Specialty Pharmacy Access & Care Excellence
Make the pledge for equitable specialty medication access.
Pledge Participants Receive
By signing the Specialty Pharmacy Access & Care Excellence (SPACE) Pledge, your organization will:
Press Announcement
Earn inclusion in a national press announcement and recognition as a leader in advancing equitable medication access.
Recognition at Xccelerate 2026
Gain on-stage recognition at Xccelerate 2026, Innovaccer’s annual healthcare AI conference in San Francisco Jan 25-27, with travel and lodging covered.
Insights and AI-powered Tools
Gain access to market benchmarks and insights as well as AI-powered tools to drive specialty pharmacy savings and compliance.
Founding Signatory
Be recognized as a Founding Signatory on the Innovaccer and Longitude Rx pledge website.
Health Systems Network
Connect with health systems to learn best practices to improve patient outcomes and enhance specialty pharmacy services.
Learn more about the Longitude Rx and Innovaccer
SPACE pledge — Specialty Pharmacy Access & Care Excellence
Innovaccer 2026
A letter from our CEO:
Improving access to specialty drugs
Across the country, patients wait weeks—sometimes months—for the specialty therapies that could change their lives.
As health systems, we have the power to fix that by coming together to make access faster, fairer, and more transparent for everyone.
SPACE is our collective commitment to improving access to specialty drugs through data, collaboration, and shared purpose.
By pledging, your organization joins a nationwide movement to reduce barriers, strengthen 340B stewardship, and generate real-world insights that help every patient afford and receive the care they need.
Together, we can redefine how health systems and life sciences work to deliver equitable access to life-saving therapies. I invite you to stand with us and make the pledge today.
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Abhinav Shashank
CEO & Co-founder
Jigar Thakkar
Chief Executive Officer
The Pledge
We pledge to unite as health system pharmacy leaders to improve patient access to specialty medications by building a more connected, transparent, and patient-centered ecosystem.
We believe that every patient regardless of geography, condition, or coverage deserves timely access to life-changing therapies.
By participating in the Specialty Pharmacy Access & Care Excellence (SPACE) Pledge,
we commit to:
Advance equitable access to specialty drugs through faster, technology-enabled prior authorization and financial assistance workflows.
Help patients afford and manage their medications by providing greater transparency into medication costs, offering more affordable prices and financial support options
Collaborate on real-world evidence (RWE) to accelerate specialty drug research and better understand outcomes, adherence, and affordability.
Share data responsibly including anonymized dispense, adherence, care protocol and outcome data to advance collective insight into specialty drug effectiveness and improve patient outcomes.
Improve payer and drug access for health system pharmacies leveraging the power of the collaborative
Make specialty medicines more accessible, affordable, and equitable.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Question
What is the SPACE Pledge?
The Specialty Pharmacy Access & Care Excellence (SPACE) Pledge is a national initiative uniting health system pharmacy leaders to make specialty medicines more accessible, affordable, and equitable for every patient.
Who can join the pledge?
Any health system or healthcare organization that shares the mission of improving access to specialty medications can sign the pledge and join this collaborative movement.
Why should my organization participate?
By joining, your organization will be recognized nationally for leading equitable medication access efforts. Founding signatories are featured in press announcements, highlighted on stage at Xccelerate 2026, and gain access to AI-powered insights, benchmarks, and best practices from health systems across the country.
Who’s behind SPACE?
SPACE is powered by Longitude Rx and Innovaccer, in partnership with leading health systems such as Novant Health, Baylor Scott & White, Memorial Hermann, Providence Health, and Michigan Medicine. Together, we’re transforming how specialty care is delivered.
How does Longitude Rx support this initiative?
Longitude Rx enables collaboration across health systems by connecting data and supporting equitable access through shared platforms, transparent financial assistance programs, and responsible use of de-identified data to improve outcomes and affordability.
How does this pledge help patients?
Participants work together to simplify prior authorizations, expand financial support, and ensure faster, more affordable access to life-changing therapies—so patients spend less time waiting and more time healing.
How can we get involved?
It’s simple, review the pledge and add your organization’s name using the Sign the SPACE Pledge link. Once you sign, you’ll become part of a growing national network working to improve specialty pharmacy care for all.