The Center for Business Intelligence announces its 7th Annual Medicaid Rebates Conference

Woburn, MA - March 14, 2005 - The Center for Business Intelligence announces the addition of the Medicaid 101 Seminar to the 7th Annual Medicaid Rebates Conference

The Center for Business Intelligence (CBI) will hold its 7th Annual Medicaid Rebates Conference on May 11-13, 2005 at Doubletree Hotel in Orlando, FL.

CBI is proud to announce the addition of an exciting Medicaid 101 Seminar - "Build a Fundamental Understanding of the Medicaid Rebate Program."

Understanding the Medicaid regulations, the key players and perspectives, as well as the product's place within the system are all key components to optimizing work within the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. This pre-conference seminar is a guide for newcomers to the program and a chance to gain a fundamental understanding of this complex program from expert Medicaid veterans.

In addition to the pre-conference Seminar, our conference provides timely coverage on the how-to for pricing calculations and strategies for establishing internal financial controls to ensure that pharmaceutical manufacturers calculate the prices to charge states and to refund states accordingly.

Hear Manufacturer insights from: AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Genentech, Cephalon, Biovail Pharmaceuticals, Elan Pharmaceuticals and many more.

State and Government insights from: Department of Veteran Affairs, Office of the Inspector General, State of New Jersey, State of Utah and many more.

Key Categories of Discussion Include:

• Statutory Pricing Calculations and Financial Controls
• Rebate Processing and Record Retention
• Update and Analysis of State Initiatives

Platinum Sponsor is: KPMG; Executive Sponsors are: Envision Consulting Group, iMany, Model N; Educational Sponsor is: Ernst & Young with Outstanding Support provided by: PhamaIT, Managed Care Information Center, The Executive Report on Managed Care, AIS's Drug Benefit News and Medicare Advantage News.

Join us at this premier event to hear high level informative presentations from States and Manufacturers on how to better manage Medicaid drug rebate programs. CBI annual events provide real life case examples shared by leading experts and are excellent environments for networking. We look forward to seeing you on May 11-13, 2005 in Orlando, 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 us online at http://www.cbinet.com/show_conference.cfm?confCode=HB510