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.
See the discussion regarding the definition of health plan and excepted benefits. In addition, we clarify that a PBM is a covered entity only to the extent that it meets the definition of one or more of the entities listed in Â§ 160.102.