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Forbes Names AArete One of America’s Best Management Consulting Firms in 2025
We are thrilled to announce that AArete has been recognized on the Forbes America’s Best Management Consulting Firms 2025 list, specifically in the Healthcare & Life Sciences category. This prestigious accolade underscores our unwavering commitment to delivering exceptional value and innovative solutions to our clients in the healthcare sector.
Celebrating Excellence: Amanda Cast and Matt Semetulskis Named 2025 Rising Stars of the Profession by Consulting Magazine
We are thrilled to announce that Amanda Cast and Matt Semetulskis have been recognized by Consulting Magazine as two of its esteemed 2025 Rising Stars of the Profession! This prestigious honor spotlights consultants aged 36 and under who are significantly impacting the industry and redefining excellence in consulting.
Considering PBM Unbundling? Here’s How to Take the First Step
Everything old, it seems, becomes new again, and so it is with health plans and their renewed interest in unbundling their Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) relationships. This trend first emerged in the early 2000s as payers began building their own pharmacy networks, contracting with manufacturers directly for rebates, and forging separate relationships with claims processors. In response, PBMs further incentivized, offering deeper discounts to payer partners to sustain or grow their prominence. Sure enough, in a few years, the pendulum swung back toward full-service PBM offerings and away from disintermediation.
“You Still Write Checks?” Check Fraud Remains an Expensive Headache for Banks and Credit Unions
On a daily basis, you can find numerous headlines across the country where scammers are being apprehended and arrested for fraudulent check schemes. It’s happening across all our cities and local communities. News coverage on fraud is abundant and check fraud continues to create major and expensive headaches for all financial institutions alike including global banks, regional and community banks, and credit unions.