Abarca

  • Consumer / Employer, Payers

    Why Blue Shield of California Is Shaking Up its Prescription Drug Model

    Blue Shield of California is cutting many of its ties with CVS Caremark (though not all) and adding four additional partners for its prescription drug benefits. These partners include Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company and Amazon Pharmacy. The changes are needed to disrupt the current broken system, said Salina Wong, senior director of clinical pharmacy programs at Blue Shield of California.

    / Aug 18, 2023 at 2:45 PM
  • Sponsored Post

    A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence

    At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.

    / Jul 25, 2023 at 7:30 AM
  • Sponsored Post, BioPharma, Payers

    What Do Payers Need to Help Value-Based Contracting Deals for Novel Therapies Succeed?

    A panel discussion at the annual Abarca Forward conference in Puerto Rico last month sought to identify some of the innovative financial approaches that can be applied to managing the high price of novel therapies. Conversations also addressed what payers need for these financing models to be sustainable.

    / Apr 14, 2023 at 7:30 AM
  • Health Tech, Pharma

    What Will Value-Based Drug Pricing Look Like By 2030? Experts Share 4 Predictions

    Panelists at a recent pharmacy conference were optimistic about the future of value-based drug contracting. For example, one said that healthcare will be close to establishing a value-based formulary by 2030, and another said that longitudinal patient tracking will become a more important part the drug pricing process.

    / Feb 17, 2023 at 10:43 PM
  • Consumer / Employer, Health Tech, Hospitals

    Is Interoperability Tech Worth the Investment? Experts Say Yes for 3 Reasons

    Panelists at a recent healthcare conference expressed optimism about the automation technology that health plans, pharmacy benefit managers and providers can adopt to facilitate real-time data sharing. They said that such technology has potential to improve medication adherence, reduce costs and save time for both providers and payers.

    / Feb 16, 2023 at 10:09 PM
  • Money pile and medicine pills representing medical expenses

    BioPharma, Legal

    Rising drug costs fuel interest in value-based contracts

    The contracts are complicated and full of risks for drug companies. But there’s also a risk to steering clear of the arrangements — reduced or restricted access to a company’s medication.

    / Dec 3, 2020 at 9:00 AM