Woburn, MA - January 16, 2006 - The Center for Business Intelligence announces The 8th Annual Medicaid Rebates Conference.

The Center for Business Intelligence (CBI: www.cbinet.com) will hold the 8th Annual Medicaid Rebates Conference on May 11-12, 2006 at the Hilton Walt Disney World Hotel, Lake Buena Vista, FL. Prefacing the conference is a pre-conference seminar, An Introduction to the Medicaid Rebate Program, on May 10, 2006 at the Hilton Walt Disney World Hotel.

Enacted by Congress in 1990, the Medicaid Rebate program was constructed to ensure that state Medicaid programs and the Federal Government do not overpay when providing drugs to Medicaid beneficiaries. This program, which serves over 42 million Americans, is on the precipitous of sweeping changes on both the state and federal levels. The Center for Business Intelligence invites all to attend their 8th Annual Medicaid Rebates Conference as these changes unfold.

Our annual conference includes timely coverage on the current political and industry factors that are driving reform efforts in the Medicaid Rebate program, providing strategies and best practices for manufacturers to ensure compliance with price determination and Medicaid rebate payments.

The conference features industry insights from: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson., Reliant Pharmaecuticals Inc., the Government Accountability Office, the US Attorney from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the State of Delaware, the State of Florida, and many more.

Key Topics include:

• Changes to AMP and BP reporting requirements


• Part D Implementation and Proposed Medicaid Reform


• Controls and Best Practices for Compliance


• Data Integrity and Compliant Medicaid Reporting/Processing


• A Collaborative Approach to Data Integrity, Rebate Processing and Dispute Resolution

Sponsorship Provided By: KPMG, iMany, Envision, Model N
Co-Sponsorship Provided By: The Wall Street Journal
Outstanding Support Provided By: The Executive Report on Managed Care, Managed Care Information Center, AIS's Medicare Advantage News, AIS's A Guide to the Medicare Drug Benefit

CBI events provide real life case examples shared by leading experts and are excellent environments for networking. We look forward to seeing you on May 11-12, 2006 in Lake Buena Vista, FL.

For more information on this event or to register, contact CBI Registration at 800-817-8601 Fax 781-939-2490 Email cbireg@cbinet.com. Please visit the conference web site at: http://www.cbinet.com/show_conference.cfm?confCode=HB649.