Global Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market by Size, by Type, by Application, by Region, History and Forecast 2020-2031

Summary

Pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) is a third-party administrator (TPA) of prescription drug programs for commercial health plans, self-insured employer plans, Medicare Part D plans, the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, and state government employee plans.

They operate inside of integrated healthcare systems, as part of retail pharmacies, and as part of insurance companies.

According to APO Research, The global Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) market is projected to grow from US$ million in 2025 to US$ million by 2031, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of % during the forecast period.

The US & Canada market for Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

Asia-Pacific market for Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

The China market for Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

Europe market for Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

The major global companies of Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) include CVS Health (CVS), Express Scripts, OptumRx (UnitedHealth), Humana Pharmacy Solutions, Prime Therapeutics, Medimpact Healthcare, Magellan Health, BC/BS and Vidalink, etc. In 2024, the world's top three vendors accounted for approximately % of the revenue.

Report Includes

This report presents an overview of global market for Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM), market size. Analyses of the global market trends, with historic market revenue data for 2020 - 2024, estimates for 2025, and projections of CAGR through 2031.

This report researches the key producers of Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM), also provides the revenue of main regions and countries. Of the upcoming market potential for Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM), and key regions or countries of focus to forecast this market into various segments and sub-segments. Country specific data and market value analysis for the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, China, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, India, Germany, the U.K., Italy, Middle East, Africa, and Other Countries.

This report focuses on the Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) revenue, market share and industry ranking of main manufacturers, data from 2020 to 2025. Identification of the major stakeholders in the global Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) market, and analysis of their competitive landscape and market positioning based on recent developments and segmental revenues. This report will help stakeholders to understand the competitive landscape and gain more insights and position their businesses and market strategies in a better way.

This report analyzes the segments data by Type and by Application, revenue, and growth rate, from 2020 to 2031. Evaluation and forecast the market size for Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) revenue, projected growth trends, production technology, application and end-user industry.

Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Segment by Company

CVS Health (CVS)
Express Scripts
OptumRx (UnitedHealth)
Humana Pharmacy Solutions
Prime Therapeutics
Medimpact Healthcare
Magellan Health
BC/BS
Vidalink
Sea Rainbow
Cachet

Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Segment by Type

Commercial Health Plans
Self-insured Employer Plans
Medicare Part D plans
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program
State Government Employee Plans

Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Segment by Application

Mail-order Pharmacy Services
Non-mail Pharmacy Services

Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Segment by Region

North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries

Study Objectives

1. To analyze and research the global status and future forecast, involving, production, value, consumption, growth rate (CAGR), market share, historical and forecast.
2. To present the key manufacturers, capacity, production, revenue, market share, and Recent Developments.
3. To split the breakdown data by regions, type, manufacturers, and Application.
4. To analyze the global and key regions market potential and advantage, opportunity and challenge, restraints, and risks.
5. To identify significant trends, drivers, influence factors in global and regions.
6. To analyze competitive developments such as expansions, agreements, new product launches, and acquisitions in the market.

Reasons to Buy This Report

1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market.
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally.
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM).
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.

Chapter Outline

Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (product type, application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. Revenue of Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) in global and regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and capacity of each country in the world. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 2: Analysis key trends, drivers, challenges, and opportunities within the global Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) industry.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) companies' competitive landscape, revenue, market share and industry ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments by type, covering the revenue, and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 5: Provides the analysis of various market segments by application, covering the revenue, and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key companies, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product descriptions and specifications, Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM)revenue, gross margin, and recent development, etc.
Chapter 7: North America (US & Canada) by type, by application and by country, revenue for each segment.
Chapter 8: Europe by type, by application and by country, revenue for each segment.
Chapter 9: China by type, and by application, revenue for each segment.
Chapter 10: Asia (excluding China) by type, by application and by region, revenue for each segment.
Chapter 11: South America, Middle East & Africa by type, by application and by country, revenue for each segment.
Chapter 12: Concluding Insights of the report.

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1 Market Overview
1.1 Product Definition
1.2 Market Analysis by Type
1.2.1 Global Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size Growth Rate by Type: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
1.2.2 Commercial Health Plans
1.2.3 Self-insured Employer Plans
1.2.4 Medicare Part D plans
1.2.5 Federal Employees Health Benefits Program
1.2.6 State Government Employee Plans
1.3 Market Analysis by Application
1.3.1 Global Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size Growth Rate by Application: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
1.3.2 Mail-order Pharmacy Services
1.3.3 Non-mail Pharmacy Services
1.4 Global Market Growth Prospects
1.5 Global Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Growth Trends by Region
1.5.1 Global Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
1.5.2 Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Region (2020-2025)
1.5.3 Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Region (2026-2031)
1.6 Assumptions and Limitations
1.7 Study Goals and Objectives
1.8 Years Considered
2 Global Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Dynamics
2.1 Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Industry Trends
2.2 Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Industry Drivers
2.3 Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Industry Opportunities and Challenges
2.4 Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Industry Restraints
3 Competitive Landscape by Company
3.1 Global Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Players Revenue Ranking, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2025
3.3 Global Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Key Company Head office and Area Served
3.4 Global Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Company, Product Type & Application
3.5 Global Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Company Establishment Date
3.6 Market Competitive Analysis
3.6.1 Global Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market CR5 and HHI
3.6.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Players Market Share by Revenue in 2024
3.6.3 2024 Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market by Type
4.1 Global Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
4.2 Global Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Type (2020-2031)
4.3 Global Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size Share by Type (2020-2031)
5 Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market by Application
5.1 Global Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
5.2 Global Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Application (2020-2031)
5.3 Global Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size Share by Application (2020-2031)
6 Company Profiles
6.1 CVS Health (CVS)
6.1.1 CVS Health (CVS) Comapny Information
6.1.2 CVS Health (CVS) Business Overview
6.1.3 CVS Health (CVS) Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Revenue and Gross Margin (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
6.1.4 CVS Health (CVS) Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Product Portfolio
6.1.5 CVS Health (CVS) Recent Developments
6.2 Express Scripts
6.2.1 Express Scripts Comapny Information
6.2.2 Express Scripts Business Overview
6.2.3 Express Scripts Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Revenue and Gross Margin (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
6.2.4 Express Scripts Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Product Portfolio
6.2.5 Express Scripts Recent Developments
6.3 OptumRx (UnitedHealth)
6.3.1 OptumRx (UnitedHealth) Comapny Information
6.3.2 OptumRx (UnitedHealth) Business Overview
6.3.3 OptumRx (UnitedHealth) Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Revenue and Gross Margin (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
6.3.4 OptumRx (UnitedHealth) Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Product Portfolio
6.3.5 OptumRx (UnitedHealth) Recent Developments
6.4 Humana Pharmacy Solutions
6.4.1 Humana Pharmacy Solutions Comapny Information
6.4.2 Humana Pharmacy Solutions Business Overview
6.4.3 Humana Pharmacy Solutions Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Revenue and Gross Margin (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
6.4.4 Humana Pharmacy Solutions Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Product Portfolio
6.4.5 Humana Pharmacy Solutions Recent Developments
6.5 Prime Therapeutics
6.5.1 Prime Therapeutics Comapny Information
6.5.2 Prime Therapeutics Business Overview
6.5.3 Prime Therapeutics Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Revenue and Gross Margin (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
6.5.4 Prime Therapeutics Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Product Portfolio
6.5.5 Prime Therapeutics Recent Developments
6.6 Medimpact Healthcare
6.6.1 Medimpact Healthcare Comapny Information
6.6.2 Medimpact Healthcare Business Overview
6.6.3 Medimpact Healthcare Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Revenue and Gross Margin (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
6.6.4 Medimpact Healthcare Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Product Portfolio
6.6.5 Medimpact Healthcare Recent Developments
6.7 Magellan Health
6.7.1 Magellan Health Comapny Information
6.7.2 Magellan Health Business Overview
6.7.3 Magellan Health Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Revenue and Gross Margin (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
6.7.4 Magellan Health Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Product Portfolio
6.7.5 Magellan Health Recent Developments
6.8 BC/BS
6.8.1 BC/BS Comapny Information
6.8.2 BC/BS Business Overview
6.8.3 BC/BS Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Revenue and Gross Margin (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
6.8.4 BC/BS Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Product Portfolio
6.8.5 BC/BS Recent Developments
6.9 Vidalink
6.9.1 Vidalink Comapny Information
6.9.2 Vidalink Business Overview
6.9.3 Vidalink Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Revenue and Gross Margin (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
6.9.4 Vidalink Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Product Portfolio
6.9.5 Vidalink Recent Developments
6.10 Sea Rainbow
6.10.1 Sea Rainbow Comapny Information
6.10.2 Sea Rainbow Business Overview
6.10.3 Sea Rainbow Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Revenue and Gross Margin (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
6.10.4 Sea Rainbow Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Product Portfolio
6.10.5 Sea Rainbow Recent Developments
6.11 Cachet
6.11.1 Cachet Comapny Information
6.11.2 Cachet Business Overview
6.11.3 Cachet Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Revenue and Gross Margin (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
6.11.4 Cachet Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Product Portfolio
6.11.5 Cachet Recent Developments
7 North America
7.1 North America Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size (2020-2031)
7.2 North America Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Type
7.2.1 North America Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Type (2020-2025)
7.2.2 North America Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Type (2026-2031)
7.2.3 North America Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Share by Type (2020-2031)
7.3 North America Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Application
7.3.1 North America Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Application (2020-2025)
7.3.2 North America Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Application (2026-2031)
7.3.3 North America Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Share by Application (2020-2031)
7.4 North America Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Country
7.4.1 North America Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Country (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
7.4.2 North America Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
7.4.3 North America Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
7.4.4 North America Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Share by Country (2020-2031)
7.4.5 United States
7.4.6 Canada
7.4.7 Mexico
8 Europe
8.1 Europe Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size (2020-2031)
8.2 Europe Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Type
8.2.1 Europe Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Type (2020-2025)
8.2.2 Europe Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Type (2026-2031)
8.2.3 Europe Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Share by Type (2020-2031)
8.3 Europe Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Application
8.3.1 Europe Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Application (2020-2025)
8.3.2 Europe Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Application (2026-2031)
8.3.3 Europe Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Share by Application (2020-2031)
8.4 Europe Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Country
8.4.1 Europe Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Country (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
8.4.2 Europe Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
8.4.3 Europe Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
8.4.4 Europe Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Share by Country (2020-2031)
8.4.5 Germany
8.4.6 France
8.4.7 U.K.
8.4.8 Italy
8.4.9 Russia
8.4.10 Nordic Countries
9 China
9.1 China Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size (2020-2031)
9.2 China Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Type
9.2.1 China Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Type (2020-2025)
9.2.2 China Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Type (2026-2031)
9.2.3 China Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Share by Type (2020-2031)
9.3 China Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Application
9.3.1 China Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Application (2020-2025)
9.3.2 China Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Application (2026-2031)
9.3.3 China Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Share by Application (2020-2031)
10 Asia (Excluding China)
10.1 Asia Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size (2020-2031)
10.2 Asia Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Type
10.2.1 Asia Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Type (2020-2025)
10.2.2 Asia Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Type (2026-2031)
10.2.3 Asia Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Share by Type (2020-2031)
10.3 Asia Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Application
10.3.1 Asia Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Application (2020-2025)
10.3.2 Asia Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Application (2026-2031)
10.3.3 Asia Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Share by Application (2020-2031)
10.4 Asia Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Country
10.4.1 Asia Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Country (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
10.4.2 Asia Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
10.4.3 Asia Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
10.4.4 Asia Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Share by Country (2020-2031)
10.4.5 Japan
10.4.6 South Korea
10.4.7 Taiwan
10.4.8 Southeast Asia
10.4.9 India
10.4.10 Australia
11 South America, Middle East & Africa
11.1 South America, Middle East & Africa Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size (2020-2031)
11.2 South America, Middle East & Africa Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Type
11.2.1 South America, Middle East & Africa Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Type (2020-2025)
11.2.2 South America, Middle East & Africa Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Type (2026-2031)
11.2.3 South America, Middle East & Africa Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Share by Type (2020-2031)
11.3 South America, Middle East & Africa Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Application
11.3.1 South America, Middle East & Africa Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Application (2020-2025)
11.3.2 South America, Middle East & Africa Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Application (2026-2031)
11.3.3 South America, Middle East & Africa Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Share by Application (2020-2031)
11.4 South America, Middle East & Africa Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Country
11.4.1 South America, Middle East & Africa Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Country (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
11.4.2 South America, Middle East & Africa Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
11.4.3 South America, Middle East & Africa Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
11.4.4 South America, Middle East & Africa Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market Share by Country (2020-2031)
11.4.5 Brazil
11.4.6 South Africa
11.4.7 Saudi Arabia
11.4.8 Turkey
11.4.9 Argentina
11.4.9 UAE
11.4.9 Egypt
11.4.9 Chile
12 Concluding Insights
13 Appendix
13.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
13.2 Research Methodology
13.3 Research Process
13.4 Authors List of This Report
13.5 Data Source
13.5.1 Secondary Sources
13.5.2 Primary Sources
13.6 Disclaimer

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