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Rachel StraussRachel Strauss is a seasoned healthcare strategist with over 20 years of experience helping HR managers and business owners navigate the complexities of pharmacy benefits and healthcare costs. Specializing in affordable healthcare solutions, Rachel works.
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“Thank you... and I love you.”
This week I was standing in line at one of my favorite places. (I’m intentionally nonaming it because this isn’t about them.)
The sales person rang me up and, in the most “whatever generation we’re on now” way imaginable, smiled, handed me...
The World’s Earliest Empty Nester
This summer, I became what might be the world’s earliest empty nester.
Not permanently. Not even close.
My kids are simply at sleepaway camp.
And while I miss them terribly, something happened that I wasn’t expecting.
My brain got…quiet...
The Best Brand You’ve Never Heard Of
Last week, I was doing what many Americans do when they need just one thing from Costco.
I walked out with a cart full of things I didn’t know I needed.
As I unloaded my haul at home, I noticed something funny.
Pasta? Kirkland.
Olive oi...
From pharmacy counters to rebate contracts—why patients are still the only ones in the dark
“Big mistake. Huge.”
The beauty of that famous Pretty Woman scene is that everyone knows exactly who lost.
The store lost.
The salesperson lost.
Julia Roberts won.
The incentives were visible.
The salesperson had a financial interest...
If Healthcare Is So Inefficient, Who Is Actually Making Money?
A friend asked me a question recently that made me stop mid-sip of my iced coffee.
She said:
“If employers and patients can save so much money on healthcare and prescriptions, how are all these (pharmacy) companies still making money?”
A...
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Rachel Strauss is the CEO of PBM Princess—healthcare’s sharpest strategist and glitter-loving disruptor. She breaks down benefits, builds bold partnerships, and makes pharmacy + women’s health finally make sense.
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