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George Van AntwerpGeneral Manager, Pharmacy SolutionsSilverlink Communicationse: gvanantwerp@silverlink.comm: 314-517-8915Blog: www.georgevanantwerp.com Interview with Industry Expert & Avid Blogger George Van Antwerp - Silverlink •A more outspoken push for pharmacist involvement in ACOs.“I really think that CMS was remiss in not explicitly including the drug benefit in the Shared Savings model. Because the industry recognizes that it’s important, what we are seeing is that the people who are planning on participating in the ACOs are already reaching out to the PBMs to lean on them to develop programs. So by default, we will end up being participants in it indirectly versus directly…. It’s the most frequently used benefit. It’s hard to imagine that you’ll be able to have a successful ACO model without considering the effects of somebody i