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Breakout sessions

FRIDAYMARCH 6

Morning SESSIONS

Sessions are 60 minutes beginning at 9:30 am – 10:30 am and repeated again at 10:45 am –11:45 am.

Oncology Practice of the Future

Eric CannonMarc Richmond
Regional Medical Director/Officer
Blue Shield California

  • State of the art cancer care worthy of our families and friends respect for patient autonomy throughout care and end of life
  • New compensation models which rewards quality and value
  • Innovative technology using decision support which incorporates molecular markers and personalized therapy

Maximizing Effectiveness of Specialty Drugs through Innovative Collaboration Strategies

Patrick FinnertyKimberly Tuck
President and CEO
NurseWise, a subsidiary of Centene Corporation

During this presentation, we will share how adherence programs that link teams of participants, providers, payers and specialty pharmacy equal:
  • Positive clinical outcomes
  • Positive patient experiences
  • Increased provider satisfaction
  • The opportunity to decrease downstream costs of complex, chronic conditions

Specialty pharmacy Integration: What it means and to whom

Charlie BellMichael White
Director, Clinical Pharmacy Services
BlueCross Blue Shield Tennessee

Charlie BellPeter Mikhail
Associate Vice President Procurement Services,
Geisinger Health System



The Role of the Payer post ACA…Challenges and Opportunities

Bill MelvilleMinalkumar Patel, M.D.
Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, New Jersey

  • Discuss how the payer landscape continues to evolve
  • Identify specific challenges for success
  • Determine long-term value drivers and impacts to the overall healthcare economy

Busting the Myths in Year 2 of the Exchanges

Bill MelvilleSheri Sellmeyer
Vice President, Advisory Services
Decision Resources Group

Staying up to speed on exchange opportunities is a continuing challenge for pharma, further complicated by misleading prognosticators. In this session you will learn:

  • How the exchanges are impacting payers’ bottom lines
  • The real truth about movement to private exchanges
  • What hybrid Medicaid/exchange programs mean for the market
  • How competitive are the top players and new entries