MedImpact, the largest independent pharmacy benefits company in the US, has launched two solutions to manage rising GLP-1 medication costs whilst improving patient access: GLP-1 Benefit 360 and GLP-1 Direct Fund. GLP-1 Benefit 360 offers capped pricing for plans and members, integrated lifestyle support through the MedEmpower Fuel mobile app, and access to registered dietitians. The solution addresses the issue that over half of patients discontinue GLP-1 therapy within three months by providing personalised coaching at no additional cost. The GLP-1 Direct Fund allows healthcare payers to contribute set amounts toward direct-to-consumer pricing, offering members lower out-of-pocket costs whilst protecting plans from unpredictable cost increases. Both solutions bypass traditional high-cost pharmacy models to provide predictable pricing and clinical support.

SRS Benefit Partners and MSL Captive Solutions provide alternative risk financing solutions that protect employers from sky-high administrative fees and renewals

MedImpact acquires MSL Captive Solutions and SRS Benefit Partners from SRS. Acquisition of the two brands focused on medical stop-loss captive solutions by MedImpact Holdings extends its portfolio of care and coverage solutions MHW Benefit Partners (formerly SRS Benefit Partners) and MSL Captive Solutions have both been acquired by MedImpact Holdings Inc. Both businesses were previously owned by Strategic Risk Solutions. MedImpact is one of the US' largest independent health solutions and pharmacy benefit companies. MHW Benefit Partners helps small and mid-sized businesses, working independently or in groups, form, grow, and evolve captives, consortiums, and other employee benefit programmes. MSL Captive Solutions provides medical stop-loss insurance to protect self-insured employers from potentially catastrophic healthcare claims. Partnering with A-rated insurance companies, it underwrites individual employer stop-loss and captive programmes. Announcing the deals, MedImpact stated they expand its portfolio of care and coverage solutions, "providing employers with modular, cost-effective alternatives to traditional insurance carriers." "By integrating specialised risk management and alternative financing, MedImpact offers small and mid-sized businesses the transparency, flexibility, and cost control typically reserved for large, self-insured corporations," the company said. The two companies join MG Insurance as MedImpact's main risk management and underwriting brands, providing captive programmes and stop-loss protections. "Small and mid-sized businesses today struggle to manage runaway healthcare costs with the inflexible and opaque traditional insurance programmes," said Zach Johnson, MedImpact executive vice president. "We are putting power back in the hands of employers by giving them innovative alternatives, transparency, flexibility, and total control."