Prescription drugs are on their way to eating up the biggest slice of Puerto Rico’s $3.4 billion Medicaid budget. To head off rising costs, the island turned to what is still a relatively new trend in the pharmaceutical world —...
12-4-2020
World Diabetes Day is the global community's most extensive diabetes awareness campaign reaching an audience of over 1 billion people in more than 160 countries. The campaign draws attention to issues of great importance to the diabetes world and keeps...
11-13-2020
Movember is an annual campaign involving the growing of mustaches and other activities during the month of November to raise awareness of men's health issues, such as Prostate and Testicular Cancers, as well as mental health. Abarca goes all in...
11-6-2020
As of 2018, nearly 60 million Americans are enrolled in Medicare. Most beneficiaries are age 65 or older, but younger members can qualify if they have certain disabilities or end-stage renal disease. Given their age and pre-existing conditions, members of...
11-4-2020
THE CHALLENGE As a company with offices in Puerto Rico and South Florida, Abarca has navigated more than its fair share of unforeseen events. That’s why we’ve engrained a culture of preparedness within our organization, and built a foundation that...
10-29-2020
We’ve heard it countless times: Healthcare is broken in the US. It costs too much; it is overly complex; and we are no healthier and we live no longer than people who live in other countries where it costs a...
10-26-2020
When you compare corporate values that are held up by many healthcare organizations, you will see a lot of repetition. Words like honesty, integrity, accountability, and teamwork find their way onto a seemingly endless number of websites and job descriptions....
10-23-2020
SAN JUAN, PR -- Abarca, a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) that is disrupting the industry with a new approach to technology and business practices released a new case study detailing a value-based agreement with Biogen Inc. (NASDAQ: BIIB) for Avonex®...
10-20-2020
THE CHALLENGE For a Medicaid Program that receives one of the lowest federal reimbursements in the nation, specialty drug costs are an exceptional burden. To help this program navigate a challenging financial environment, Abarca partnered with pharmaceutical manufacturer Biogen Inc....
10-20-2020
The expanded theme for World Hypertension Day is "Measure Your Blood Pressure, Control It, Live Longer," to increase high blood pressure awareness in all populations worldwide. The day's primary goal is to educate the public and raise awareness of hypertension,...
10-16-2020
