The Estimated Acquisition Cost (EAC) ingredient cost reimbursement rate is used for branded drugs EAC (AWP) = AWP – 12% = $1.056. EAC (WAC) = WAC 5.6% =
AWP (average wholesale price). The most commonly used pricing model is AWP. AWP is determined by applying a markup to WAC WAC is a
Medicaid Annual Weighted Average AWP vs. NADAC per Unit (Oral Solids) changes to the use of AWP, WAC or to other published pricing benchmarks
AWP is related to WAC, although not by a standard multiplier. Historically, the relationship of AWP to WAC has been most com-monly, though not always, characterized by one of the following equations, as determined by the publisher: AWP = 1.20 x WAC, or AWP = 1.25 x WAC for branded pharmaceuticals. While multi-
sent the medication. Comparison of PBM's vs. PSAO's fees -. PBM AWP = WAC X 20% (1.2). WAC-3%(?) So if WAC = $100 to get AWP. take
(single source vs. by manufacturers as a discount from the WAC or AWP value of the equivalent brand drug as it existed at the.
by A Alpert 2024 Cited by 353 A few states use the Wholesale Acquisition Cost (WAC) or the minimum of the WAC and AWP as their Firms vs. Non-Targeted Firms. Pre-DOJ. Intervention.
The WAC is always less than the AWP and the difference between the two AWP and thereby increasing the spread between the WAC and AWP. With a bigger
(eg, what constitutes a brand vs a This graphic is illustrative of a hypothetical product with a WAC of $100 and an AWP of $120.
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