Government Programs Summit

Agenda at a Glance

2012 Agenda at a Glance

DAY ONE • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2011 • FULL DAY SUMMITS
Full Day Symposia
8:45AM-5:00PM A GOVERNMENT PROGAM PRICING AND CONTRACTING COMPLIANCE SUMMIT B FUNDAMENTALS IN GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND PRICING C ADVANCED GP FORUM
DAY TWO – THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2012
7:30am	Registration and Morning Coffee
8:00am	Chairpersons Opening Remarks Mike Borgia, Group Director, Government Channel, Contract Strategy and Management, J&J HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS
8:15am	The Future of the Pharmaceutical Drug Industry Henry J. Aaron, Bruce and Virginia MacLaury Senior Fellow, THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION
9:00am	CMS Update on the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Policy Kimberly Howell, Deputy Director, Division of Pharmacy, Disabled and Elderly Programs Group, CENTER FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES Wendy Tuttle, Health Insurance Specialist, Pharmacy Division, Disabled and Elderly Health Programs Group, CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES (Invited) Technical Dona Coffman, Technical Director, Information Analysis, Division of Information Analysis and Technical Assistance, CENTER FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES Operations Tamara Bruce, Technical Director, Disabled and Elderly Programs Group, CENTER FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES Samone Angel, Senior Analyst, Disabled and Elderly Programs Group, CENTER FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES (Invited)
10:30am	Morning Networking Break
11:00am	AMP Translations- Putting Policy to Practice with Legal, Systems and Operational Strategies for MDRP and other Programs the AMP Affects Chris Cobourn, Vice President, Regulatory, COMPLIANCE IMPLEMENTATION SERVICES
11:30am	Financial Opportunity Associated with Recalculating Base AMP Mark Linver, HURON LIFE SCIENCES Clay Willis, HURON LIFE SCIENCES Dana Zelig, HURON LIFE SCIENCES
12:15 pm	Luncheon
1:30pm	Survey of Retail Prices: Assessing Payment/ Utilization Rates and Performance Rankings Joseph Fine, MPA Technical Director, Division of Pharmacy, CMS Don Bell II, Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Legal Affairs, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES (NACDS)
2:15pm	OIG UPDATE Work Plan and Study Results David Tawes, Director, Prescription Drug Pricing Evaluation, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Robert Vito, Regional Inspector General, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
3:00pm	Impact on Manufacturer of Multiple Mechanisms for Reimbursement from States Edward J. McAdam, Senior Director, Contracting, Pricing and Analytics, DAIICHI SANKYO Karen Biancalana, Finance, AMYLIN PHARMACEUTICALS
3:30pm	Afternoon Networking Break
4:00-5:30pm	Breakout Sessions
	TRACK A	TRACK B	TRACK C
	Trends and Challenges for Generic Manufacturers	Medicaid Managed Care Claims Processing	Trends in GP
4:00pm	Chairperson's Welcome Robert LaPorte, Director, Government Reporting and Compliance, WEST WARD PHARMACEUTICALS	Chairperson's Welcome Barbara Winget, Associate Director, Government Rebate Administration, NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS	Moderator Chris Cobourn, Vice President, Regulatory, COMPLIANCE IMPLEMENTATION SERVICES
4:05pm	Identify and Discuss Challenges Inherent to Generic Manufacturers When Complying with Government Programs Debbe Saez, Senior Manager, Government Pricing IMPAX LABORATORIES Lynn Leone, Director, Government Contract Price Administration, HOSPIRA Jim Abrams, Director, Government Pricing & Reporting, MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS	Hot Topics: Medicaid Managed Care Organization Rebates MCOs- Utilization Validation Jennifer Norton, VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS	Future Trends in Pharmaceutical Drug Channels Stephanie Kupski, Senior Director, Managed Care Contract, GRACEWAY PHARMACEUTICALS Mitchell Goldberg, Vice-President, Sales & Marketing, SIGMAPHARM LABORATORIES , LLC
		4:45pm Strategies and Questions for Medicaid Managed Care Utilization Claims Processing Karen Kluczykowski, RPh, Director PBM Services/ GHC , HP KANSAS TXIX Richard Holsapple, RpH Pharmacy Services Manager, OR MMIS, HP ENTERPRISE SERVICES
5:30pm	Conference Day Two Concludes
DAY THREE – FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2012
8:00am	Chairperson’s Recap of Day One Heather Dixson, Director, Government Price Reporting, ELI LILLY & COMPANY
8:15am	340B PHS Guidance, Definitions and Oversight Update Krista Pedley, Director, Office of Pharmacy Affairs, HEALTH RESOURCES & SERVICES ADMINISTRATION LT. Lawrence Momodu, PharmD U.S. Public Health Service Program Management Officer, HRSA OFFICE OF PHARMACY AFFAIRS Brad Lang, U.S. Public Health Service Program Management Officer, HRSA OFFICE OF PHARMACY AFFAIRS (Invited)
8:45am	Improve the Integrity of the 340B Drug Pricing Program Moderator Marcus Farbstein, GENENTECH Panelists Lisa Scholz, PharmD, R.Ph., HRSA's Pharmacy Services Support Center, AMERICAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION Bruce Boelter, Director, Operations, 340B PRIME VENDOR PROGRAM /APEXUS
9:30am	Overview of the NCPDP Manufacturer Rebate Standard and Its Potential for Government Programs Robert Matsuk, Co-Chair, Work Group 7, Manufacturer Rebates, NCPDP
10:00am	Morning Networking Break
10:30am	Medicare Part B and ASP Part B Drug Pricing Methodologies, Coverage and Coding Sanjida Chowdhury, Director Business Government Analysis, *APP PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC A FRESENIUS KABI COMPANY**
11:15am	Medicare Part D Rebate for Donut Hole: Guidance Updates, Invoicing, Disputes and Appeals Processes Marla Rothouse, Director of Medicare Part D Discount Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Management, Medicare Drug Benefit and C & D Data Group, CMS Cynthia Tudor, Director, Medicare Drug Benefit and C&D Data Group, CMS Mark Newsom, Director, Division of Payment Reconciliation, Medicare Plan Payment Group, CMS
12:00pm	Strategies to Overcome the Implementation and Process Challenges of Part D Bob Inserra, Director Government Rebate Operations & Recovery, JOHNSON & JOHNSON HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS Tom Evegan, Associate Director, Contracts and Pricing, ACORDA THERAPEUTICS Donna White, Director, Commercial and Business Analytics, CORNERSTONE THERAPEUTICS
12:30pm	VA/DoD/ FSS Fee Schedules Operations Contracting and Pricing Best Practices Michael Grivnovics, Director, Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Division, VA OIG (Invited)
1:30pm	Luncheon for post-conference intensive attendees
POST-CONFERENCE INTENSIVE
2:30pm	Tools to Calculate Average Manufacturer Price (AMP) and Best Price (BP) Miree Lee, Principal, M. LEE CONSULTING, LLC
4:00pm	Conference Concludes

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Agenda at a Glance

2012 Agenda at a Glance

DAY ONE • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2011 • FULL DAY SUMMITS

DAY TWO – THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2012

DAY THREE – FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2012

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