DAY ONE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2019
7:30
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30
Chairperson’s Welcome and Opening Remarks
Kristina D. Gaughan
Executive Director
Midwest Employee Benefit Funds Coalition, Inc.
Zero-In on the Evolving PBM and
Contracting Landscape
8:45
PBM ADDRESS Outlook on PBM Contracting — Market Realities and Considerations
Arlene Edlin
General Manager, Sales
Navitus Health Solutions
9:30
The Formula for PBM Agreements — An Overview of the Economics Involved, Negotiating Tips and Cost-Saving Opportunities
Vivian Turner
Principal
Groom Law Group
10:15
Networking and Refreshment Break
10:45
A Glance into the Future —
Next Generation Strategies for Revamping Pharmacy Benefits
AJ Ally, RPh.
Pharmacy Management Consultant
Milliman
Changing Industry Dynamics
Impacting Contracting
11:30
Birds-Eye View on the Current Regulatory Status of Drug Manufacturer Rebates
Heidi A. Sorensen
Of Counsel
Foley and Lardner, LLP
12:15
Networking Luncheon
1:30
Rebates vs. Lowest Net Cost —
Why It Matters and the Impact to PBM Vendor Procurements
Molly Breimhorst
Vice President, Financial and Analytical Services
PSG
Zach Fielder
Vice President, Analytics
PSG
2:15
STAKEHOLDER SPOTLIGHTNavigating the Future of Rebates and Collaboration —
Possibilities and Potential Outcomes Transforming the Marketplace
MODERATOR:
Brandy Millen
Consulting Actuary
Milliman
PANELISTS:
Garrett Brown
Assistant General Counsel
Employers Health Coalition
Natasha Davis
Senior Pharmacy Benefits Manager
North Carolina State Health Plan
3:00
Networking and Refreshment Break
Innovative Models for Contracting
3:30
Paving the Path Forward —
Improving Contract Transparency to Ensure Executability
Matthew Gibbs
National Pharmacy Solutions Leader
AON
4:15
Explore Innovative Pricing Models to Benefit All Stakeholders
Gary Branning
Professor, Pharmaceutical Management
Rutgers Business School — Newark and New Brunswick
5:00
Close of Day One
Networking, Wine and Cheese Reception immediately following the final session on day one
DAY TWO THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 2019
8:00
Continental Breakfast
8:30
Chairman’s Review of Day One
Kristina D. Gaughan
Executive Director
Midwest Employee Benefit Funds Coalition, Inc.
8:45
Payer Negotiations for Improved Profitability —
A Role Play Exercise
Murray Kay
former Senior Vice President and CFO, Solvay Pharmaceuticals;
former Commercial Controller, AbbVie & Abbott Laboratories
9:45
Determine the Value of a Drug within a Contract
Joe Fuhr
Professor
Widener University
10:30
Networking and Refreshment Break
11:00
The Fight For Access — Collaborating with Specialty Pharmacies
MODERATOR:
Murray Kay
Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Solvay Pharmaceuticals;
Former Commercial Controller
AbbVie & Abbott Laboratories
PANELISTS:
Ron Weston
Director of Business and Community Development
AHF Pharmacy
Steve Zabrinski
Senior Director, Payer Strategies
Acentrus Specialty
11:45
Explore the Pros and Cons of Mail-Order Pharmacies
Natasha Davis
Senior Pharmacy Benefits Manager
North Carolina State Health Plan
12:30
Networking Luncheon
1:30
Health System Specialty Pharmacy —
The Patient Journey in an Integrated Care Model
Steve Zabrinski
Senior Director, Payer Strategies
Acentrus Specialty
Joann Stubbings
Associate Director, Specialty Pharmacy Services
University of Illinois at Chicago
2:15
Closing Roundtable Discussion
3:00
Close of Conference
DAY ONE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2019
7:30
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30
Chairperson’s Welcome and Opening Remarks
Kristina D. Gaughan
Executive Director
Midwest Employee Benefit Funds Coalition, Inc.
Zero-In on the Evolving PBM and
Contracting Landscape
8:45
PBM ADDRESS Outlook on PBM Contracting — Market Realities and Considerations
Arlene Edlin
General Manager, Sales
Navitus Health Solutions
9:30
The Formula for PBM Agreements — An Overview of the Economics Involved, Negotiating Tips and Cost-Saving Opportunities
Vivian Turner
Principal
Groom Law Group
10:15
Networking and Refreshment Break
10:45
A Glance into the Future —
Next Generation Strategies for Revamping Pharmacy Benefits
AJ Ally, RPh.
Pharmacy Management Consultant
Milliman
Changing Industry Dynamics
Impacting Contracting
11:30
Birds-Eye View on the Current Regulatory Status of Drug Manufacturer Rebates
Heidi A. Sorensen
Of Counsel
Foley and Lardner, LLP
12:15
Networking Luncheon
1:30
Rebates vs. Lowest Net Cost —
Why It Matters and the Impact to PBM Vendor Procurements
Molly Breimhorst
Vice President, Financial and Analytical Services
PSG
Zach Fielder
Vice President, Analytics
PSG
2:15
STAKEHOLDER SPOTLIGHTNavigating the Future of Rebates and Collaboration —
Possibilities and Potential Outcomes Transforming the Marketplace
MODERATOR:
Brandy Millen
Consulting Actuary
Milliman
PANELISTS:
Garrett Brown
Assistant General Counsel
Employers Health Coalition
Natasha Davis
Senior Pharmacy Benefits Manager
North Carolina State Health Plan
3:00
Networking and Refreshment Break
Innovative Models for Contracting
3:30
Paving the Path Forward —
Improving Contract Transparency to Ensure Executability
Matthew Gibbs
National Pharmacy Solutions Leader
AON
4:15
Explore Innovative Pricing Models to Benefit All Stakeholders
Gary Branning
Professor, Pharmaceutical Management
Rutgers Business School — Newark and New Brunswick
5:00
Close of Day One
Networking, Wine and Cheese Reception immediately following the final session on day one
DAY TWO THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 2019
8:00
Continental Breakfast
8:30
Chairman’s Review of Day One
Kristina D. Gaughan
Executive Director
Midwest Employee Benefit Funds Coalition, Inc.
8:45
Payer Negotiations for Improved Profitability —
A Role Play Exercise
Murray Kay
former Senior Vice President and CFO, Solvay Pharmaceuticals;
former Commercial Controller, AbbVie & Abbott Laboratories
9:45
Determine the Value of a Drug within a Contract
Joe Fuhr
Professor
Widener University
10:30
Networking and Refreshment Break
11:00
The Fight For Access — Collaborating with Specialty Pharmacies
MODERATOR:
Murray Kay
Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Solvay Pharmaceuticals;
Former Commercial Controller
AbbVie & Abbott Laboratories
PANELISTS:
Ron Weston
Director of Business and Community Development
AHF Pharmacy
Steve Zabrinski
Senior Director, Payer Strategies
Acentrus Specialty
11:45
Explore the Pros and Cons of Mail-Order Pharmacies
Natasha Davis
Senior Pharmacy Benefits Manager
North Carolina State Health Plan
12:30
Networking Luncheon
1:30
Health System Specialty Pharmacy —
The Patient Journey in an Integrated Care Model
Steve Zabrinski
Senior Director, Payer Strategies
Acentrus Specialty
Joann Stubbings
Associate Director, Specialty Pharmacy Services
University of Illinois at Chicago
2:15
Closing Roundtable Discussion
3:00
Close of Conference
