Employers Health & Judi Health Launch StarkRx Modular PBM Solution

A STARK contrast to the traditional PBM model.

CANTON, OH, UNITED STATES, September 8, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — In response to rising healthcare costs, a changing industry and employer demand, Employers Health, an employer-founded group purchasing organization for pharmacy benefits, announced the launch of StarkRx. This transparent, cost-plus pharmacy benefit offering is designed to give self-funded plan sponsors a clearer look into what’s driving their pharmacy plan costs and more options to address those cost drivers. With Judi Health™ and anchored by Judi Rx™ and the Judi^® platform, StarkRx gives plan sponsors more control over their pharmacy benefit plan and data without the restrictions and misaligned incentives associated with legacy spread models.

Employers Health’s chairman, president and CEO, Chris Goff, J.D., MBA, stated, “Employers Health clients have worked collaboratively for more than three decades to purchase PBM services. This new offering, with Judi Health’s award-winning technology platform as the engine, allows our clients to work together to find innovators in the market and move faster to implement solutions to today’s challenges.”

With StarkRx, plan sponsors can address their populations’ needs with flexible plan design and savings options from best-in-class providers. Backed by a powerful, modern PBM infrastructure, plan sponsors can choose from multiple service providers and plan designs to achieve their unique goals.

“Employers deserve transparency, accountability and technology that works in their best interests,” said Judi Health’s chief commercial officer, Kristin Begley, PharmD. “We’re thrilled to work with Employers Health to help their clients modernize pharmacy benefits and achieve better financial and clinical outcomes.”

When plan sponsors choose StarkRx, they’re gaining access to:
• A broad retail pharmacy network using cost-plus reimbursement.
• Flexibility to work with third-party solution providers, such as Archimedes, for specialty drug management.
• A cost-plus, specialty pharmacy network including Amazon and Accredo by Evernorth.
• Centralized account management and participant care teams.
• Highly rated support (Net Promoter Score: 87) from Employers Health’s client solutions, clinical, legal and analytics teams.

Employers Health and Judi Health are dedicated to providing solutions that grow and evolve along with the industry. With StarkRx, both organizations look forward to fulfilling this need while providing exceptional experiences for plan sponsors and members. Learn more about StarkRx at employershealthco.com/vendors/starkrx.

About Employers Health
Employers Health is a leading group purchasing organization for pharmacy benefits. As an independent, employer-founded organization, Employers Health is aligned with the interests of its clients while remaining transparent in its business practices. With more than 500 clients across the country – and working with pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) suppliers CVS Health, Optum Rx and MedImpact – Employers Health delivers the expertise, guidance and purchasing power that maximizes the value plan sponsors achieve from their pharmacy benefit plans.

Launching its group purchasing program in 1995, Employers Health has grown into one of the nation’s most established employer-founded pharmacy benefit coalitions. Today, plan sponsors covering 2.5 million lives and nearly $6.1 billion in spend utilize its leading pharmacy benefits group purchasing programs to ensure plan sponsors and their participants get the best version of their PBM. To learn more about Employers Health’s employer resources, visit employershealthco.com.

About Judi Health™
Judi Health™ is a health technology company providing benefit administration solutions to employers, unions, health plans, and government entities. Judi Health replaces fragmented, outdated systems with the industry’s first Unified Claims Processing™ architecture, seamlessly consolidating pharmacy and medical benefit administration on a single, secure platform. By delivering true price transparency, eliminating unnecessary middleman fees, and leveraging advanced AI-powered care delivery, Judi Health helps clients achieve unprecedented operational efficiency and service levels. To learn more, visit www.judi.health.

Emily Clevenger
Employers Health
+1 330-327-7004
eclevenger@employershealthco.com

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