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Posted on 08/01/08 by Cowden Associates, Inc.

Vince Wolf was featured in a Pittsburgh Business Times article from the August 1 - 7, 2008 issue:

To cope with the rising cost of specialty drugs, some companies are creating a new prescription tier for employees that requires a bigger co-payment and directing patients on these drugs to a specialty pharmacy, according to Vice Wolf, executive vice president of Downtown-based Cowden Associates, Inc. But care has to be taken to set co-pays that are not prohibitively high.

"It's understandable that you'd want them to pay more, but you don't want to create a huge financial burden," Wolf said. "Where the savings are is in the management of the prescriptions, making sure that people stay compliant, which has a longer term savings."

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