Specialty Infusion Therapies: Refer Your Patients to Lower-Cost Settings

January 21, 2016 -

Did you know? Your patients may be able to receive infusion therapy in a non-hospital, office or home-based setting as part of their CareFirst prescription drug benefit.

CareFirst has examined the cost differences for specialty infusion drugs and found that costs are significantly higher when they are administered in a hospital setting versus a non-hospital, office or home-based setting.

Benefits for You and Your Patients

For many therapies, non-hospital, office and home-based settings are just as safe and more convenient for your patients to receive high-quality infusion care. These settings offer more flexible scheduling and help your patients avoid the hassle of driving to the hospital in traffic or bad weather, paying for parking and waiting for service.

What You Can Do Now: Savings Start With You

• Talk to the specialists prescribing these medications for your patients about alternative sites of care for receiving infusion therapy, including a physician’s office.
• Prescribing physicians should consider referring patients to one of our CareFirst contracted home infusion therapy (HIT) providers.