenance
medications at preferred retail pharmacies. Pharmacy participation is contingent on contract renewal and is subject to
change.
Deductible N/A
Maximum Out Pocket N/A
Coverage Gap1 No Coverage Gap; Member Co-pays above apply.
Catastrophic Coverage For 2019 member cost share post-TrOOP ($5,100) is the greater of 5% or $3.40 for generics and the greater of 5% or $8.50
for brands with a maximum of the initial copay
Formulary Premier Access
Non Part D Drugs 2 Mirror current coverage within CMS guidelines
Part B and ESRD Drugs3 Not Covered
Generics Policy Voluntary
High Cost Generic Drugs As defined by Express Scripts, some High Cost Generic and High Risk Drugs, (excluding Specialty Tier Generics, when
applicable) will be subject to the Non-Preferred Drug copay
Utilization Management All Approved Standard Part D, CMS Required and High Risk Medication edits
Compound Management Compound Management Solution applies. Compound Management Solution in place to mitigate compound drug abuse by
means of commercial inclusion and exclusion lists.
Federal Poverty Limits Standard Federal Poverty Limit (FPL) guidelines apply
Other N/A
Premium Per Member Per month (PMPM) Effective Date Expiration Date
01/01/2019 12/31/2019
EGWP Premium (PMPM) $172.00
Enhanced Insurance Premium 3 (PMPM) $124.73
Total Premium 4 (PMPM) $296.73
Please note that most specialty medications can only be dispensed up to a 31 day supply to Medicare members, or up to a 30 day supply if they are found on the Carelogic drug list.
1 Coverage Gap begins at the Initial Coverage Limit which is $3,750 in 2018 and $3,820 in 2019. In cases where the client’s co-insurance in the Coverage Gap exceeds the
maximum, beneficiaries’ co-insurance will be reduced in the Coverage Gap so as not to exceed the maximum allowable co-insurance as defined by CMS.
State of CT mandate: 31 day supply, Generic copay greater than $5, copay not to exceed 44%, $5 minimum, maximum of Initial Coverage Level copay; Brand copay
greater than $60 copay not to exceed 35%, $60 minimum, maximum of Initial Coverage Level copay. 2 Some states require coverage for certain Non Part D, Part B, and ESRD drugs. Express Scripts will comply with all state requirements on your behalf as well as any plan
specific coverage requirements.
3 This group Medicare Part D plan has additional benefits to enhance the Medicare Part D coverage, as required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Per CMS regulations, the benefit enhancements are considered other health insurance benefits and require filing with and approval by the state department of insurance.
Express Scripts Medicare will offer this product in conjunction with Companion Life, Companion Life of CA, Niagara, or Pan American as applicable by state.4 The illustrated premium is subject to change in the event of CMS guidance and rate changes. Income Related Monthly Adjustment Amounts (IRMAA) apply for high income
beneficiaries.
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Client hereby agrees to comply with the following program requirements:
3.EGWP Program Description:
a.PDP Sponsor, and its Affiliates, shall administer the EGWP Benefit pursuant to waivers granted by CMS in
accordance with Medicare Drug Rules.
4.Eligibility, Enrollment, and Premium:
a.Medicare Part D eligible retirees and spouses, who satisfy CMS eligibility criteria, shall be permitted to
enroll in the EGWP Benefit during the Client’s annual enrollment period or whenever they become
eligible.
b.Premiums under the EGWP benefit will be determined by PDP Sponsor based upon the Medicare Drugs Rules
and/or guidance for standard prescription drug coverage.
5.Record Keeping:
a.The parties hereby certify that they will maintain records, and make them available for audit, in accordance
with Medicare Drugs Rules.
6.Notice:
a.Any notice or document required to be delivered to Client shall be sent to:
Client Name: County of Fresno
Attn: Hollis Magill
Address: 2220 Tulare Street, 14th Floor, Fresno, CA, 93721
7.Compliance:
a.Each party shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including, without limitation, the
requirements of HIPAA, PDP Final Rules, CMS policies, CMS marketing guidelines, and all other applicable laws.
8.Late Enrollment Penalty:
a.Client will provide PDP Sponsor with the attestation in the form attached as Exhibit C of this Application.
[SIGNATURES IMMEDIATELY TO FOLLOW]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Application as of the day and year below set forth and
hereby agrees to accept the coverage(s) indicated above. The Application and EGWP Group Policy constitute the entire
understanding of the parties . If issued, this Application, as it may be amended, incorporates, herein by reference, the
terms and conditions of the EGWP Group Policy. Client certifies that all information provided in this Application is
accurate and complete.
MEDCO CONTAINMENT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY Client: County of Fresno
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Printed Name: Tom Pettyes
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Title: VP GM Commercial Division Title: Chairperson of the Board of Supervisors
Date: 9/11/18 Execution Date: ~M,,l¥'>P/L I\ J.orf.
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ATTEST:
Bernice E. Seidel
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
County of Fresno, State of California
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Deputy
EXHIBIT C
CERTIFICATION OF INFORMATION RELATING TO CREDITABLE
COVERAGE REQUIREMENT AND LATE ENROLLMENT PENALTY
FOR PART D EMPLOYER GROUP WAIVER PLAN
Pursuant to the contract(s) between the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") and PDP Sponsor"),
governing the operation of the contract between PDP Sponsor and Cli~nt, an Employer Group Waiver Plan (EGWP), PDP
Sponsor hereby requests from Client a certification concerning the creditable coverage maintained for the Part D
beneficiaries enrolled under the contract with Client ("Enrollees").
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CMS REQUIREMENT - Under applicable CMS Part D regulations, 42 CFR 423, CMS Manual Chapter 4, and related
guidance as may be amended from time to time: plans, “using the Batch Eligibility Query (BEQ), [must] determine
whether the Enrollee was either enrolled in a Part D plan or was covered by an employer receiving the retiree drug
subsidy (RDS) since the IEP end date. If the Enrollee was enrolled in a Part D Plan or by an employer receiving RDS or in
an employer-sponsored plan providing coverage at least as good as the standard Medicare part D plan since the end of
the IEP, such that there is no gap in creditable coverage of sixty-three (63) or more days, [the plan must] report to CMS
that the Enrollee had zero (0) uncovered months.” This coverage is deemed to be continuous “creditable coverage.”
Under the same guidance, plans may secure an attestation from employers and unions such as Client, who enroll
groups of Enrollees into Medicare prescription drug coverage. The attestation must provide that employer/Client has
been maintaining continuous creditable coverage for each applicable Enrollee for the time during which the Enrollee
was enrolled through Client.
Attestation
Client directs PDP Sponsor to effectuate enrollment into an EGWP of all persons on such files. In doing so:
For persons on the initial file and subsequent files, Client attests that all Enrollees submitted by the Client to
PDP Sponsor for enrollment under an Enhanced Plan were either enrolled under another Prescription Drug
Plan or had other creditable coverage as defined by the CMS applicable guidelines prior to their coverage
under Enhanced Plan. This Attestation applies to all enrollees Client has submitted to PDP Sponsor as of the
date below, and shall further apply as a continuing obligation to submissions by Client at any time during the
term of the Agreement.
For the initial file, Client attests that all Enrollees submitted by the Client to PDP Sponsor for enrollment
under an Enhanced Plan were either enrolled under another Prescription Drug Plan or had other creditable
coverage as defined by the CMS applicable guidelines prior to their coverage under Enhanced Plan.
RELEASE TO DISCLOSE PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION (PHI) - PHI is collected by Express Scripts, Inc. and its
affiliates (“ESI”) in connection with the prescription drug program of Client which is administered by ESI pursuant to
ESI’s arrangement with Client. Pursuant to the Standards for Privacy of Protected Health Information (“Privacy Rule”)
to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Client represents and warrants that PDP Sponsor
may access information pertaining to the commercial coverage, which includes RDS coverage of the Enrollees for the
purpose of verifying whether Enrollees had creditable prescription drug coverage during the coverage gap assessed
by the PDP Sponsor pursuant to the Chapter 4 – Creditable Coverage Period Determinations and the Late Enrollment
Penalty - of the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Manual requirements.
ACCURACY – In providing said Certification, Client acknowledges that the information directly affects the calculation of
CMS payments to the PDP Sponsor and/or Client or additional benefit obligations of PDP Sponsor and those
misrepresentations to CMS about the accuracy of such information may result in Federal civil action and/or criminal
prosecution.
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RESPONSIBILITY -Client will indemnify and hold PDP Sponsor harmless from claims or causes of action asserted against
PDP Sponsor arising from misrepresentation of information provided in this Attestation by Client . Client agrees to
provide PDP Sponsor proof of creditable coverage or documentation from members in the event that PDP Sponsor is
audited by any government authority.
APPEAL -PDP Sponsor shall not be responsible for appealing CMS' determination of Enrollees' creditable coverage
status, however, PDP Sponsor shall honor the final disposition of appeals that are filed by Client .
AGREEMENT -This Attestation supplements and is made a part of the Agreement in effect between PDP Sponsor and
Client .
Based on best knowledge, information, and belief, as of the date indicated below, Client is attesting that all information
submitted to PDP Sponsor is accurate, complete, and truthful.
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Chairperson of the Board of Supervisors
Client: County of Fresno
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ATTEST:
BERNICE E. SEIDEL
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
County of Fresno, State of California
By~~ Deputy
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MEDICARE PART D
EMPLOYER/UNION-ONLY SPONSORED GROUP WAIVER PLAN
PRESCRIPTION DRUG POLICY
THIS MEDICARE PART D EMPLOYER/UNION-ONLY SPONSORED GROUP WAIVER PLAN PRESCRIPTION
DRUG SERVICES POLICY (“EGWP Group Policy”), made as of the Execution Date as set forth on the
signature page of the Application, (collectively, the Application and the EGWP Group Policy shall be referred to
as “the Agreement”), is entered into by and between the PDP Sponsor, and Client, on its own behalf and on
behalf of the Client Group Health Plan (as defined below) (“Client”).
Acknowledgements: The parties agree and acknowledge as follows:
A.PDP Sponsor has received approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(“CMS”) to serve as a Prescription Drug Plan Sponsor and to provide prescription drug coverage that meets the
requirements of, and pursuant to, the Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program set forth in Part D of the
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, 42 U.S.C. §1395w-101 through 42
U.S.C. §1395w-152 (the “Act”) and all applicable and related rules and regulations promulgated, issued or
adopted by CMS or other governmental agencies with jurisdiction over enforcement of the Act, including, but not
limited to, 42 C.F.R. §423.1 through 42 C.F.R. §423.910 (with the exception of Subparts Q, R, and S), and the
terms of any PDP Sponsor contract between CMS and PDP Sponsor (collectively, the “Medicare Drug Rules”);
and
B.Pursuant to the waivers granted by CMS under 42 U.S.C. §1395w-132(b), PDP Sponsor offers
employer/union-only sponsored group waiver plans (“EGWPs”) to employers/unions that wish to provide
prescription drug benefits to their Part D Eligible Retirees (as defined below) in accordance with the Medicare
Drug Rules; and
C.Client desires to contract with PDP Sponsor to offer a prescription drug benefit to Client’s Part D
Eligible Retirees pursuant to an EGWP (the “EGWP Benefit”) (as further defined below) as part of Client’s group
welfare benefit plan (the “Client Group Health Plan”); and
D.Provided that the EGWP Benefit meets the actuarial equivalence standards of the Medicare
Drug Rules, as more fully described below, PDP Sponsor desires to offer the EGWP Benefit to Client’s Part D
Eligible Retirees in accordance with the Medicare Drug Rules and pursuant to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
Article I – Definitions:
Terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them as set forth below, or
as defined in the Medicare Drug Rules.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to PDP Sponsor, individually or collectively, any other individual, corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, trust, joint venture or other enterprise or entity directly or indirectly
controlling (including without limitation all directors and executive officers of such entity), controlled by or under
direct or indirect common control of or with PDP Sponsor.
“Ancillary Supplies, Equipment, and Services” or “ASES” means ancillary supplies, equipment, and services
provided or coordinated by PDP Sponsor Specialty Pharmacy in connection with PDP Sponsor Specialty
Pharmacy’s dispensing of Specialty Products. ASES may include all or some of the following: telephonic and/or
in-person training, nursing/clinical services, in-home infusion and related support, patient monitoring, medication
pumps, tubing, syringes, gauze pads, sharps containers, lancets, test strips, other supplies, and durable medical
equipment. The aforementioned list is illustrative only (not exhaustive) and may include other supplies,
equipment, and services based on the patient’s needs, prescriber instructions, payer requirements, and/or the
Specialty Product manufacturer’s requirements.
“Approved and Authorized Broker” means the approved and/or authorized third party broker or benefit
consultant. Client acknowledges and agrees that PDP Sponsor may subcontract with the Approved and
Authorized Broker as an independent contractor and that the Approved and Authorized Broker may further
subcontract with other brokers and benefit consultants to perform certain delegated administrative functions on
the PDP Sponsor’s behalf in accordance the Agreement and consistent with Medicare Drug Rules. In addition,
PDP Sponsor engages the Approved and Authorized Broker to perform certain marketing and sales services in
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connection with PDP Sponsor offering the EGWP Benefit to Client which may also be subcontracted by the
Approved and Authorized Broker. In exchange for the services performed, PDP Sponsor compensates the
Approved and Authorized Broker in the manner described in Section 7.3. The Approved and Authorized Broker
shall be disclosed upon request.
“Copayment” or “Copay” means that portion of the charge for each Covered Drug dispensed to an EGWP
Enrollee that is the responsibility of such EGWP Enrollee (e.g., copayment, coinsurance, cost sharing, and/or
deductibles under initial coverage limits and up to annual out-of-pocket thresholds) as provided under the
EGWP Benefit and shown on the Application.
“Coverage Gap” means the stage of the benefit between the initial coverage limit and the catastrophic coverage
threshold, as described in the Medicare Part D prescription drug program administered by the United States
federal government.
“Coverage Gap Discount” means the manufacturer discounts available to eligible Medicare beneficiaries
receiving applicable, covered Medicare Part D drugs, while in the Coverage Gap.
“Coverage Gap Discount Program” means the Medicare program that makes manufacturer discounts available
to eligible Medicare beneficiaries receiving applicable, covered Medicare Part D drugs, while in the Coverage
Gap.
“Covered Drug(s)” means those prescription drugs, supplies, Specialty Products and other items that are
covered under the EGWP Benefit, or treated as covered pursuant to a coverage determination or appeal.
“EGWP Benefit” means the prescription drug benefit to be administered by PDP Sponsor under this Agreement,
as defined in the Recitals above and as further described in the Application, as may be amended from time to
time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
“EGWP Enrollee” means each Part D Eligible Retiree who is enrolled in the EGWP Benefit in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement.
“EGWP Enrollee Submitted Claim” means (a) a claim submitted by an EGWP Enrollee for Covered Drugs
dispensed by a pharmacy other than a Participating Pharmacy, or (b) a claim for Covered Drugs filled at a
Participating Pharmacy for which the EGWP Enrollee paid the entire cost of the Covered Drug.
“Enrollment File” means the list(s) submitted by Client to PDP Sponsor, in accordance with Article II, indicating
the Part D Eligible Retirees that Client has submitted for enrollment in the EGWP Benefit, as verified by PDP
Sponsor through CMS eligibility files.
“HIPAA” means the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended, and the
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Late Enrollment Penalty” or “LEP” means the financial penalty incurred under the Medicare Drug Rules by
Medicare Part D beneficiaries who have had a continued gap in creditable coverage of sixty-three (63) days or
more after the end of the beneficiary’s initial election period, adjusted from time to time by CMS.
“Mail Service Pharmacy” means a duly licensed pharmacy wholly owned or operated by PDP Sponsor or one or
more of its Affiliates, other than PDP Sponsor Specialty Pharmacy, where prescriptions are filled and delivered
to EGWP Enrollees via mail or other delivery service.
“Manufacturer Administrative Fees” means those administrative fees of up to 3.5% of the AWP of certain
Covered Drugs paid by pharmaceutical manufacturers to, or otherwise retained by, PDP Sponsor or its Affiliate
pursuant to a contract between PDP Sponsor or its Affiliate and the manufacturer and directly in connection with
PDP Sponsor or its Affiliate administering, invoicing, allocating and collecting the Rebates for the EGWP Benefit
under the Medicare Rebate Program.
“Medicare Formulary” means the list of prescription drugs and supplies developed, implemented and maintained
in accordance with the Medicare Drug Rules for the EGWP Benefit.
“Medicare Rebate Program” means PDP Sponsor’s or its Affiliate’s manufacturer rebate program under which
PDP Sponsor or its Affiliate contracts with pharmaceutical manufacturers for Rebates payable on selected
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Covered Drugs that are reimbursed, in whole or in part, through Medicare Part D, as such program may change
from time to time.
“Members” has the meaning as set forth in that certain Pharmacy Benefit Management Agreement, if any, by
and between Express Scripts, Inc. (“ESI”) and Client, as amended from time to time (the “Commercial
Agreement”).
"Part D" or “Medicare Part D” means the Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program set forth in Part D of the
Act.
“Part D Eligible Retiree” means an individual who is (a) eligible for Part D in accordance with the Medicare Drug
Rules, (b) not enrolled in a Part D plan (other than the EGWP Benefit), and (c) eligible to participate in Client’s
Current Benefit.
“Participating Pharmacy” means any licensed retail pharmacy, including retail, long-term care, home infusion,
I/T/U pharmacies, with which PDP Sponsor or one or more of its Affiliates has executed an agreement to
provide Covered Drugs to EGWP Enrollees. These shall not include any mail order or specialty pharmacy
affiliated with any such Participating Pharmacy.
“PDP Sponsor Specialty Pharmacy” means CuraScript, Inc., Accredo Health Group, Inc., Express Scripts
Specialty Distribution Services, Inc., or another pharmacy or home health agency wholly-owned or operated by
PDP Sponsor or one or more of its affiliates that primarily dispenses Specialty Products or provides services
related thereto; provided, however, that when the Mail Service Pharmacy dispenses a Specialty Product, it shall
be considered an PDP Sponsor Specialty Pharmacy hereunder.
“Pharmacy” or “Pharmacies” refers from time to time to any or all Participating Pharmacies, Mail Service
Pharmacy, or PDP Sponsor Specialty Pharmacy as the context of the provision dictates.
“Prescription Drug Claim” means an EGWP Enrollee Submitted Claim or claim for payment of a Covered Drug
submitted to PDP Sponsor by a Pharmacy.
"Prescription Drug Plan" or “PDP" shall have the meaning set forth in the Medicare Drug Rules.
“PHI” means protected health information as defined under HIPAA.
“Rebates” means retrospective formulary rebates that are paid to PDP Sponsor or its Affiliate, pursuant to the
terms of a formulary rebate contract negotiated independently by PDP Sponsor or its Affiliate with a
pharmaceutical manufacturer and directly attributable to the utilization of certain Covered Drugs by EGWP
Enrollees under the EGWP Benefit. Rebates do not include Manufacturer Administrative Fees, product
discounts or fees related to the procurement of prescription drug inventories by or on behalf of PDP Sponsor or
its Affiliates owned and operated specialty or mail order pharmacies; as more fully described in Exhibit B; fees
received by PDP Sponsor from manufacturers for care management or other services provided in connection
with the dispensing of Specialty Products; or other fee-for-service arrangements whereby pharmaceutical
manufacturers generally report the fees paid to PDP Sponsor or its Affiliates for services rendered as “bona fide
service fees” pursuant to federal laws and regulations, including, but not limited to the Medicaid “Best Price” rule
(collectively, “Other Pharma Revenue”). Such laws and regulations, as well as PDP ’s contracts with
pharmaceutical manufacturers, generally prohibit PDP Sponsor from sharing any such “bona fide service fees”
earned by PDP Sponsor, whether wholely or in part, with any PDP Sponsor client. PDP Sponsor represents
and warrants that it will not enter into any agreement with a pharmaceutical manufacturer for Other Pharma
Revenue in exchange for a reduction of Rebates.
“Specialty Product List” means the standard list of Specialty Products and their reimbursement rates available to
EGWP Enrollees as part of the EGWP Benefit provided to Client with this Agreement and as updated from time
to time. PDP Sponsor or its Affiliate will provide additional and/or updated Specialty Product Lists any time upon
request from Client.
“Specialty Products” means those injectable and non-injectable drugs on the Specialty Product List. Specialty
Products typically have one or more of several key characteristics, including: frequent dosing adjustments and
intensive clinical monitoring to decrease the potential for drug toxicity and increase the probability for beneficial
treatment outcomes; intensive patient training and compliance assistance to facilitate therapeutic goals; limited
or exclusive product availability and distribution; specialized product handling and/or administration
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requirements and/or cost in excess of $600 for a 30 day supply. Specialty Products elected for coverage shall
be considered “Covered Drugs” as defined in the Agreement.
“True Out-of-Pocket Costs” or “TrOOP” means costs incurred by an EGWP Enrollee or by another person on
behalf of an EGWP Enrollee, such as a deductible or other cost-sharing amount, with respect to Covered Drugs,
as further defined in the Medicare Drug Rules.
“UM Company” means MCMC, LLC or other independent third party utilization management company
contracted by PDP Sponsor, subject to and as further described herein.
Article II – Plan Status Under Applicable Laws; Enrollment and Disenrollment in the EGWP Benefit:
2.1 Medicare Part D. Client and PDP Sponsor acknowledge and agree as follows:
(a)Under the Medicare Drug Rules, the EGWP Benefit will be deemed to be an EGWP
administered by PDP Sponsor and each EGWP Enrollee will be deemed to be a Part D enrollee of PDP
Sponsor who is covered by the EGWP Benefit.
(b)The design of and administration of the EGWP Benefit is subject to the applicable requirements
of the Medicare Drug Rules. Client shall cooperate with PDP Sponsor and, upon PDP Sponsor’s request, do,
execute, acknowledge, deliver, and provide such further acts, reports, information, and instruments as may be
reasonably required or appropriate to administer the EGWP Benefit in compliance with the Medicare Drug
Rules, applicable state insurance laws and other applicable laws.
2.2 HIPAA.
(a)Each of Client, the Client Group Health Plan and PDP Sponsor agrees to take reasonable and
necessary actions to safeguard the privacy and security of information that identifies a particular EGWP Enrollee
in accordance with state and federal privacy and security requirements, including HIPAA and the confidentiality
and security provisions stated in 42 C.F.R. §423.136. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
parties acknowledge that, for the purposes of HIPAA compliance, each of PDP Sponsor and the Client Group
Health Plan is a Covered Entity, and that, with respect to the EGWP Benefit, PDP Sponsor and the Client Group
Health Plan shall be deemed to be an Organized Health Care Arrangement. PDP Sponsor and the Client Group
Health Plan may transmit and receive PHI as necessary for the operation of the EGWP Benefit. In addition,
PDP Sponsor may transmit PHI to the Client Group Health Plan for payment purposes and any other purpose
permitted by HIPAA. Client hereby represents and warrants that: (i) the Client Group Health Plan’s documents
have been amended to meet the specification requirements set forth at 45 C.F.R. §164.504(f); (ii) Client will use
and disclose PHI solely in accordance with these provisions; and (iii) accordingly, PDP Sponsor, at the direction
of the Client Group Health Plan, may disclose PHI to Client consistent with the terms of this Section 2.2. The
parties shall take reasonable steps to ensure that all uses and disclosures of PHI by PDP Sponsor, the Client
Group Health Plan and Client only include information that is minimally necessary to accomplish the purpose(s)
of the use or disclosure. Capitalized terms used in this Section 2.2 and not otherwise defined in this Agreement
shall have the meaning set forth in HIPAA. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties acknowledge that in
providing services to EGWP Enrollees, PDP Sponsor Specialty Pharmacy and the Mail Service Pharmacy are
acting as separate health care provider covered entities under HIPAA and not as business associates to the
Plan covered by the Business Associate Agreement. In providing services, PDP Sponsor Specialty Pharmacy
and the Mail Services Pharmacy shall abide by all HIPAA requirements applicable to covered entities and shall
safeguard, use and disclose EGWP Enrollees PHI accordingly.
(b)As PDP Sponsor’s subcontractor contracted to perform certain delegated functions under this
Agreement, Client acknowledges that the Approved and Authorized Broker is acting as a “business associate” of
PDP Sponsor, as that term is defined under HIPAA. Accordingly, in order to facilitate the Approved and
Authorized Broker performing such delegated functions, Client hereby authorizes PDP Sponsor to disclose
EGWP Enrollee PHI to the Approved and Authorized Broker solely to perform its delegated functions under this
Agreement and in a manner consistent with that certain Business Associate Agreement by and between PDP
Sponsor and the Approved and Authorized Broker.
2.3 Group Enrollment. Subject to each individual’s right to opt out, as described below, Client shall enroll
Part D Eligible Retirees in the EGWP Benefit through a group enrollment process, as further described in and
permitted under the Medicare Drug Rules. Client agrees that it will comply with all applicable requirements for
group enrollment in EGWPs as set forth in the Medicare Drug Rules and related CMS guidance, and as
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described and required by PDP Sponsor’s policies and procedures. Client’s performance under this Section 2.3
shall be a condition precedent to PDP Sponsor’s performance under this Agreement.
2.4 Enrollment File. No later than thirty (30) days prior to the Effective Date (unless otherwise agreed to by
the parties) and the first day of each EGWP Benefit enrollment period thereafter, so long as this Agreement is in
effect, Client, or its authorized representative, shall provide an Enrollment File to PDP Sponsor via on-line or
other communication medium reasonably requested by PDP Sponsor that lists those Part D Eligible Retirees
that Client intends to make application for enrollment in the EGWP Benefit (i.e., those Part D Eligible Retirees
who have not opted out of the group enrollment process) for that contract year. Client shall communicate all
new enrollments (i.e., individuals who become eligible to participate in the EGWP Benefit outside of an annual
election period), requested retroactive enrollments of Part D Eligible Retirees, and disenrollments from the
EGWP Benefit via the communication medium reasonably requested by PDP Sponsor. PDP Sponsor agrees to
process retroactive enrollment requests pursuant to the requirements of the Medicare Drug Rules. Client
acknowledges and agrees that the requested effective date for any such retroactive enrollment m ay not be prior
to the date that the enrollment request was completed by the individual, and that the effective date of enrollment
may be adjusted by no greater than ninety (90) days. Client represents and warrants that the Enrollment File
provided to PDP Sponsor pursuant to this Section 2.4, and all retroactive additions thereto, shall only include
those individuals eligible for enrollment in the EGWP Benefit. Client’s performance under this Section 2.4 shall
be a condition precedent to PDP Sponsor’s performance under this Agreement.
2.5 Implementation.
(a)PDP Sponsor’s Responsibilities. PDP Sponsor shall implement the Enrollment File following
confirmation of the eligibility of the Part D Eligible Retirees listed on the Enrollment File with CMS eligibility files.
A Part D Eligible Retiree will not be enrolled in the EGWP Benefit unless such individual is listed on both the
Enrollment File submitted by Client and the CMS eligibility files. PDP Sponsor will seek from CMS verification of
eligibility for all Part D Eligible Retirees whose names are listed in the Enrollment File. If an individual is listed
on the Enrollment File provided by Client, but is not eligible for participation according to CMS eligibility files,
then PDP Sponsor shall notify Client in a timely manner regarding such individual’s ineligibility. PDP Sponsor
will work with Client to determine if such individual has been rejected due to an administrative or clerical error
(e.g., data field standards errors, rejections related to information input by PDP Sponsor related to the EGWP
Benefit into the CMS system, etc.), or an error requiring individual retiree contact, and if so in either case, PDP
Sponsor will take appropriate action and attempt to correct such error and resubmit the individual through the
CMS system. Client acknowledges and agrees that PDP Sponsor may update in the Enrollment File any and all
information concerning Part D Eligible Retirees upon receipt of corrected information from CMS, and PDP
Sponsor may use such corrected information to obtain a Part D Eligible Retiree’s enrollment in the EGWP
Benefit. For all Part D Eligible Retirees that have been included by Client in the Enrollment File, but who are
ultimately determined to be ineligible for participation in the EGWP Benefit, PDP Sponsor or its Affiliate shall
notify the individual of his or her ineligibility in the EGWP Benefit and take all other action as required by
applicable law. PDP Sponsor shall communicate to Client any changes to a Part D Eligible Retiree’s information
in the Enrollment File based upon updates or corrections received from CMS.
(b)Incomplete Enrollment File Information. Client acknowledges that its submission to PDP
Sponsor of an inaccurate or incomplete Enrollment File (e.g., missing date of birth, last name, first name, etc.) or
otherwise of incomplete information with respect to any individual Part D Eligible Retiree, may result in a
rejection of the Part D Eligible Retiree’s enrollment in the EGWP Benefit. PDP Sponsor will provide Client with
regular reports providing the details of all such incomplete information needed to enroll Part D Eligible Retirees.
Upon Client’s request, PDP Sponsor will perform research and may initiate contact and communication with all
such Part D Eligible Retirees to obtain all missing information needed to complete enrollment of the Part D
Eligible Retirees in the EGWP Benefit. Client acknowledges and agrees that PDP Sponsor may contact Client’s
Part D Eligible Retirees to obtain the information required hereunder, and that PDP Sponsor will update the
Enrollment File on Client’s behalf to reflect additional information needed to complete enrollment of the Part D
Eligible Retirees in the EGWP Benefit. PDP Sponsor shall provide to Client all such updated information
through the regular reports provided hereunder. After obtaining all information needed to complete enrollment
of the Part D Eligible Retirees in the EGWP Benefit, PDP Sponsor shall complete such enrollment including
verification with CMS; provided, however, that if PDP Sponsor, using reasonable efforts, is not able to obtain all
missing information from a Part D Eligible Retiree within twenty-one (21) days after receiving Client’s initial
request for enrollment of the Part D Eligible Retiree in the EGWP Benefit, then Client’s request shall be deemed
cancelled and PDP Sponsor or its Affiliate shall notify the individual of his or her non-enrollment in the EGWP
Benefit and shall take all other action as required by applicable law.
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(c)Effective Date of Application for Enrollment into EGWP Benefit. Notwithstanding any provision
of this Agreement to the contrary, the effective date of the application for any Part D Eligible Retiree who PDP
Sponsor seeks to enroll in the EGWP Benefit hereunder shall be the date on which the application for
enrollment is entered by PDP Sponsor into its enrollment system, subject however to any adjustments that PDP
Sponsor may make for retroactive enrollments as necessary to enroll the Part D Eligible Retiree in the EGWP
Benefit.
2.6 Individual Disenrollment. If Client or PDP Sponsor determines that an EGWP Enrollee will no longer be
eligible to participate as an EGWP Enrollee in the EGWP Benefit (an “Ineligible Enrollee”), in accordance with
the EGWP Benefit’s eligibility requirements and/or the Medicare Drug Rules, then the following procedures shall
be implemented as applicable:
(a)Upon Client’s determination, Client shall notify PDP Sponsor at least sixty (60) days prior to the
effective date of such Ineligible Enrollee’s ineligibility, in a manner and format agreed upon by the parties;
(b)PDP Sponsor shall send a letter / notification to the Ineligible Enrollee alerting the Ineligible
Enrollee that he or she is no longer eligible to participate in the EGWP Benefit and advising the Ineligible
Enrollee of other insurance options offered by the Client that may be available to the Ineligible Enrollee;
(c)If Client offers other Medicare Part D options that the Ineligible Enrollee may be eligible to
participate in, Client shall permit the Ineligible Enrollee to go through the appropriate process to make an
enrollment choice concerning such Medicare Part D options with Client;
(d)Client shall provide all information to PDP Sponsor that is required for PDP Sponsor to submit a
complete disenrollment request transaction to CMS, as set forth in the Medicare Drug Rules; and
(e)PDP Sponsor shall submit the disenrollment request transaction to CMS in accordance with the
Medicare Drug Rules.
2.7 Group Disenrollment. If, upon the expiration of the then current term of this Agreement, Client plans to
disenroll its EGWP Enrollees from the EGWP Benefit using a group disenrollment process, then Client shall
implement the following procedures:
(a)Notification to EGWP Enrollees. Client shall provide at least thirty (30) days (or such other
minimum days’ notice as required by the Medicare Drug Rules) prior written notice to each EGWP Enrollee that
Client plans to disenroll him or her from the EGWP Benefit and shall include with such written notification an
explanation as to how the EGWP Enrollee may contact CMS for information on other Medicare Part D options
that might be available to the EGWP Enrollee; and
(b)Information to PDP Sponsor. Client shall provide all the information to PDP Sponsor that is
required for PDP Sponsor to submit a complete disenrollment request transaction to CMS, as set forth in the
Medicare Drug Rules.
2.8 Voluntary Disenrollment. If an EGWP Enrollee makes a voluntary request to be disenrolled from the
EGWP Benefit (the “Voluntary Disenrollee”) to Client, then Client shall notify PDP Sponsor at least sixty (60)
days (or, if sixty (60) days is not possible, as soon as Client determines that an individual has made a voluntary
request to disenroll from the EGWP Benefit) prior to the effective date of such Voluntary Disenrollee’s
disenrollment, in a manner and format agreed upon by the parties. If Client does not timely notify PDP Sponsor
of such Voluntary Disenrollee’s disenrollment in the EGWP Benefit, then PDP Sponsor shall submit a retroactive
disenrollment request to CMS. Client acknowledges that CMS may only grant up to a ninety (90) day retroactive
disenrollment in such instances. If the Voluntary Disenrollee makes his or her request directly to PDP Sponsor,
then PDP Sponsor shall submit the disenrollment request to CMS, as set forth in the Medicare Drug Rules.
2.9 Responsibility for Claims After Loss of Eligibility or Disenrollment. Client represents and warrants that
all information that Client, or its authorized representative, provides to PDP Sponsor in the Enrollment File will
be complete and correct. Except for Prescription Drug Claims that are paid due to PDP Sponsor’s negligence,
Client shall be responsible for reimbursing PDP Sponsor pursuant to Section 5.1 for all Prescription Drug Claims
processed by PDP Sponsor (a) with respect to an Ineligible Enrollee during any period in which the Enrollment
File indicated that such Ineligible Enrollee was eligible and (b) with respect to a Voluntary Disenrollee, in the
event Client did not provide timely notice to PDP Sponsor of such disenrollment as set forth in this Article II.
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2.10 General Support Services. In addition to any other Client obligation under this Article II or elsewhere in
this Agreement, Client shall be responsible for providing general support services to EGWP Enrollees
throughout the enrollment process, including, but not limited to, EGWP Enrollee education concerning the
EGWP Benefit, communicating information concerning premiums, providing information concerning alternative
benefit options offered by Client, and answering on-going inquiries related to the payment of the applicable
EGWP Enrollee premium.
2.11 Effect On / Effect Of Commercial Agreement. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, the
parties acknowledge that PDP Sponsor shall have no obligations under the Commercial Agreement with respect
to the Client Group Health Plan, and that Client shall be solely responsible for determining the eligibility of
Members covered by the prescription drug benefit administered pursuant to the Commercial Agreement (the
“Commercial Benefit”). Upon a Member’s enrollment as an EGWP Enrollee in the EGWP Benefit, such EGWP
Enrollee’s eligibility as a Member in the Commercial Benefit shall immediately terminate. An EGWP Enrollee
may not have dual coverage under the EGWP Benefit and the Commercial Benefit; and therefore, after any
EGWP Enrollee’s enrollment in the EGWP Benefit, all Prescription Drug Claims and Member Submitted Claims
submitted to ESI under the Commercial Agreement shall be treated as Prescription Drug Claims under this
Agreement and shall be processed by PDP Sponsor in accordance with the EGWP Benefit. Any Prescription
Drug Claim or Member Submitted Claim processed under the Commercial Agreement and the Commercial
Benefit after the date of an EGWP Enrollee’s enrollment in the EGWP Benefit shall be reversed and shall be re-
processed under the EGWP Benefit. Client acknowledges that termination of a Member’s coverage under the
Commercial Benefit prior to such Member’s enrollment as an EGWP Enrollee in the EGWP Benefit may result in
a loss of prescription drug benefit coverage for such Member; provided, however, notwithstanding the foregoing,
the parties acknowledge and agree that a Member’s prescription drug benefit coverage under the Commercial
Benefit shall be solely determined by Client and not by PDP Sponsor or any of its Affiliates, including without
limitation ESI.
Article III – Prescription Drug Services:
3.1 Exclusivity. Client acknowledges and agrees that, in the event Client offers its Part D Eligible Retirees
more than one Part D benefit option, the eligibility determinations, enrollment and disenrollment and other
administration of such Part D options will require extensive coordination with the administration of the EGWP
Benefit. For these reasons, Client agrees that Client shall use PDP Sponsor as Client’s exclusive provider of all
Medicare Part D services for its Part D Eligible Retirees during the term of this Agreement unless otherwise
requested by Client and agreed to by PDP Sponsor in writing. The terms and conditions of Client’s and PDP
Sponsor’s arrangements for Part D options other than the EGWP Benefit shall be set forth in separate
agreements.
3.2 Prescription Drug Services. In exchange for Client’s payment to PDP Sponsor of the amounts set forth
in Section 5.2, PDP Sponsor will offer the EGWP Benefit to EGWP Enrollees in accordance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement. In its capacity as a PDP Sponsor with respect to the EGWP Benefit, PDP
Sponsor will be responsible for pharmacy network contracting; Mail Service Pharmacy and Specialty Products
services; Prescription Drug Claim processing; Formulary and Rebate administration; Medication Therapy
Management; and related services (collectively, “Prescription Drug Services”), as further described in this
Agreement. All Prescription Drug Services shall be provided by PDP Sponsor in accordance with the Medicare
Drug Rules and the terms of the EGWP Benefit. Client acknowledges and agrees that PDP Sponsor may
provide Prescription Drug Services under this Agreement through one or more of its Affiliates. PDP Sponsor
represents and warrants that it will have written agreements with each Affiliate that will perform services on
behalf of PDP Sponsor in connection with the EGWP Benefit that meet the requirements the Medicare Drug
Rules for subcontractors of PDP Sponsors.
3.3 Compliance with Medicare Drug Rules and State Insurance Laws. Under the Medicare Drug Rules,
PDP Sponsor is required to maintain licensure under applicable state insurance laws or to obtain appropriate
waivers from CMS of such requirements. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, PDP
Sponsor shall not be obligated to take any action or omit to take any action with respect to the EGWP Benefit
that is not in compliance with the Medicare Drug Rules, applicable state insurance laws or other applicable laws.
3.4 The EGWP Benefit. The EGWP Benefit will satisfy all actuarial equivalence standards set forth in the
Medicare Drug Rules. Client hereby agrees to cooperate with PDP Sponsor to perform the necessary actuarial
equivalence calculations to determine whether the EGWP Benefit meets the foregoing actuarial equivalence
standards prior to the Effective Date. If PDP Sponsor determines that the EGWP Benefit does not meet the
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actuarial equivalence standards, then Client shall cooperate with PDP Sponsor to make necessary adjustments
to the EGWP Benefit design to meet the actuarial equivalence standards.
3.5 Changes to the EGWP Benefit. Client shall have the right to request changes to the terms of the EGWP
Benefit from time to time by providing written notice to PDP Sponsor. PDP Sponsor shall implement any such
requested changes in its sole discretion. Any such changes shall be subject to the following requirements: (a)
all changes to the EGWP Benefit must be consistent with the Medicare Drug Rules; (b) the EGWP Benefit, after
implementation of such changes, must continue to meet the actuarial equivalence standards referenced in
Section 3.4 above; (c) EGWP Benefit changes may be implemented only at times and in the manner permitted
by the Medicare Drug Rules; and (d) any requested change that would increase PDP Sponsor’s costs of
administering the EGWP Benefit without an equivalent increase in the PMPM Premiums (as defined in Section
5.2 below) paid to PDP Sponsor from Client shall not be implemented unless and until Client and PDP Sponsor
agree in writing upon a corresponding adjustment to the PMPM Premiums.
3.6 EGWP Enrollee Communications. All standard EGWP Enrollee communications concerning the EGWP
Benefit (i.e., summary plan description, evidence of coverage, etc.) shall be mutually developed by PDP
Sponsor and the Client pursuant to the Medicare Drug Rules, including the CMS Marketing Guidelines
contained therein. PDP Sponsor shall be responsible, with assistance from Client, in completing the EGWP
Enrollee communications and distributing them to EGWP Enrollees as appropriate. Pursuant to the Medicare
Drug Rules, Client acknowledges and agrees that PDP Sponsor must provide all such EGWP Enrollee
communications, whether created and/or distributed by PDP Sponsor or Client, to CMS for review. If CMS
notifies PDP Sponsor that any such EGWP Enrollee communication is deficient, Client agrees to assist PDP
Sponsor to make necessary revisions to such EGWP Enrollee communication to correct such deficiency.
3.7 Network Access and Service Area Requirements. At least thirty (30) days prior to the Effective Date,
Client shall provide PDP Sponsor information concerning where: (A) all Part D Eligible Retirees reside; and (B)
all of Client’s employees reside, as necessary for PDP Sponsor to determine whether PDP Sponsor’s network of
Participating Pharmacies is sufficient to meet the needs of such individuals. Client represents and warrants that
all such information shall be accurate and complete. Client’s performance under this Section 3.7 shall be a
condition precedent to PDP Sponsor’s performance under this Agreement. If PDP Sponsor determines that its
network of Participating Pharmacies is not sufficient to meet the needs of individuals eligible to participate in the
EGWP Benefit, then PDP Sponsor shall use its best efforts to address such deficiencies. If PDP Sponsor is not
able to satisfactorily address such deficiencies prior to the Effective Date, then PDP Sponsor shall provide
written notice to Client prior to the Effective Date and this Agreement shall automatically terminate.
3.8 Pharmacy Network. Subject to the terms of Section 3.7 above, PDP Sponsor shall develop and
maintain a Participating Pharmacy network that, at a minimum, is sufficient to meet the needs of the EGWP
Enrollees, as provided in the CMS waiver guidance concerning network access under Medicare Drug Rules.
(a)Pharmacy Credentialing. PDP Sponsor agrees to comply with all applicable Medicare Drug
Rules regarding credentialing requirements. PDP Sponsor shall require Participating Pharmacies, PDP
Sponsor Mail Service Pharmacy and PDP Sponsor Specialty Pharmacy to meet PDP Sponsor’s and the
Medicare Drug Rules’ credentialing requirements, including but not limited to licensure, insurance and provider
agreement requirements.
(b)Independent Contractors. Neither PDP Sponsor nor its Affiliate directs or exercises any control
over the professional judgment exercised by any pharmacist in dispensing prescriptions or otherwise providing
pharmaceutical related services at a Participating Pharmacy. Participating Pharmacies are independent
contractors of PDP Sponsor or its Affiliate, and neither PDP Sponsor nor its Affiliate shall have any liability to
Client, any EGWP Enrollee or any other person or entity for any act or omission of any Participating Pharmacy
or its agents or employees.
(c)Pharmacy Help Desk. PDP Sponsor will provide 24-hour a day, 7-days a week toll-free
telephone support and Internet web site to assist Participating Pharmacies with EGWP Enrollee eligibility
verification and questions regarding reimbursement, and Covered Drug benefits under the EGWP Benefit.
3.9 Audits of Participating Pharmacies; Fraud and Abuse. PDP Sponsor shall periodically audit
Participating Pharmacies to determine compliance with their agreements with PDP Sponsor or its Affiliate and in
order to meet the anti-fraud provisions of the Medicare Drug Rules applicable to PDPs. PDP Sponsor also
shall perform fraud and abuse reviews of EGWP Enrollees and physicians as required under the Medicare Drug
Rules for PDPs.
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3.10 Claims Processing. Subject to Sections 3.10(a)-(h), PDP Sponsor will be responsible for all claims
processing services for Covered Drugs dispensed to EGWP Enrollees by a Pharmacy consistent with the
applicable standard transaction rules required under HIPAA and the Medicare Drug Rules. PDP Sponsor also
shall process EGWP Enrollee Submitted Claims.
(a)COB.
(i)PDP Sponsor will coordinate benefits with state pharmaceutical assistance programs
and entities providing other prescription drug coverage consistent with the Medicare Drug Rules. If
Client, in accordance with the Medicare Drug Rules, elects to provide non-Medicare EGWP
supplemental coverage for EGWP Enrollees through other health insurance separately issued by a
carrier with which PDP Sponsor or its Affiliate has contracted (the “EGWP Supplemental Policy”), then
PDP Sponsor will perform the following additional coordination of benefits: Coordination of benefits for
Medicare Part D applicable drugs throughout the EGWP Benefit and the EGWP Supplemental Policy;
single transaction for Members at POS utilizing Medicare Part D eligibility and a single ID card; utilize
EGWP Enrollee eligibility established under Medicare Part D plan; comprehensive EGWP Enrollee
communications package for the EGWP Supplemental Policy; all CMS required reporting; claims
reporting detailing primary and secondary payments; and financial reporting detailing application of
Coverage Gap Discount Program.
(ii)The premium collected by PDP Sponsor or its Affiliate for the EGWP Supplemental
Policy, which is an amount set forth as a separate line item on Client’s invoice, is included in the PMPM
Premiums paid to PDP Sponsor pursuant to this Agreement. PMPM Premiums collected by PDP
Sponsor pursuant to this Agreement will first be applied to all non-EGWP Supplemental Policy PMPM
Premiums owed to PDP Sponsor before applying any remaining amounts to the EGWP Supplemental
Policy premium amounts owned. As a result, default in payment of PMPM Premiums by Client, in whole
or in part, may result in a default under the EGWP Supplemental Policy for failure to pay premium
amounts thereunder. In addition to the principal ESI revenue sources disclosed in Exhibit B (Financial
Disclosure), in connection with the EGWP Supplemental Policy issued to Client in connection with this
Agreement, PDP Sponsor or its Affiliate is paid an original commission in an amount equal to one
percent (1%) of the gross premium collected by PDP Sponsor or its Affiliate for the EGWP
Supplemental Policy.
(iii)If PDP Sponsor and/or the carrier with which PDP Sponsor or its Affiliate has contracted
to provide the EGWP Supplemental Policy at any time does not receive authority to issue such EGWP
Supplemental Policy, or has such authority revoked, then this Agreement is subject to immediate
termination by PDP Sponsor upon written notice to Client.
(b)Utilization Management. Consistent with the terms of the EGWP Benefit, PDP Sponsor will
establish a reasonable and appropriate drug management program that includes incentives to reduce costs
when medically appropriate; maintains policies and systems to assist in preventing over-utilization and under-
utilization of prescribed medications, according to guidelines specified by CMS and in accordance with the
Medicare Drug Rules.
(c)Quality Assurance. Consistent with the terms of the EGWP Benefit, PDP Sponsor will establish
quality assurance measures and systems to reduce medication errors and adverse drug interactions and
improve medication use in accordance with the Medicare Drug Rules.
(d)TrOOP. Consistent with the terms of the EGWP Benefit, PDP Sponsor will establish and
maintain a system to record EGWP Enrollees’ TrOOP balances, and shall communicate TrOOP balances to
EGWP Enrollees upon request.
(e)Coverage Determinations and Appeals. The parties acknowledge and agree that PDP Sponsor
is required under the Medicare Drug Rules to maintain oversight of coverage determinations under the
EGWP Benefit, including prior authorizations and EGWP Enrollee Submitted Claims determinations,
and to maintain an appeals process for EGWP Enrollees. Client acknowledges and agrees that ESI
may perform such services through the UM Company. PDP Sponsor or the UM Company, as
applicable, will be responsible for conducting the appeal in a manner consistent with the requirements of
the Medicare Drug Rules and shall ensure that the contract with the UM Company complies with the
applicable delegation requirements of the Medicare Drug Rules, including without limitation 42 C.F.R.
§423.505. ESI represents to Client that UM Company has contractually agreed that: (A) UM Company
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will conduct appeals in accordance with the Medicare Drug Rules and the EGWP Benefit, (B) Client is a
third party beneficiary of UM Company’s agreement with PDP Sponsor or its Affiliate (a copy of which is
available upon request) and the remedies set forth therein, and (C) UM Company will indemnify Client
for third party claims caused by the UM Company’s negligence or willful misconduct in providing the
appeal services.
(f)EOBs. PDP Sponsor will furnish EGWP Enrollees, in a manner specified by CMS, a written
explanation of benefits (“EOB”) when prescription drug benefits are provided under qualified prescription drug
coverage consistent with the requirements of the Medicare Drug Rules. Client acknowledges and agrees that
PDP Sponsor may delegate this function to the Approved and Authorized Broker.
(g)EGWP Enrollee Services. PDP Sponsor will provide 24-hours a day, 7-days a week toll-free
telephone, IVR and Internet support to assist Client and EGWP Enrollees with EGWP Enrollee eligibility,
benefits and TrOOP verification, location of Participating Pharmacies and other related EGWP Enrollee
concerns.
3.11 Formulary and Medication Management.
(a)P&T Committee and Medicare Formulary. PDP Sponsor or its Affiliate will maintain a pharmacy
and therapeutics committee (“P&T Committee”) in accordance with the Medicare Drug Rules, which will develop
a Medicare Formulary for the EGWP Benefit consistent with the requirements of the Medicare Drug Rules. In
accordance with the Medicare Drug Rules, all Covered Drugs on the Medicare Formulary shall be Part D drugs
(within the meaning of the Medicare Drug Rules) or otherwise permitted to be covered by a PDP under the
Medicare Drug Rules. Client acknowledges and agrees that the Medicare Formulary may not be modified by
removing Covered Drugs, adding additional utilization management restrictions, or making the cost-sharing
status of a drug less beneficial or otherwise modified in a manner not consistent with the Medicare Drug Rules.
(b)Medication Therapy Management. Consistent with the terms of the EGWP Benefit, PDP
Sponsor or its Affiliate may implement a Medication Therapy Management program that is designed to ensure
that Covered Drugs prescribed to targeted EGWP Enrollees are appropriately used to optimize therapeutic
outcomes through improved medication use and reduce the risk of adverse events, including adverse drug
interactions in accordance with the Medicare Drug Rules.
3.12 Medicare Rebate Program .
(a)PDP Sponsor or its Affiliate will negotiate with pharmaceutical manufacturers regarding the
terms of the Medicare Rebate Program and will enter into agreements with such manufacturers for Rebates for
certain Covered Drugs and Manufacturer Administrative Fees. PDP Sponsor and its Affiliate retain all right, title
and interest to any and all actual Rebates and Manufacturer Administrative Fees received from manufacturers.
Client acknowledges and agrees that it shall not have a right to any Rebate and Manufacturer Administrative
Fee payments received by PDP Sponsor or its Affiliates.
(b)Client shall not negotiate or arrange with, or enter into an agreement with, a pharmaceutical
manufacturer for rebates or similar discounts for any Covered Drugs dispensed to EGWP Enrollees. A breach
of the prior sentence shall be deemed to be a material breach of this Agreement.
3.13 Mail Service Pharmacy. EGWP Enrollees may have prescriptions filled through the Mail Service
Pharmacy. Subject to applicable law, PDP Sponsor may communicate with EGWP Enrollees regarding benefit
design, cost savings, availability and use of the Mail Service Pharmacy, as well as provide supporting services.
PDP Sponsor may suspend Mail Service Pharmacy services to an EGWP Enrollee who is in default of any
Copayment amount due PDP Sponsor. Client will be responsible for any unpaid EGWP Enrollee Copayment
amounts if payment has not been received from the EGWP Enrollee within one hundred twenty (120) days
following dispensing. Client will be billed following the one hundred twenty (120) day collection period, with
payment due in accordance with the payment terms set forth in Article V of this Agreement.
3.14 Specialty Products
(a)Specialty Products and ASES. EGWP Enrollees may have prescriptions filled through PDP
Sponsor Specialty Pharmacy and Participating Pharmacies. Subject to applicable law, PDP Sponsor and its
affiliates may communicate with EGWP Enrollees and physicians to advise EGWP Enrollees filling Specialty
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Products at Participating Pharmacies of the availability of filling prescriptions through PDP Sponsor Specialty
Pharmacy.
(i)For Specialty Products filled through PDP Sponsor Specialty Pharmacy only, EGWP
Enrollees may receive the following services from PDP Sponsor Specialty Pharmacy, depending on the
particular therapy class or disease state: ASES; patient intake services; pharmacy dispensing services
and/or social services (patient advocacy, hardship reimbursement support, and indigent and patient
assistance programs).
(ii)Subject to Client’s prior authorization requirements, if applicable, PDP Sponsor or its
affiliates will provide or coordinate ASES for EGWP Enrollees through PDP Sponsor Specialty
Pharmacy or through other specialty pharmacies or other independent third party providers of ASES
when ASES is required. If PDP Sponsor or affiliates engages a third party provider of ASES, PDP
Sponsor or affiliates shall contractually obligate such third party provider of ASES to comply with all
applicable laws, including, without limitation, all applicable laws relating to professional licensure.
Neither PDP Sponsor nor its affiliates direct or exercise any control over any third party provider of
ASES in administering Specialty Products or otherwise providing ASES.
(b)PDP Sponsor shall notify Client no more frequently than monthly of new Specialty Products that
are introduced to the market and added to the Specialty Product List on or after the Effective Date of this
Agreement (“Notice”).
3.15 Late Enrollment Penalty. Client agrees to comply with the applicable CMS requirements of the LEP and
shall comply with PDP Sponsor’s LEP policy, inducing participating with PDP Sponsor in the following process:
(a)Upon implementation, client has an option to provide an attestation to PDP Sponsor to attest to
creditable coverage for all or a portion of its EGWP Enrollees
(b)Client will provide PDP Sponsor with the attestation in the form attached as Exhibit C of the
Application, and a file listing of all the EGWP Enrollees, their HICN, and effective date included in the
attestation.
(c)PDP Sponsor will collect responses to the attestations from Client or EGWP Enrollees and
submits EGWP Enrollees information to CMS for processing and determination of applicable LEP.
(d)CMS calculates the LEP amount and transmits the LEP amount to PDP Sponsor on the daily
TRR file, which is communicated to Client and the Approved and Authorized Broker. PDP Sponsor shall invoice
the Approved and Authorized Broker for payment of the LEP, which shall be due and owing by the Client to the
Approved and Authorized Broker and PDP Sponsor. Per the Medicare Drug Rules, Client may elect to either
pay for the LEP on behalf of the EGWP Enrollee, or seek reimbursement of the LEP amount from the EGWP
Enrollee. This election must be made prior to the beginning of the plan year and must be applied consistently
by Client for all EGWP Enrollees throughout the plan year.
Article IV – Program Operations:
4.1 Program Reporting. PDP Sponsor or its Affiliate shall make available to Client PDP Sponsor’s or its
Affiliate’s standard management information reporting applications. At the request of Client, PDP Sponsor or its
Affiliate may develop special reporting packages at PDP Sponsor’s or its Affiliate’s standard hourly rate for such
services.
4.2 Regulatory Reporting. PDP Sponsor shall comply with the reporting requirements set forth in 42 C.F.R.
§423.514, including reporting significant business transactions with parties in interest to CMS, notifying CMS of
any loans or other financial arrangements that it makes with contractors, subcontractors, and related entities,
and making such information available to EGWP Enrollees upon reasonable request.
4.3 Claims Data Retention. PDP Sponsor and Client will maintain, for a period of the then current plan year
plus an additional ten (10) years, the applicable books, contracts, medical records, patient care documentation,
and other records relating to covered services under this Agreement. PDP Sponsor may use and disclose both
during and after the term of this Agreement the anonymized claims data (de-identified in accordance with
HIPAA) including drug and related medical data collected by PDP Sponsor or provided to PDP Sponsor by
Client for research; provider profiling; benchmarking, drug trend, and cost and other internal analyses and
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comparisons; clinical, safety and/or trend programs; ASES; or other PDP Sponsor business purposes, in all
cases subject to applicable law.
4.4 Government Audits. PDP Sponsor and Client agree to allow the United States Department of Health
and Human Services (“DHHS”) and the Comptroller General, or their designees, the right to audit, evaluate,
inspect books, contracts, medical records, patient care documentation and other records relating to covered
services under this Agreement, as are reasonably necessary to verify the nature and extent of the costs of the
services provided to EGWP Enrollees under this Agreement, for a period of the then current plan year, plus an
additional ten (10) years following termination or expiration of the Agreement for any reason, or until completion
of any audit, whichever is later.
4.5 Liability Insurance. Each party shall maintain such policies of general liability, professional liability and
other insurance of the types and in amounts customarily carried by their respective businesses. Proof of such
insurance shall be available upon request. PDP Sponsor agrees, at its sole expense, to maintain during the
term of this Agreement or any renewal hereof, commercial general liability insurance, pharmacists professional
liability insurance for the PDP Sponsor Mail Service and PDP Sponsor Specialty Pharmacies, and managed
care liability with limits, excess of a self-insured retention, in amounts of not less than $5,000,000 per
occurrence, and in the aggregate. PDP Sponsor or its Affiliate does not maintain liability insurance on behalf of
any Participating Pharmacy, but does contractually require such pharmacies to maintain a minimum amount of
commercial liability insurance or, when deemed acceptable by PDP Sponsor or its Affiliate, to have in place a
self-insurance program.
Article V – Monthly Premiums; Fees; Billing and Payment:
5.1 Monthly Premiums.
(a)Determination of Monthly Premium Amounts. Prior to the Effective Date and each EGWP Benefit
enrollment period thereafter, PDP Sponsor shall determine the amount of the monthly premium to be charged
for each EGWP Enrollee for participation in the EGWP Benefit, which shall be determined based on the CMS
Medicare Drug Rules and guidance for standard prescription drug coverage along with enhancements under the
EGWP Benefit as compared to the standard prescription drug coverage as permitted.
(b)Collection of Monthly Premium Amounts. In accordance with the Medicare Drug Rules, PDP
Sponsor hereby delegates the premium collection function to Client and/or the Approved and Authorized Broker
and hereby directs Client, and/or the Approved and Authorized Broker, on behalf of PDP Sponsor, to collect all
monthly premium payments due from EGWP Enrollees for participation in the EGWP Benefit. In connection
with PDP Sponsor’s delegation of the premium collection function to Client under this Section 5.1(b), Client
hereby agrees as follows:
(i)That in no event, including, but not limited to, PDP Sponsor’s insolvency, or PDP
Sponsor’s breach of this Agreement, will Client bill, charge, collect a deposit from, seek compensation,
remuneration or reimbursement from, or have any recourse against an EGWP Enrollee or persons
acting on his or her behalf for payments that are the financial responsibility of PDP Sponsor under this
Agreement. The foregoing is not intended to prohibit Client and/or the Approved and Authorized Broker
from collecting premium amounts due by EGWP Enrollees for participation in the EGWP Benefit;
(ii)That DHHS, the Comptroller General, or their designees shall have the right to inspect,
evaluate, and audit pertinent contracts, books, documents, papers and records of the Client and the
Approved and Authorized Broker involving Client’s and/or the Approved and Authorized Broker’s
collection of premium amounts from EGWP Enrollees, and that DHHS’, the Comptroller General’s, or
their designees’ right to inspect, evaluate, and audit any such pertinent information will exist through ten
(10) years from the date of termination or expiration of this Agreement, or from the date of completion of
any audit, whichever is later;
(iii)That if PDP Sponsor or CMS determines that Client or the Approved and Authorized
Broker is not performing the premium collection function in compliance with all applicable Medicare Drug
Rules and Client or the Approved and Authorized Broker is unable to cure such noncompliance within
thirty (30) days following notice from PDP Sponsor or CMS, then PDP Sponsor may, at its sole
discretion, either: (i) upon prior written notice to Client, revoke all or a portion of such delegated function
as PDP Sponsor deems necessary to effectuate PDP Sponsor’s ultimate responsibility to CMS for the
performance of such delegated function under PDP Sponsor’s contract with CMS; or (ii) negotiate an
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alternative remedy in lieu of revocation of delegation, so long as such remedy conforms to the
requirements of the Medicare Drug Rules. Nothing in this Section 5.1(b)(iii), including, but not limited to,
the thirty (30) day cure period, shall be construed in any way to limit PDP Sponsor’s right to suspend
performance under Section 8.2 for non-payment; and
(iv)That Client shall not further delegate or subcontract the performance of the premium
collection function to a third party other than to the Approved and Authorized Broker without PDP
Sponsor’s prior written consent. If Client does further delegate or subcontract the performance of the
premium collection function to a third party other than the Approved and Authorized Broker, then Client
agrees that it shall: (i) amend its written agreement with such subcontractor or enter into a separate
written agreement with such subcontractor that contains the terms, conditions, and provisions set forth
under Client Subcontractor Requirements attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference; and (ii)
ensure that such subcontractor’s performance of the premium collection function complies with the
provisions set forth under Client Subcontractor Requirements.
(c)Determination of Monthly Premium Amounts (if any) to be Subsidized by Client. In determining
the amount of the EGWP Enrollee’s monthly premium for participation in the EGWP Benefit that Client will
subsidize, Client shall make such determination subject to the following restrictions and any other restrictions
that may be imposed by CMS:
(i)Client may subsidize different amounts for different classes of EGWP Enrollees
provided such classes are reasonable and based on objective business criteria, such as years of
service, business location, job category, and nature of compensation (e.g., salaried vs. hourly).
Different classes cannot be based on eligibility for the Low Income Subsidy;
(ii)Client may not vary the premium subsidy for individuals within a given class of EGWP
Enrollees;
(iii)Client may not charge an EGWP Enrollee more than the sum of his or her monthly
beneficiary premium attributable to basic prescription drug coverage and 100% of the monthly
beneficiary premium attributable to his or her supplemental prescription drug coverage, if any;
(iv)Client shall directly refund to the EGWP Enrollee (or shall allow PDP Sponsor to do so),
within forty-five (45) days of original receipt from CMS of the Low Income Subsidy premium, the full
premium subsidy amount up to the monthly beneficiary premium amount previously collected from the
EGWP Enrollee; provided, however, that to the extent there are Low Income Subsidy premium amounts
remaining after Client refunds the full monthly beneficiary premium amount to the EGWP Enrollee, then
Client may apply that remaining portion of the Low Income Subsidy premium to the portion of the
monthly premium paid by Client;
(v)If Client is not able to reduce the up-front monthly beneficiary premium as described in
subsection (iv) above, Client shall directly refund to the EGWP Enrollee (or shall allow PDP Sponsor to
do so), within forty-five (45) days of original receipt from CMS of the Low Income Subsidy premium, the
full premium subsidy amount up to the monthly beneficiary premium amount previously collected from
the EGWP Enrollee;
(vi)If the Low Income Subsidy amount for which an EGWP Enrollee is eligible is less than
the portion of the monthly beneficiary premium paid by the EGWP Enrollee, then Client must
communicate to the EGWP Enrollee the financial consequences for the beneficiary of enrolling in the
EGWP Benefit as compared to enrolling in another Medicare Part D plan with a monthly beneficiary
premium equal to or below the Low Income Subsidy amount; and
(vii)In the event of a change in an EGWP Enrollee’s Low Income Subsidy status or an
EGWP Enrollee otherwise becomes ineligible to receive the Low Income Subsidy after payment of the
Low Income Subsidy premium amount to the EGWP Enrollee, and upon PDP Sponsor’s receipt of
notification from CMS that such Low Income Subsidy premium amount will be recovered from PDP
Sponsor or withheld from future payments to PDP Sponsor, then PDP Sponsor in its sole discretion will
invoice Client or set off from amounts otherwise owed from PDP Sponsor to Client, and in either case
Client shall reimburse PDP Sponsor for, all amounts deemed by CMS to be ineligible Low Income
Subsidy premium payments with respect to the EGWP Enrollee.
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(d)Reporting and Auditing of Premium Amounts; Non-Payment by EGWP Enrollees. As of the
Effective Date, Client shall, or shall cause the Approved and Authorized Broker to, provide a report to PDP
Sponsor, in a form and manner as agreed to by the parties, that includes all information concerning monthly
premium amounts due by EGWP Enrollees for participation in the EGWP Benefit, including, without limitation,
the monthly premium amount charged to each class of EGWP Enrollees, the amount that is being subsidized by
the Client, and all premium amounts collected from EGWP Enrollees. Client represents and warrants that all
information that it or the Approved and Authorized Broker provides to PDP Sponsor pursuant to this Section
5.1(d) shall be accurate and complete. Client further represents and warrants that it shall, or shall cause the
Approved and Authorized Broker to, collect only those monthly premium amounts that are due from EGWP
Enrollees, consistent with the information provided to PDP Sponsor pursuant to this Section 5.1(d). Upon
reasonable advance written notice, PDP Sponsor or its Affiliate shall have access to Client’s records in order to
audit the monthly premium amounts collected from EGWP Enrollees for the purposes of fulfilling reporting
requirements under the Medicare Drug Rules or applicable state insurance laws related to collection of such
premium amounts or to otherwise assess compliance with the Medicare Drug Rules in connection with the
collection of such premium amounts. Any audits performed by PDP Sponsor or its Affiliate pursuant to this
Section 5.1(d) will be at PDP Sponsor’s expense. Client acknowledges and agrees that neither PDP Sponsor
nor its Affiliate shall be responsible to Client for non-payment by any EGWP Enrollee of any monthly premium
amount due by such EGWP Enrollee for participation in the EGWP Benefit. Client further acknowledges and
agrees that in the event that either Client or PDP Sponsor (through any audit) determines that Client or the
Approved and Authorized Broker has collected a greater premium amount from an EGWP Enrollee than is due,
that Client shall, or shall cause the Approved and Authorized Broker to, promptly refund any such overpayment
to the EGWP Enrollee.
5.2 Billing. Once a month, on or about the first (1st) day of the month beginning on the Effective Date, Client
shall be invoiced for an amount equal to the product of: (i) the then-current number of EGWP Enrollees;
multiplied by (ii) a “per member per month” fee (i.e., member premium amount) determined by PDP Sponsor on
an annual basis, as may be adjusted by PDP Sponsor pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The monthly
fee shall be referred to in this Agreement as the “PMPM Premiums” During the Initial Term (as defined in
Section 8.1 below) of this Agreement, the “per member per month” Premium used to calculate the PMPM
Premiums shall be set forth in the Application ). Thereafter, PDP Sponsor shall provide written notice to Client of
any annual adjustment to the “per member per month” Premium at least ninety (90) days prior to the
commencement of any one (1) year renewal term hereunder. The parties acknowledge and agree that PDP
Sponsor may facilitate billing and remittance under this Agreement through the Approved and Authorized
Broker.
5.3 CMS Reimbursement. PDP Sponsor and its Affiliate retain all right, title and interest to any and all
reimbursement received from CMS with respect to the EGWP Benefit and EGWP Enrollees, including the
following: (1) advance direct subsidy monthly payments with respect to EGWP Enrollees, (2) reinsurance
subsidy payments with respect to the EGWP Benefit, (3) low-income subsidy payments with respect to EGWP
Enrollees, and (4) any other reimbursement payment by CMS to PDP Sponsor for coverage provided to EGWP
Enrollees under the EGWP Benefit for such period (each as further defined in the Medicare Drug Rules)
(collectively, “CMS Reimbursement”). Client acknowledges and agrees that neither it nor its EGWP Enrollees
shall have a right to any CMS Reimbursement payments received by PDP Sponsor or its Affiliates during the
collection period or moneys payable under this Section. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that PDP
Sponsor receives any low-income subsidy Premium payments from CMS with respect to any EGWP Enrollee
that qualifies for such payments, PDP Sponsor will remit amounts equal to such payments to Client. In such
case, Client shall apply such amounts received from PDP Sponsor pursuant to Section 5.1(c)(iv) and (v) above.
5.4 Payment. Payment of the total invoiced PMPM Premiums and fees is due by Client by the twentieth
(20th) day of each month for the monthly invoice received by Client on or about the first (1st) day of that month.
Client represents that it has an arrangement with the Approved and Authorized Broker pursuant to which the
Approved and Authorized Broker collects the PMPM Premium due hereunder from Client and/or its EGWP
Enrollees. Client hereby acknowledges and agrees that if payment of the PMPM Premium has not been
received by the Approved and Authorized Broker so that PDP Sponsor is paid by the twentieth (20th) day of
each month, then Client shall be delinquent in payment of the PMPM Premium due hereunder. Client shall be
responsible for all costs of collection and shall reimburse PDP Sponsor for such costs and expenses, including
reasonable attorneys’ fees. Any amounts not paid by the due date thereof shall bear interest at the rate of prime
lending rate as published by The Wall Street Journal plus two percent (2%) per annum.
5.5 Deposit. If, at any time: (i) Client has one (1) or more outstanding past due invoices; or (ii) PDP
Sponsor has reasonable grounds to believe that Client may become delinquent in payment of PMPM Premiums
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to PDP Sponsor based on Client’s published financial data (examples include, but are not limited to, persistent
negative cash flow, bankruptcy, and insolvency), then PDP Sponsor may require that Client provide to PDP
Sponsor a deposit in an amount equal to one (1) month’s billing, using the average of the last three (3) months
of billing history as the basis for determining the one (1) month deposit amount or, if three (3) months billing
history is not available, the most recent month of billing history as the basis. PDP Sponsor shall retain the
deposit until the earlier of: (i) termination of this Agreement (following any run-off period); or (ii) six (6)
consecutive months of timely payments of all PMPM Premiums following submission of the deposit, and may
apply the deposit to delinquent PMPM Premiums until return of the deposit.
5.6 Manufacturer Coverage Gap Discount. Pursuant to its CMS contract, PDP Sponsor has agreed to
administer for EGWP Enrollees at point-of-sale the Coverage Gap Discount authorized by section 1860D-14A of
the Social Security Act. In connection with the Coverage Gap Discount, CMS will coordinate the collection of
discount payments from manufacturers, and payment to PDP Sponsor, through a CMS contractor (the
“Coverage Gap Discount Payments”). PDP Sponsor and its Affiliate retain all right, title and interest to any and
all actual Coverage Gap Discount Payments received from CMS. Client acknowledges and agrees that neither it
nor its EGWP Enrollees shall have a right to interest on, or the time value of, any Coverage Gap Discount
Payments received by PDP Sponsor or its Affiliates under this Section.
Article VI – Confidentiality
6.1 Proprietary Information. Each party agrees that information of the other party, including, but not limited
to the following, shall constitute confidential and proprietary information (“Proprietary Information”) of the other
party unless otherwise public: (a) with respect to PDP Sponsor and its Affiliate: reporting and system
applications, (web-based and other media), and system formats, databanks, clinical and formulary management
operations and programs, fraud, waste and abuse tools and programs, manuals, and anonymized claims data
(de-identified in accordance with HIPAA), PDP Sponsor Specialty Pharmacy and Mail Service Pharmacy data,
information concerning Rebates, prescription drug evaluation criteria, drug choice management, drug pricing
information, and Participating Pharmacy agreements; and (b) with respect to Client: Participating Pharmacy
Client and EGWP Enrollee identifiable health information and data, Client information files, business operations
and strategies. Neither party shall use the other’s Proprietary Information or disclose it to any third party, at any
time during or after termination of this Agreement, except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement, upon
prior written consent or as required by the Medicare Drug Rules or other applicable law. Upon termination of
this Agreement, each party shall cease using the other’s Proprietary Information, and all such information shall
be returned or destroyed upon the owner’s direction.
6.2 Non-Access to PDP Sponsor’s or its Affiliate’s Systems. Client will not, and will not permit any third
party acting on Client’s behalf to, access, attempt to access, test or audit PDP Sponsor’s or its Affiliate’s
systems or any other system or network connected to PDP Sponsor’s or its Affiliate’s systems. Without limiting
the foregoing, Client will not: (i) access or attempt to access any portion or feature of PDP Sponsor’s or its
Affiliate’s systems, by circumventing such systems’ access control measures, either by hacking, password
“mining” or any other means; or (ii) probe, scan, audit or test the vulnerability of such systems, nor breach the
security or authentication measures of such systems.
Article VII – Compliance with Law; Financial Disclosure; Disclosure of Fees Paid to the Approved and
Authorized Broker:
7.1 Compliance with Law; Change in Law. PDP Sponsor and Client hereby agree to perform their
respective obligations under this Agreement in a manner that is consistent with and complies with the Medicare
Drug Rules and with PDP Sponsor’s contractual obligations under its contract with CMS. In addition, each party
shall be responsible for ensuring its compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations applicable
to its business, including maintaining any necessary licenses and permits. If the scope of PDP Sponsor’s duties
under this Agreement is made materially more burdensome or expensive due to a change in federal, state or
local laws or regulations or the interpretation thereof, including actions by CMS, the parties shall negotiate an
appropriate modification of the services and/or an adjustment to the PMPM Premiums paid to PDP Sponsor. If
the parties cannot agree on a modification or adjusted PMPM Premiums, then either party may terminate this
Agreement upon no less than thirty (30) days prior written notice to the other party.
7.2 Disclosure of Certain Financial Matters. Client acknowledges and agrees that PDP Sponsor will
contract with its Affiliate, ESI, to provide the pharmacy benefit management services contemplated by this
Agreement on PDP Sponsor’s behalf. In addition to the administrative fees paid to PDP Sponsor by Client, PDP
Sponsor and ESI’s wholly-owned subsidiaries or Affiliates derive revenue in one or more of the ways as further
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described in the ESI Financial Disclosure to PBM Clients set forth in Exhibit B hereto (“Financial Disclosure”), as
updated by ESI from time to time. Unlike the administrative fees, the revenues described in the Financial
Disclosure are not direct or indirect compensation to PDP Sponsor from Client for services rendered to Client or
the Client Group Health Plan under this Agreement. In negotiating any of the fees and revenues described in
the Financial Disclosure, ESI and ESI’s wholly-owned subsidiaries and Affiliates act on their own behalf, and not
for the benefit of or as agents for Client, EGWP Enrollees or the EGWP Benefit. Except for the Rebate amounts
set forth in Exhibit B, if any, Client acknowledges and agrees that PDP Sponsor and PDP Sponsor’s wholly-
owned subsidiaries and Affiliates retain all interest, revenues, any or all Rebates and Manufacturer
Administrative Fees not payable to Client, and all Participating Pharmacy discounts, if any, in addition to any
administrative and other fees paid by Client. Client acknowledges for itself and its EGWP Enrollees that, except
as may be expressly provided herein, neither it nor any EGWP Enrollee has a right to receive, or possesses any
beneficial interest in, any such discounts or payments.
7.3 Disclosure of Fees Paid to the Approved and Authorized Broker; Broker Commissions. In connection
with the PDP Sponsor’s administration of the EGWP Benefit for EGWP Enrollees pursuant to this Agreement,
PDP Sponsor engages the Approved and Authorized Broker to perform certain marketing, sales and delegated
administrative services. In exchange for such services, PDP Sponsor pays the Approved and Authorized Broker
a fair market value fee. In addition, if Client worked with a benefits broker or consultant who advised Client or
helped Client obtain the EGWP Benefit, the Approved and Authorized Broker may pay that benefits broker or
consultant a commission pursuant to an arrangement between the Approved and Authorized Broker and such
broker or consultant. State law may require Client’s broker or consultant to disclose to Client further detail
regarding compensation from the Approved and Authorized Broker.
Article VIII – Term and Termination; Default and Remedies:
8.1 Term . The Initial Term of this Agreement shall commence on the Execution Date, and coverage of
EGWP Enrollees under the EGWP Benefit shall begin as of the Effective Date. Unless earlier terminated as
provided herein, the Initial Term shall continue until conclusion of the Initial Term. Thereafter, this Agreement
shall automatically renew with the same terms and conditions as set forth herein for successive one (1) year
renewal terms, unless and until either party notifies the other of its intent not to renew the Agreement in writing
at least ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the then current term. This Agreement may be terminated
earlier during the Initial Term or any renewal terms pursuant to Section 8.2 below.
8.2 Termination.
(a)Breach or Default. Either party may give the other written notice of a material, substantial and
continuing breach of this Agreement. If the breaching party has not cured said breach within thirty (30) days
from the date such notice was sent, this Agreement may be terminated at the option of the non-breaching party.
If the amount of time commercially reasonable for the breach to be cured is longer than thirty (30) days, this
Agreement may not be terminated by the non-breaching party pursuant to this provision until such commercially
reasonable period of time has elapsed; provided, however, that in no event shall such period exceed sixty (60)
days.
(b)Termination of PDP Sponsor’s Contract with CMS. If at any time throughout the term of this
Agreement, CMS either does not renew its contract with PDP Sponsor or terminates its contract with PDP
Sponsor such that PDP Sponsor may no longer provide services as a PDP Sponsor under the Medicare Drug
Rules, then this Agreement shall be automatically terminated conterminously with such CMS contract
termination.
(c)Non-Payment. To the extent permitted by the Medicare Drug Rules and other applicable
laws, PDP Sponsor and its Affiliate may terminate or suspend their performance hereunder and cease providing
or authorizing provision of Covered Drugs to EGWP Enrollees upon forty-eight (48) hours written notice if Client
fails to pay PDP Sponsor or provide a deposit, if required, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. PDP
Sponsor also may offset amounts overdue to PDP Sponsor with amounts owed, if any, by PDP Sponsor to
Client. To the extent permitted by law, PDP Sponsor may suspend Mail Service Pharmacy and/or PDP Sponsor
Specialty Pharmacy services to any EGWP Enrollee who is in default of payment of any Copayments or
deductibles to the applicable Pharmacy.
(d)Insolvency; Regulatory Action. To the extent permitted by applicable law, PDP Sponsor may
terminate this Agreement, or suspend performance hereunder, upon the insolvency of Client, and Client may
terminate this Agreement upon the insolvency of PDP Sponsor. The “insolvency” of a party shall mean the filing
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of a petition commencing a voluntary or involuntary case (if such case is an involuntary case, then only if such
case is not dismissed within sixty (60) days from the filing thereof) against such party under the United States
Bankruptcy Code or applicable state law; a general assignment by such party for the benefit of creditors; the
inability of such party to pay its debts as they become due; such party’s seeking or consenting to, or
acquiescence in, the appointment of any trustee, receiver or liquidation of it, or any material part of its property;
or a proceeding under any state or federal agency declaration or imposition of receivership, composition,
readjustment, liquidation, insolvency, dissolution, or like law or statute, which case or proceeding is not
dismissed or vacated within sixty (60) days. Notwithstanding the preceding, in the event of Client’s insolvency
or other cessation of operations, PDP Sponsor agrees to require Participating Pharmacies to continue to provide
prescription drug services to EGWP Enrollees if required by the Medicare Drug Rules and all other applicable
federal and state laws relating to insolvency or other cessation of operations or termination. Nothing herein
shall be interpreted to require PDP Sponsor or Pharmacies to provide services without being paid for Covered
Drugs or Prescription Drug Services.
8.3 Remedies.
(a)Remedies Not Exclusive. A party’s right to terminate this Agreement under Article VIII shall not
be exclusive of any other remedies available to the terminating party under this Agreement or otherwise, at law
or in equity.
(b)Force Majeure. Neither party shall lose any rights under this Agreement or be liable in any
manner for any delay to perform its obligations under this Agreement that are beyond a party’s reasonable
control, including, without limitation, any delay or failure due to strikes, labor disputes, riots, earthquakes,
storms, floods or other extreme weather conditions, fires, explosions, acts of terrorism, epidemics or pandemics,
embargoes, war or other outbreak of hostilities, government acts or regulations, the failure or inability of carriers,
suppliers, delivery services, or telecommunications providers to provide services necessary to enable a party to
perform its obligations hereunder, or any other reason where failure to perform is beyond the party's reasonable
control, and is not caused by the negligence, intentional conduct or misconduct of the defaulting party; provided,
however, that this clause may not be invoked to excuse a party's payment obligations hereunder.
(c)Limitation of Liability. Except for the indemnification obligations set forth in Section 8.3(d), each
party’s liability to the other hereunder shall in no event exceed the actual proximate losses or damages caused
by breach of this Agreement. In no event shall either party or any of their respective affiliates, directors,
employees or agents, be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, consequential, exemplary or punitive
damages, or any damages for lost profits relating to a relationship with a third party, however caused or arising,
whether or not they have been informed of the possibility of their occurrence.
(d) Indemnification.
(i)PDP Sponsor will indemnify and hold Client harmless from and against any loss, cost,
damage, expense or other liability, including, without limitation, reasonable costs and attorney fees
(“Costs”) incurred in connection with any and all third party claims, suits, investigations or enforcement
actions, including claims of infringement of any intellectual property rights (“Claims”) which may be
asserted against, imposed upon or incurred by Client and arising as a result of (A) PDP Sponsor’s
negligent acts or omissions or willful misconduct, (B) PDP Sponsor’s breach of this Agreement, (C) PDP
Sponsor’s unauthorized use or disclosure of EGWP Enrollee PHI, or (D) PDP Sponsor’s breach of any
representation or warranty made by PDP Sponsor under this Agreement.
(ii)Client will indemnify and hold PDP Sponsor harmless from and against any Costs for
Claims which may be asserted against, imposed upon or incurred by PDP Sponsor and arising as a
result of (A) Client’s negligent acts or omissions or willful misconduct, (B) Client’s breach of this
Agreement, (C) Client’s or the Client Group Health Plan’s unauthorized use or disclosure of EGWP
Enrollee PHI, or (D) Client’s breach of any representation or warranty made by Client under this
Agreement.
(iii)As a condition of indemnification, the party seeking indemnification shall notify the
indemnifying party in writing promptly upon learning of any Claim for which indemnification may be
sought hereunder, and shall tender the defense of such claim to the indemnifying party. No party shall
indemnify the other with respect to any claim settled without the written consent of the other.
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8.4 Obligations Upon Termination. Client or its agent shall pay PDP Sponsor in accordance with this
Agreement for all PMPM Premiums due hereunder on or before the later of: (i) the effective date of termination,
or (ii) the final date that all EGWP Enrollees have been transitioned to a new Part D plan, as applicable (the
“Termination Date”). The parties shall cooperate regarding the transition of Client and its EGWP Enrollees to a
successor PDP Sponsor in accordance with all applicable Medicare Drug Rules and PDP Sponsor will take all
reasonable steps to mitigate any disruption in service to EGWP Enrollees. Notwithstanding the preceding, PDP
Sponsor may (a) delay payment of any amounts due Client, if any, to allow for any final adjustments to EGWP
Enrollee enrollment information, or (b) request that Client pay a reasonable deposit in the event PDP Sponsor is
requested to process after the Termination Date claims incurred on or prior to such date. Post termination, PDP
Sponsor will invoice or credit the client for retro-activity for the six (6) months of the subsequent plan year,
following the effective date of termination.
8.5 Survival. The parties’ rights and obligations under Section 3.8(b) and 3.10(e); Articles V and VI; and
Sections 7.1, 8.3, 8.4, and 8.5 shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any reason.
Article IX – Miscellaneous
9.1 Notice. Any notice or document required or permitted to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement must
be in writing and shall be deemed to be effective upon mailing and must be either (a) deposited in the United
States Mail, postage prepaid, certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, or (b) sent by recognized
overnight delivery service, in either case properly addressed to the other party at the address set forth below, or
at such other address as such party shall specify from time to time by written notice delivered in accordance
herewith:
Express Scripts Insurance Co.
Attn: President
One Express Way
St. Louis, Missouri 63121
With copy to: General Counsel
Fax: 800-417-8163
9.2 Independent Parties. No provision of this Agreement is intended to create or shall be construed to
create any relationship between PDP Sponsor or its Affiliate and Client other than that of independent entities
contracting with each other solely for the purpose of effecting the provisions of this Agreement. Neither party,
nor any of their respective representatives, shall be construed to be the partner, agent, fiduciary, employee, or
representative of the other and neither party shall have the right to make any representations concerning the
duties, obligations or services of the other except as consistent with the express terms of this Agreement or as
otherwise authorized in writing by the party about which such representation is asserted.
9.3 Assignment and Subcontracting. Client acknowledges and agrees that PDP Sponsor may perform
certain services hereunder (e.g., mail service pharmacy and specialty pharmacy services) through one or more
PDP Sponsor subsidiaries or Affiliates. PDP Sponsor is responsible and liable for the performance of its
subsidiaries and Affiliates in the course of their performance of any such service. To the extent that PDP
Sponsor subcontracts any PBM Service under this Agreement to a third party, PDP Sponsor is responsible and
liable for the performance of any such third party. In addition, PDP Sponsor may contract with third parties to
provide information technology support services and other ancillary services, which services are not PBM
Services hereunder, but rather are services that support PDP Sponsor’s conduct of its business operations.
This Agreement will be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by, the respective
successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto.
9.4 Integration. This Agreement and all Exhibits and Applications hereto constitute the entire understanding
of the parties hereto and supersede any prior oral or written communication between the parties with respect to
PDP Sponsor’s plan offering to EGWP Enrollees as a PDP Sponsor of the EGWP Benefit under the Medicare
Drug Rules. The parties hereby expressly agree that this Agreement and, if applicable, the Commercial
Agreement are separate and independent agreements that stand on their own and that, unless otherwise
specifically set forth in this Agreement, no term or condition in one such agreement shall have any connection to
or bear any force or effect on the other agreement.
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9.5 Amendments. No modification, alteration, or waiver of any term, covenant, or condition of this
Agreement shall be valid unless in writing and signed by both parties or the agents of the parties who are
authorized in writing.
9.6 Choice of Law. Unless governed by the Medicare Drug Rules or applicable state insurance laws, this
Agreement shall be construed and governed in all respects according to the laws in the State of Missouri,
without regard to the rules of conflict of laws thereof.
9.7 Waiver. The failure of either party to insist upon the strict observation or performance of this Agreement
or to exercise any right or remedy shall not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach of this
Agreement or impair or waive any available right or remedy.
9.8 Taxes and Assessments. Any applicable sales, use, excise, or other similarly assessed and
administered tax, surcharge, or fee imposed on items dispensed, or services provided hereunder or the EGWP
Supplemental Policy, or the fees or revenues generated by the items dispensed or services provided hereunder
or the EGWP Supplemental Policy, or any other amounts PDP Sponsor or one or more of its subsidiaries or
affiliates may incur or be required to pay arising from or relating to PDP Sponsor’s or its subsidiaries’ or
affiliates’ performance of services as a pharmacy benefit manager, third-party administrator, or otherwise in any
jurisdiction, will be the sole responsibility of Client or the EGWP Enrollee. If PDP Sponsor is legally obligated to
collect and remit, or to incur or pay, any such sales, use, excise, or other similarly assessed and administered
tax, surcharge, or fee in a particular jurisdiction, such amount will be reflected on the applicable invoice or
subsequently invoiced at such time as PDP Sponsor becomes aware of such obligation or as such obligation
becomes due. PDP Sponsor reserves the right to charge a reasonable administrative fee for collection and
remittance services provided on behalf of Client.
9.9 Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, such invalid
or unenforceable provision shall not invalidate or affect the other provisions of this Agreement which shall
remain in effect and be construed as if such provision were not a part hereof; provided that if the invalidation or
unenforceability of such provision shall, in the opinion of either party to the Agreement, have a material effect on
such party’s rights or obligations under this Agreement, then the Agreement may be terminated by such party
upon thirty (30) days written notice by such party to the other party.
9.10 Third Party Beneficiary Exclusion. This Agreement is not a third party beneficiary contract, nor shall this
Agreement create any rights on behalf of EGWP Enrollees as against PDP Sponsor. Client and PDP Sponsor
reserve the right to amend, cancel or terminate this Agreement without notice to, or consent of, any EGWP
Enrollee.
9.11 Trademarks. Each party acknowledges each other party’s sole and exclusive ownership of its
respective trade names, commercial symbols, trademarks, and service marks, whether presently existing or
later established (collectively “Marks”). No party shall use the other party’s Marks in advertising or promotional
materials or otherwise without the owner’s prior written consent; provided, however, that the parties may inform
Pharmacies that PDP Sponsor provides prescription drug benefit management services to Client.
9.12 Debarment. PDP Sponsor or its Affiliate shall not knowingly employ, or subcontract with, an individual
or an entity that employs or contracts with an individual, who is excluded from participation in Medicare under
section 1128 or 1128A of the Act or from participation in a Federal health care program for the provision of
health care, utilization review, medical social work, or administrative services.
9.13 Signatures. Any documents required to implement the terms of this Agreement shall be signed by a
representative of each party with legal authority to bind the entity.
9.14 Federal Funds. The parties acknowledge that information provided in connection with this Agreement is
used for purposes of obtaining federal funds and, as such, the parties are subject to certain laws that are
applicable to individuals and entities receiving federal funds.
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Client Subcontractor Requirements
If Client engages a subcontractor (“Subcontractor”), other than the Approved and Authorized Broker, to perform
any of the functions that PDP Sponsor has delegated to Client to perform under this Agreement, Client shall do
so pursuant to a written agreement that includes the following terms, conditions, and provisions:
1.The agreement between Client and Subcontractor (the “Subcontract”) must clearly identify the
parties to the Subcontract.
2.The Subcontract must describe the functions that are being delegated to and performed by the
Subcontractor.
3.The Subcontract must describe the manner in which Client will monitor the performance of the
Subcontractor on an ongoing basis; specifically to monitor compliance with the Medicare Drug
Rules.
4.The Subcontract must describe any reporting requirements that the Subcontractor has to Client.
5.The Subcontract must describe the payment that the Subcontractor will receive for performance
under the Subcontract.
6.The Subcontractor must agree that the United States Department of Health and Human Services
(“DHHS”), the Comptroller General, or their designees have the right to inspect, evaluate, and audit
any pertinent contracts, books, documents, papers and records (including medical records and
documentation) of the Vendor involving transactions related to the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services’ (“CMS”) contract with PDP Sponsor for a period of the then current plan year,
plus an additional ten (10) years following the expiration or termination of the Subcontract or the
date of any audit completion, whichever is later.
7.The Subcontractor must agree pursuant 42 CFR § 423.505(i)(3)(iv) to produce upon request by
CMS, or its designees, any books, contracts, records, including medical records and documentation
of the PDP Sponsor, relating to the Part D program, to either the PDP Sponsor to provide to CMS,
or directly to CMS or its designees.
8.The Subcontractor must agree that in no event, including, but not limited to, nonpayment by Client,
Client’s insolvency, or breach of the Subcontract, will the Subcontractor bill, charge, collects a
deposit from, seek compensation, remuneration or reimbursement from, or have any recourse
against a beneficiary of Client or persons acting on his or her behalf for services provided by the
Subcontractor pursuant to the Subcontract.
9.The Subcontract must: (i) specify that the Subcontractor will perform all services under the
Subcontract in a manner that is consistent with and that complies with PDP Sponsor’s contractual
obligations under its contract with CMS; (ii) specify that the Subcontractor agrees to comply with all
applicable federal laws, regulations, and CMS instructions; and (iii) provide for revocation of the
Subcontractor’s delegated activities and reporting responsibilities or specify other remedies in
instances when CMS, Client, or PDP Sponsor determine that the Subcontractor has not performed
satisfactorily.
10.The Subcontract must require the Subcontractor to agree to comply with state and federal privacy
and security requirements, including the confidentiality and security provisions stated in 42 CFR
§423.136.
11.The Subcontract must include an acknowledgment by the parties that information provided in
connection with the Subcontract is used for purposes of obtaining federal funds.
12.If the Subcontract permits the Subcontractor to use a subcontractor to perform any of the services
delegated to it under the Subcontract, the Subcontract must require that the Subcontractor include
all of the above provisions in a written agreement with such subcontractor.
13.The Subcontract must be signed by a representative of the Subcontractor with legal authority to
bind the Subcontractor.
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14.The Subcontract must contain a representation by Client and the Subcontractor that they shall not
knowingly employ, or subcontract with, an individual or an entity that employs or contracts with an
individual, who is excluded from participation in Medicare under section 1128 or 1128A of the Act or
from participation in a Federal health care program for the provision of health care, utilization
review, medical social work, or administrative services.
15.The Subcontract must contain language clearly indicating that the first tier, downstream, or related
entity has agreed to participate in the PDP Sponsor’s Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit program.
This requirement is not applicable for a network pharmacy if the existing contract would allow
participation in this program.
16.The Subcontract must be for a term of at least the one-year contract period for which the PDP
Sponsor’s Medicare Part D Application is submitted. However, where the Subcontract is for services
or products to be used in preparation for the next contract year‘s Part D operations (marketing,
enrollment), the initial term of such Subcontract must include this period of performance (e.g.,
contracts for enrollment-related services must have a term beginning no later than November 15
extending through the full contract year ending on December 31 of the next year).
17.Insofar as the Subcontractor establishes the pharmacy network or select pharmacies to be included
in the network, the Subcontractor must agree: i) pursuant 42 CFR § 423.505(i)(5) that the PDP
Sponsor retains the right to approve, suspend, or terminate any arrangement with a pharmacy; ii)
pursuant 42 CFR §423.505(i)(3)(vi) and consistent with 42 CFR § 423.520 to issue, mail, or
otherwise transmit payment of all clean claim to such pharmacies (excluding long-term care and
mail order) submitted by or on behalf of pharmacies within 14 days for electronic claims and within
30 days for claims submitted otherwise; iii) pursuant 42 CFR § 423.505(i)(3)(viii)(B) and 42 CFR §
423.505(i)(3)(viii)(A) that if a prescription drug pricing standard is used for reimbursement,
Subcontractor will identify the source used by the PDP Sponsor for the prescription drug pricing
standard of reimbursement and agree to a contractual provision that updates to such a standard
occur not less frequently than once every 7 (seven) days beginning with an initial update on January
1 of each year, to accurately reflect the market price of acquiring the drug.
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EXHIBIT B
As provided in the Agreement, PDP Sponsor may provide services under this Agreement through one or more
of its affiliates, including Express Scripts, Inc. (“ESI”). The following financial disclosure statement relates to the
rebate programs and other financial arrangements that may be used by Express Scripts, Inc. (“ESI”) in
connection with PDP Sponsor’s administration of the EGWP Benefit under this Agreement.
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE TO ESI PBM CLIENTS
This disclosure provides an overview of the principal revenue sources of Express Scripts, Inc. and Medco
Health Solutions, Inc. (individually and collectively referred to herein as “ESI”), as well as ESI’s affiliates. In
addition to administrative and dispensing fees paid to ESI by our clients for pharmaceutical benefit management
(“PBM”) services, ESI and its affiliates derive revenue from other sources, including arrangements with
pharmaceutical manufacturers, wholesale distributors, and retail pharmacies. Some of this revenue relates to
utilization of prescription drugs by members of the clients receiving PBM services. ESI may pass through
certain manufacturer payments to its clients or may retain those payments for itself, depending on the contract
terms between ESI and the client.
Network Pharmacies – ESI contracts for its own account with retail pharmacies to dispense prescription
drugs to client members. Rates paid by ESI to these pharmacies may differ among networks (e.g., Medicare,
Worker’s Comp, open and limited), and among pharmacies within a network, and by client arrangements. PBM
agreements generally provide that a client pays ESI an ingredient cost, plus dispensing fee, for drug claims. If
the rate paid by a client exceeds the rate contracted with a particular pharmacy, ESI will realize a positive
margin on the applicable claim. The reverse also may be true, resulting in negative margin for ESI. ESI also
enters into pass-through arrangements where the client pays ESI the actual ingredient cost and dispensing fee
amount paid by ESI for the particular claim when the claim is adjudicated to the pharmacy. In addition, when
ESI receives payment from a client before payment to a pharmacy, ESI retains the benefit of the use of the
funds between these payments. ESI may maintain non-client specific aggregate guarantees with pharmacies
and may realize positive margin. ESI may charge pharmacies standard transaction fees to access ESI’s
pharmacy claims systems and for other related administrative purposes.
Brand/Generic Classifications – Prescription drugs may be classified as either a “brand” or “generic;”
however, the reference to a drug by its chemical name does not necessarily mean that the product is recognized
as a generic for adjudication, pricing or copay purposes. For the purposes of pharmacy reimbursement, ESI
distinguishes brands and generics through a proprietary algorithm (“BGA”) that uses certain published elements
provided by First DataBank (FDB) including price indicators, Generic Indicator, Generic Manufacturer Indicator,
Generic Name Drug Indicator, Innovator, Drug Class and ANDA. The BGA uses these data elements in a
hierarchical process to categorize the products as brand or generic. The BGA also has processes to resolve
discrepancies and prevent “flipping” between brand and generic status due to price fluctuations and marketplace
availability changes. The elements listed above and sources are subject to change based on the availability of
the specific fields. Updated summaries of the BGA are available upon request. Brand or generic classification
for client reimbursement purposes is either based on the BGA or specific code indicators from Medi-Span or a
combination of the two as reflected in the client’s specific contract terms. Application of an alternative
methodology based on specific client contract terms does not affect ESI’s application of its BGA for ESI’s other
contracts.
Maximum Allowable Cost (“MAC”)/Maximum Reimbursement Amount (“MRA”) – As part of the
administration of the PBM services, ESI maintains a MAC List of drug products identified as requiring pricing
management due to the number of manufacturers, utilization and/or pricing volatility. The criteria for inclusion
on the MAC List are based on whether the drug has readily available generic product(s), is generally equivalent
to a brand drug, is cleared of any negative clinical implications, and has a cost basis that will allow for pricing
below brand rates. ESI also maintains MRA price lists for drug products on the MAC List based on current price
reference data provided by MediSpan or other nationally recognized pricing source, market pricing and
availability information from generic manufacturers and on-line research of national wholesale drug company
files, and client arrangements. Similar to the BGA, the elements listed above and sources are subject to change
based on the availability of the specific fields. Updated summaries of the MAC methodology are available upon
request.
Manufacturer Programs Formulary Rebates, Associated Administrative Fees, and PBM Service Fees –
ESI contracts for its own account to obtain formulary rebates attributable to the utilization of certain brand drugs
and supplies (and possibly certain authorized generics marketed under a brand manufacturer’s new drug
application). Formulary rebate amounts received vary based on client specific utilization, the volume of
utilization as well as formulary position applicable to the drug or supplies, and adherence to various formulary
management controls, benefit design requirements, claims volume, and other similar factors, and in certain
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instances also may vary based on the product’s market-share. ESI often pays an amount equal to all or a
portion of the formulary rebates it receives to a client based on the client’s PBM agreement terms. ESI or its
affiliates may maintain non-client specific aggregate guarantees and may realize positive margin. In addition,
ESI provides administrative services to contracted manufacturers, which include, for example, maintenance and
operation of systems and other infrastructure necessary for invoicing and processing rebates, pharmacy
discount programs, access to drug utilization data, as allowed by law, for purposes of verifying and evaluating
applicable payments, and for other purposes related to the manufacturer’s products. ESI receives
administrative fees from the participating manufacturers for these services. These administrative fees are
calculated based on the price of the drug or supplies along with the volume of utilization and do not exceed the
greater of (i) 4.58% of the average wholesale price, or (ii) 5.5% of the wholesale acquisition cost of the products.
In its capacity as a PBM company, ESI also may receive other compensation from manufacturers for the
performance of various programs or services, including, for example, formulary compliance initiatives, clinical
services, therapy management services, education services, inflation protection programs, medical benefit
management services, cost containment programs, discount programs, and the sale of non-patient identifiable
claim information. This compensation is not part of the formulary rebates or associated administrative fees, and
ESI may realize positive margin between amounts paid to clients and amounts received from pharmaceutical
manufacturers. ESI retains the financial benefit of the use of any funds held until payment is made to the client.
Copies of ESI’s standard formularies may be reviewed at www.express-scripts.com/wps/portal/. In addition to
formulary considerations, other plan design elements are described in ESI’s Plan Design Review Guide, which
may be reviewed at www.express-scripts.com/wps/portal/.
ESI Subsidiary Pharmacies – ESI has several licensed pharmacy subsidiaries, including our specialty
pharmacies. These entities may maintain product purchase discount arrangements and/or fee-for-service
arrangements with pharmaceutical manufacturers, wholesale distributors, and other health care providers.
These subsidiary pharmacies contract for these arrangements on their own account in support of their various
pharmacy operations. Many of these subsidiary arrangements relate to services provided outside of PBM
arrangements, and may be entered into irrespective of whether the particular drug is on one of ESI’s national
formularies. Discounts and fee-for-service payments received by ESI’s subsidiary pharmacies are not part of
the PBM formulary rebates or associated administrative fees paid to ESI in connection with ESI’s PBM formulary
rebate programs. However, certain purchase discounts received by ESI’s subsidiary pharmacies, whether
directly or through ESI, may be considered for formulary purposes if the value of such purchase discounts is
used by ESI to supplement the discount on the ingredient cost of the drug to the client based on the client’s
PBM agreement terms. From time to time, ESI and its affiliates also may pursue and maintain for its own
account other supply chain sourcing relationships not described below as beneficial to maximize ESI’s drug
purchasing capabilities and efficiencies, and ESI or affiliates may realize an overall positive margin with regard
to these initiatives.
The following provides additional information regarding examples of ESI subsidiary discount arrangements and
fee-for-service arrangements with pharmaceutical manufacturers, and wholesale distributors:
ESI Subsidiary Pharmacy Discount Arrangements – ESI subsidiary pharmacies purchase prescription
drug inventories, either from manufacturers or wholesalers, for dispensing to patients. Often, purchase
discounts off the acquisition cost of these products are made available by manufacturers and wholesalers
in the form of either up-front discounts or retrospective discounts. These purchase discounts, obtained
through separate purchase contracts, are not formulary rebates paid in connection with our PBM
formulary rebate programs. Drug purchase discounts are based on a pharmacy’s inventory needs and, at
times, the performance of related patient care services and other performance requirements. When a
subsidiary pharmacy dispenses a product from its inventory, the purchase price paid for the dispensed
product, including applicable dispensing fees, may be greater or less than that pharmacy’s acquisition
cost for the product net of purchase discounts. In general, our pharmacies realize an overall positive
margin between the net acquisition cost and the amounts paid for the dispensed drugs.
ESI Subsidiary Fee-For-Service Arrangements – One or more of ESI’s subsidiaries, including, but not
limited to, its subsidiary pharmacies also may receive fee-for-service payments from manufacturers,
wholesalers, or other health care providers in conjunction with various programs or services, including, for
example, patient assistance programs for indigent patients, dispensing prescription medications to
patients enrolled in clinical trials, various therapy adherence and fertility programs, administering FDA
compliance requirements related to the drug, 340B contract pharmacy services, product reimbursement
support services, and various other clinical or pharmacy programs or services. As a condition to having
access to certain products, and sometimes related to certain therapy adherence criteria or FDA
requirements, a pharmaceutical manufacturer may require a pharmacy to report selected information to
the manufacturer regarding the pharmacy’s service levels and other dispensing-related data with respect
to patients who receive that manufacturer’s product. A portion of the discounts or other fee-for-service
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payments made available to our pharmacies may represent compensation for such reporting.
Other Manufacturer Arrangements – ESI also maintains other lines of business that may involve discount
and service fee relationships with pharmaceutical manufacturers and wholesale distributors. Examples of
these businesses include a wholesale distribution business, group purchasing organizations (and related
group purchasing organization fees), a medical benefit management company, and United BioSource
Corporation (“UBC”). Compensation derived through these business arrangements is not considered for
PBM formulary placement, and is in addition to other amounts described herein. Of particular note, UBC
partners with life sciences and pharmaceutical companies to develop, commercialize, and support safe,
effective use and access to pharmaceutical products. UBC maintains a team of research scientists,
biomedical experts, research operations professionals, technologists and clinicians who work with clients
to conduct and support clinical trials, create, and validate and administer pre and post product safety and
risk management programs. UBC also works on behalf of pharmaceutical manufacturers to provide
product and disease state education programs, reimbursement assistance, and other support services to
the public at large. These service fees are not part of the formulary rebates or associated administrative
fees.
Third Party Data Sales – Consistent with any client contract limitations, ESI or its affiliates may sell
HIPAA compliant information maintained in their capacity as a PBM, pharmacy, or otherwise to data
aggregators, manufacturers, or other third parties on a fee-for-service basis or as a condition of discount
eligibility. All such activities are conducted in compliance with applicable patient and pharmacy privacy
laws and client contract restrictions.
October 1, 2015
THIS EXHIBIT REPRESENTS ESI’S FINANCIAL POLICIES. ESI MAY PERIODICALLY UPDATE THIS
EXHIBIT AND THE FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES CONTAINED HEREIN TO REFLECT CHANGES IN ITS
BUSINESS PROCESSES; THE CURRENT FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
AND ACCESSIBLE ON EXPRESS-SCRIPTS.COM AT WWW. EXPRESS-SCRIPTS.COM/WPS/PORTAL/.