PCMA Annual Meeting 2022

The PCMA Annual Meeting was the industry’s premier executive conference. The event was tailored specifically for senior executives from PBMs and their affiliated business partners – most notable drug manufacturers. We’ve designed the Annual Meeting to be an important part of your business strategy and we are proud of the unique value that the conference offers.

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PCMA 2022 Annual Meeting Agenda

Monday, September 19
7:00 am - 7:00 pm

Registration Open 

7:00 am - 6:30 pm

Private Meeting Rooms Open

7:30 am - 9:00 am

Networking Breakfast &

PCMA Diversity, Inclusion and Women’s Leadership Initiative Networking Breakfast

7:30 am – 8:15 am: Networking Breakfast
8:15 am – 9:00 am: Programming

Making Our Healthcare System Better for Women: Obstacles and Opportunities

Ru-fong Joanne Cheng, MD, Senior Medical Director, Women’s Health, Office of the Chief Medical, Johnson & Johnson

Christine Gilroy, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Express Scripts

Moderator: Ian Spatz, Senior Advisor, Manatt Health, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips

9:15 am - 12:15 pm

GENERAL SESSIONS

 

9:15 am – 10:00 am

Welcome from Conference Moderator
Ian Spatz, Senior Advisor, Manatt Health, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips

Opening Remarks from PCMA’s President & Chief Executive Officer
JC Scott, President & Chief Executive Officer, PCMA

Incoming PCMA Board Chairperson Keynote Address
Amy Bricker, President, Express Scripts

 

10:00 am – 10:45 am

Client-Driven Pharmacy Benefit Design — Sentiments, Priorities, and Advancements
Joshua Fredell, Vice President & Head of PBM & Specialty Product Innovation, CVS Health

Jon Mahrt, President and Chief Operating Officer, OptumRx

Moderator: Ian Spatz, Senior Advisor, Manatt Health, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips

 

10:45 am – 11:30 am

Federal Regulatory Briefing: What recent legislative and regulatory action means for the drug supply
and payment chain
Tim Dube, Vice President Regulatory Affairs, PCMA

Lance Grady, Practice Director, Market Access, Avalere Health

Moderator: Ian Spatz, Senior Advisor, Manatt Health, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips

 

11:30 am – 12:15 pm

Meeting Patients Where They Are: Pharma and PBMs working to close gaps in care in the post pandemic era
James Gilroy, Vice President, Corporate and Strategic Accounts, Eli Lilly and Company

Joel Helle, Vice President, Physician Services, CVS Health

Moderator: Ian Spatz, Senior Advisor, Manatt Health, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Networking Lunch &

Member Company Lunch Receptions: Humana, OptumRx & Zinc Health Services

Attendees flow in and out of the concurrent Member Company Receptions while the members serve as hosts. Receptions will be held outside weather permitting. 

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

A Taste of San Diego Cocktail and Dinner Reception with Live Music

Tuesday, September 20
7:00 am - 4:00 pm

Registration Open

7:00 am - 5:30 pm

Private Meeting Rooms Open

7:30 am - 9:00 am

Networking Breakfast & 

Member Company Breakfast Receptions: Ascent Health Services, MagellanRx Management, & Prime Therapeutics

Attendees flow in and out of the concurrent Member Company Receptions while the members serve as hosts. Receptions will be outside weather permitting. 

9:15 am - 12:00 pm

GENERAL SESSIONS

 

9:15 am – 10:00 am

Manufacturers and PBMs Working Together to Reward Innovation
Adam Kautzner, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain, Express Scripts

Casey Mulligan, Economist, University of Chicago

William White, Senior Vice President, Head Market Access and Pricing, Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics

Moderator: Ian Spatz, Senior Advisor, Manatt Health, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips

 

10:00 am – 10:45 am

Federal Healthcare and Drug Policy Political Landscape: What is Washington poised to act on in the coming years?
Joe Grogan, Senior Visiting Fellow, USC Schaeffer Center and Former Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy

Melanie Nathanson, Partner, Nathanson+Hauck

Moderator: Ian Spatz, Senior Advisor, Manatt Health, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips

 

10:45 am – 11:15 am

Health Care’s Biggest Challenges: Payer perspectives on coverage decisions
Glen Stettin, Chief Innovation Officer, Evernorth

Moderator: Ian Spatz, Senior Advisor, Manatt Health, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips

 

11:15 am – 12:00 pm

Provider and Clinician Support for Biosimilar Utilization and Market Uptake
Sumit Dutta, Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, OptumRx

Joseph Leach, Chief Medical Officer, Prime Therapeutics

Moderator: Ian Spatz, Senior Advisor, Manatt Health, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips

12:15 pm - 1:45 pm

Networking Lunch &

Member Company Lunch Receptions: CVS Health, Express Scripts, MedImpact

Attendees flow in and out of the concurrent Member Company Receptions while the members serve as hosts. Receptions will be outside weather permitting. 

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Cocktail and Dessert Reception

Due to local noise ordinances, the reception will migrate nearby to Babcock & Story Bar at 10:00 pm.