Northeast Pharmacy Service

Through the mid-90s, NPSC managed a dozen or more clients' prescription programs including the Merit program, an early-day discount card in CT. Closed pharmacy networks were the "cost saving rave" of the mid 90's but eventually, "any willing provider" legislation was enacted in Massachusetts. n mid-1995, NPSC was preparing to operate the pharmacy benefit for Health Right in Connecticut. The federal rules mandated comprehensive pharmacy and pharmacist credentialing. NPSC vigorously pursued the credentials of participating pharmacies in Connecticut and later also in Massachusetts. Credentialing is now an ongoing activity of the company. long with credentialing, NPSC has been fiscal intermediary for its network for many pharmacy benefit plans; carving the monies into payments for individual pharmacies. Today, the majority of the NPSC network stores receive ACH payments for these plans.