Tests used on biopsy and cytology specimens to diagnose cancer. The type and grade of a cancer is usually clear when the cells are seen under a microscope after routine processing and staining, but this is not always the case. Sometimes the pathologist needs to use other procedures to make a diagnosis. Histochemical stains.
2 3 What is a PBM? A Pharmacy Benefit Manager, or PBM, is an organization that provides programs and services designed to help maximize drug effectiveness and contain drug expenditures by appropriately influencing the behaviors of prescribing physicians, pharmacistsand members.
What are PBMs. Pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, act as an intermediary between the payer and everyone else in the healthcare system. They generally make money through service fees from large customer contracts for processing prescription claims, operating mail order pharmacies, and negotiating prices with drug makers. PBMs are largely unrecognized by most employeesâand even by many employers and human resource managers. But they have a tremendous impact on U.S. health care decision-making because they influence more than 80 percent of drug coverage.