1996 U.S. Open Winner Steve Jones Reinforces SHARx Movement to Lower Prescription Costs
September 12 2024 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
SHARx, a patient advocacy and supply-chain management company
addressing the nation’s out of control drug prices, announced today
that Steve Jones, an 8-time winner on the PGA Tour and the 1996
U.S. Open champion has joined the Rising Tides Army. SHARx’s Rising
Tides Army is a booming grassroots movement in the healthcare space
intent on reversing the overly inflated cost of prescription
medications in America.
Jones, the latest guest on SHARx’s Rising Tides podcast, told
SHARx CEO Corey Durbin, “My career in professional golf has taken
me across America and all around the world. The disparity in access
to lifesaving drugs in the country is out of control and I have
proudly shared SHARx mission of ‘healthcare that works for
everyone’ for the last two years or so. Formalizing it as part of
the RTA is an awesome way to proclaim this message.”
Self-funded employers now find it increasingly difficult to
offer health care that covers high-priced specialty medications and
injectables. Specialty medications account for roughly 1% of
volume, but over 50% of drug spend. Employers want their employees
to have an advocate to help them source these un-covered drugs, and
that is where SHARx shines on their behalf.
SHARx CEO Corey Durbin said, “Steve Jones is a man of integrity
and honor. He wants to be a part of an organization that is
changing people’s lives, and he wants to help us bring about needed
change. We are honored that a man of his character has been
espousing the virtues of SHARx for the last couple years and is now
a huge part of our Rising Tides Army.”
SHARx helps employers ethically provide access for the employees
and families through their use of a myriad of sourcing solutions.
With fiduciary plan oversight lawsuits presently in the courts,
SHARx allows an employer to do what employees want them to do –
manage the out-of-control cost of their drug spend through world
class supply-chain management and procurement.
Jones joins former U.S. Congressman Heath Shuler and former NFL
quarterback Brock Osweiler, who joined the Rising Tides Army over
the summer. The Rising Tides Army is committed to raising awareness
of issues surrounding price discrepancies in life saving
medications across the United States and advocating for solutions
that will improve access to those medications by lowering the cost
for Americans in need.
About SHARx
SHARx is a supply chain management and procurement patient
advocacy organization working with employer healthcare plans to
address the exorbitant cost of high-cost and specialty medications
for their employees. Expertly analyzing each individual situation,
SHARx pursues the most appropriate sourcing options based upon
those qualifications. Members get the drugs they need and the
employer stabilizes their health plan costs. SHARx charges a
monthly subscription fee to the employer, creating a more equitable
business agreement that offers unmatched savings for members and
incredible flexibility for plan managers.
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