As PBM industry shifts, LucyRx and Abarca Health merge to build scale
fiercehealthcare - Amid significant shifts in the pharmacy benefit management industry, LucyRx and Abarca Health have revealed plans to merge to build the scale necessary to compete in this changing landscape.
AI Summary: Two independent pharmacy benefit managers, LucyRx and Abarca Health, announced a combination to build scale amid industry consolidation. The deal aims to bolster negotiating leverage, broaden client reach and offer an alternative to dominant PBMs—because apparently one disruptor wasn’t enough to disrupt the disruptors.
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