AMCP Corporate Member Spotlight: Abarca Health LLC

AMCP News & Views caught up recently with Jason Broschow, president and CEO of Abarca Health, LLC, a pharmacy benefit manager, and health IT company based in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Miami, Fla.

AMCP corporate members, like our individual members, are taking positive steps to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Corporate member Abarca announced recently that it and Triple-S Management Corp. had expedited the launch of Triple-S en Casa, Puerto Rico’s first prescription home delivery program, to expand medication access during the ongoing pandemic.

Borschow on the Triple-S en Casa launch: It has never been more important to expand access to prescription medications than it is today. Abarca and Triple-S have collaborated on many initiatives to deliver a better pharmacy benefit experience for millions of people in Puerto Rico. And now, Triple-S en Casa will provide the convenience of home delivery and peace of mind for members at a time they need it most.

Why the need for this service? For many people, having their prescriptions delivered at home is not just a convenience; it is a necessity. Lack of mobility, access to transportation, and other social determinants not only impact the health of members, but they can also increase costs for health plans. Triple-S en Casa was developed to address these challenges head-on.

How does it work? Powered by Darwin, Abarca’s industry-leading PBM platform, Triple-S en Casa allows members to order, manage, and schedule free delivery for prescriptions through an intuitive mobile app. This program was developed in partnership with Alivia Health, the largest Puerto Rican pharmaceutical services provider, to fill and deliver prescriptions. To learn more, visit www.abarcahealth.com.

Triple-S Salud President Madeline Hernández-Urquiza on the new program: Our organizations are aligned in our commitment to finding a better way in health care in Puerto Rico, and we look forward to continuing to work closely together to do so. Triple-S en Casa will be available to all Triple-S commercial and Medicare Advantage plans. (Triple-S Management Corp. is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, and is one of the leading players in the managed care industry in Puerto Rico.)

Borschow on how to describe Abarca: Abarca is a full-service pharmacy benefits manager and health IT company with a distinctly different approach to PBM technology and business practices. Headquartered in San Juan and Miami, we currently serve more than 3.2 million lives across the United States and manage more than $3.5 billion in drug costs annually. Abarca is igniting a revolution in health care. It started by redefining pharmacy benefits, but this is just the beginning. Our revolution is built on the belief that there is a better way for people and companies to work together, connect with each other, and make health care awesome for everyone.

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