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PBM Contracting Summit
December 8-9, 2026
Intercontinental Chicago Magnificent Mile | Chicago, IL

Jesse Ruzicka
SVP, Sales at Abarca Health
Speaker

Profile

Jesse leads Sales at Abarca, where he works with health plans and payors to modernize pharmacy benefit strategies through flexible, technology-driven models. With more than 20 years of PBM industry experience spanning underwriting, analytics, account management, and sales leadership, Jesse brings a broad understanding of the evolving pharmacy landscape, including emerging modular PBM approaches, market dynamics, and strategies to better manage pharmacy cost and clinical outcomes. His experience working across Commercial and Health Plan payors provides a unique perspective on how organizations can leverage modular capabilities, data integration, and operational flexibility to build more sustainable pharmacy programs. Jesse holds an MBA in Finance from Seton Hall University.

Agenda Sessions

  • Digital Health Disrupters - Temporary Arbitrage or Structural Threat?

    8:40am