AssureCare and Pillr Health partner to help health systems tackle specialty pharmacy costs

Cincinnati-based health tech company AssureCare LLC and pharmacy optimisation provider Pillr Health have announced a strategic partnership.

The organisations are combining their expertise and tech-enabled capabilities to help hospitals and health systems manage surging specialty drug costs and operational challenges.

With specialty drugs projected to account for well over half of all U.S. medicine spending by 2030, the partnership comes at a pivotal time.

It will integrate AssureCare’s advanced analytics platform, Akumen into Pillr Health’s Pharmacy Accelerator solution empowering health systems to build their own specialty pharmacy programmes.

Real-time data and AI-driven predictive modelling will help providers better anticipate specialty pharmacy needs, allocate resources more effectively and improve patient outcomes.

“The rising cost of care, particularly for patients with chronic conditions, makes supporting specialty pharmacies more critical than ever,” said Yousuf Ahmad, CEO of AssureCare.

“High costs can undermine medication adherence, reduce patient engagement, and negatively impact outcomes for both patients and pharmacies.

“This partnership aligns us with a team equally committed to strengthening specialty pharmacies and addressing their most pressing challenges.

“Our mission is clear: empower specialty pharmacies so they can deliver better outcomes for the patients they serve.”

By integrating AssureCare’s analytics capabilities within Pillr Health’s Pharmacy Accelerator, the partnership delivers real-time operational and clinical insights that strengthen performance across health systems’ specialty pharmacy programmes.

This integration enhances Pillr Health’s ability to drive measurable improvements in care quality, cost management, and medication adherence, while enabling more proactive, data-driven patient engagement at scale.

Skip Devanny, CEO, Pillr Health, said: “Our collaboration with AssureCare marks another advancement in our mission to equip health systems with cutting-edge solutions that elevate pharmacy performance.

“AssureCare’s capabilities enhance our Pharmacy Accelerator offering, enabling our clients to engage with patients even more effectively, close care gaps, and drive real improvements in patient outcomes.”