Institute for International Research

Dear Medicaid Rebate Professional,

The organizers of the annual September Summit on the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program are proud to offer our fundamentals program that details the operation and administration of the MDRP.

The Medicaid Drug Rebate Program is a complicated endeavor to any pharmaceutical manufacturer, especially with the new changes of the Deficit Reduction Act. Whether you are new to the area of the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, need a refresher course, or would like to keep up to date with the changes by the DRA, this spin-off of our September Summit is your answer. The focus is on pharmaceutical manufacturers and the basic understanding of how a product begins, grows and is maintained in the Medicaid Rebate Program. Emphasis is placed on understanding all the "players" in the industry and the crucial components of understanding a product, government pricing calculations and reporting of products. Failure to report correctly will have a profound effect on many other programs introduced and can impact the reimbursement of products.

We have gathered together a group of veteran Medicaid rebate experts who represent small, mid-sized and large manufacturers, government agencies, states, legal and consulting experts to demonstrate the roles involved in the MDRP, new calculation methodologies, how the DRA impacts your job, and a clear view to how the program can work well, with solutions to challenges and consequences when it doesn't.

Hear from Elan Pharmaceuticals, Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services, Daiichi Sankyo Pharmaceuticals, Graceway Pharmaceuticals, Health Resources and Services Administration's Office of Pharmacy Affairs, Hogan & Hartson, Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems, Inc., Mission Pharmacal Company, Solvay Pharmaceutical, State of Oklahoma, State of North Carolina, State of Oklahoma Health Care Authority, SXC Health Solutions, Morton Grove Pharmaceuticals, Wolters Kluwer Health, Xanodyne and more.

This program offers you the opportunity to better understand how to:

• Get your product to the Medicaid Rebate Program including contracting, what is involved, reporting, and having an overall understanding the industry
  
• Decipher all the MDRP terminology and acronyms
  
• Comply with processing dates and timeline changes
  
• Perform accurate calculations & process rebates
  
• Avoid and resolve rebate disputes
  
• Integrate changes made by the DRA
  
• Learn to comply with latest regulations

MDRP101 presents in-depth information covering:

• Background and History of MDRP
  
• NEW! Lessons Learned to Survive Your First Year in the Program
  
• NEW! Impact of the DRA
  
• Role of the Manufacturer
  
• Role of the State with the Manufacturer
  
• Role of the State with the Pharmacy
  
• NEW! Role of CMS
  
• How to Work with the Pricing Compendia
  
• Extended Session: New Calculations of AMP and BP
  
• Rebate Processing and Invoices
  
• Dispute Resolution
  
• NEW! Extended Session: 340B Price Calculations

Don't miss this opportunity to understand of the Medicaid procedures, new regulations and hear the perspectives from all parties involved in the process. Space is limited, so register today.

We look forward to greeting you in Baltimore on February 4, 2008.

With best regards,

Anne Reel
Program Director
IIR
AReel@iirusa.com