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While everyone seems to be talking about AI, in many ways, AI is still in its infancy. And as we start to see it adopted in certain aspects of healthcare, it is already clear that AI will play an important role in the industry’s future.  How can AI be used in healthcare? Most of the […]

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At the first-ever Abarca Forward event, we discussed an outlined vision for what the healthcare industry would look like at the start of the next decade. As we prepare for the new year, let’s check in and see if the industry has made any progress towards these predictions for Healthcare 2030. Prediction: Convenient and affordable […]

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Abarca, a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) transforming the industry with a new approach to technology and business practices, announced that Foundry’s Computerworld has named it one of the 2024 Best Places to Work in IT. “Abarca has built, grown, and evolved our organization upon our advanced technology and powerfully positive […]

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This November, Abarca is celebrating Movember, or Men’s Health Awareness Month. Movember is an annual campaign advocating for men’s health issues, like prostate and testicular cancer, as well as men’s mental health and suicide prevention. It aims to promote the detection and prevention of these diseases through testing and screening for these cancers and for […]

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Moving forward, together. At Abarca, we consider our people to be our greatest asset. We spoke to Mercibel Gonzalez, our Chief People Officer, about our approach to culture, feedback, and fostering a team that’s dedicated to delivering seamless and personalized healthcare. How are Abarcans making healthcare more seamless and personalized for everyone? As an organization, […]

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There is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all solution in healthcare. At least, not a successful one. Yet, as the industry consolidates, payers are finding themselves with fewer options and less flexibility. Now more than ever, payers need to be able to pursue the technology, partners, clinical programs, pharmacy networks, etc, that provide the most […]

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Every 45 seconds, someone tragically takes their own life, resulting in approximately 703,000 suicides worldwide each year. The impact of suicide reaches far beyond the individual, leaving behind a wake of grief and affecting the lives of countless others. It is imperative that we address not only suicide itself but also the underlying mental health […]

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While gene and cell therapies (CGT) increasingly fill the drug pipeline, half of payers believe that the affordability of these treatments will be a major challenge in the next two to three years, according to a recent survey. And, as these innovative therapies are introduced to treat conditions that affect larger populations, the significance of […]

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Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder that affects voluntary muscle movement, resulting in progressive muscle weakness and atrophy; and robs people of physical strength by affecting the motor nerve cells in the spinal cord, taking away the ability to walk, eat, or breathe. SMA is the leading genetic cause of death in […]

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Since we were babies, our mothers encouraged us to drink milk to build strong bones. Calcium is essential for building and maintaining strong bones, as well as for the proper functioning of the heart, muscles, and nerves. However, as adults, how do we get calcium? Our bodies don’t produce calcium, so we must obtain it […]

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