Unfortunately, the 2020 sPCMA Business Forum was cancelled and not held as planned due to the COVID-19 pandemic. View the official PCMA statement here.
The sPCMA Business Forum hosts payer-aligned specialty pharmacies and their business partners – payers, PBMs, drug manufacturers, and others. Speakers are among the specialty pharmacy industry’s top thought leaders and the Business Forum hosts the most specialty drug management decision makers of any industry conference.
sPCMA Business Forum 2020 Agenda
Monday, March 16
| 7:00 am – 7:00 pm | Registration Open | |
| 7:00 am – 6:30 pm | Private Meeting Rooms Open | |
| 7:00 am – 9:00 am | Networking Breakfast | |
| 9:00 am – 12:00 pm | General Sessions Conference Moderator: Ian Spatz, Senior Advisor, Manatt Health
9:00 am – 9:15 am Welcome and Opening Remarks JC Scott, President & Chief Executive Officer, PCMA
9:15 am – 10:00 am PBM and Pharma Collaboration: Focusing on Patients and Value Shontelle Dodson, Senior Vice President, Health Systems, Astellas Jarrod Henshaw, Senior Vice President, Chief Supply Chain and Industry Relations Officer, Prime Therapeutics Kate Larkin, Senior Vice President, US Value, Access, Payment and fHEOR, Bristol-Myers Squibb Everett Neville, Executive Vice President, Strategy, Supply Chain & Specialty, Express Scripts Moderator: Ian Spatz, Senior Advisor, Manatt Health
10:00 am – 10:45 am The Current State and Future Evolution of the Medicare Part D Program Chris Stewart, Associate Vice President, Public Policy, Humana Pharmacy Solutions Mike Anderson, Chief Executive Officer, Medicare Part D, OptumRx Derek Asay, Senior Director, Government Strategy, Lilly USA Moderator: Ian Spatz, Senior Advisor, Manatt Health
10:45 am – 11:30 am Utilization Management Strategies: How Total Cost of Care and the Drug Pipeline are Bringing Change Caroline Carney, Chief Medical Officer, Magellan Rx Management Sharon Glave Frazee, Senior Vice President, Research and Data Innovation, Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute Savitha Vivian, Senior Vice President, Clinical and Formulary Services, OptumRx Moderator: Ian Spatz, Senior Advisor, Manatt Health
11:30 am – 12:15 pm Rare Disease Therapies are No Longer Rare: Can the US Healthcare Reimbursement System Handle Chronic Treatments for Orphan Diseases Raquel Cabo, Vice President, Global Market Access and Patient Services, Ovid Therapeutics Jessica Ciccolella-Kahl, Senior Director, Product Management, Accredo Amanda Moore, Chief Executive Officer, Angelman Syndrome Foundation Moderator: Tom Knox, President, Fathom Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | |
| 12:15 pm - 1:45 pm | Networking Lunch & Member Company Lunch Receptions: Ascent Health, Humana Pharmacy Solutions & MedImpact Healthcare Systems These receptions offer excellent opportunities for interactions between PBM and SP members, drug manufacturers, and other industry partners. Attendees flow in and out of the concurrent receptions while members serve as hosts in their designated room during the reception time. | |
| 1:45 pm - 2:15 pm | Breakout Sessions (two concurrent)
The Long Game Strategy for Transforming Pharmacy from Volume to Value – A Call to Action for all Stakeholders Chronis Manolis, Senior Vice President, Chief Pharmacy Officer, UPMC Health Plan
Using Technology to Enhance Care for Complex Patients Eleanor Chye, Vice President, PBM Product Development, CVS Health
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| 2:15 pm - 2:30 pm | Break | |
| 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Breakout Sessions (two concurrent)
Personal Connected Care Enables Clinical Guarantees Snezana Mahon, Vice President & General Manager Clinical Solutions, Express Scripts
Commercializing Specialty Products: A 2020 Perspective Kevin Cast, Partner, Archbow Dave MacLeod, Head of Patient Services and Specialty Pharmacy Operations, Amylyx Pharmaceuticals
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| 3:00 pm - 3:15 pm | Break | |
| 3:15 pm - 3:45 pm | Personal Career Development Series: The Family Office – Financial Planning Strategies for Busy Executives Matthew Topley, Chief Investment Officer, Fortis Wealth | |
| 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm | Cocktail and Dinner Reception with Live Music Live music, food stations, and an outdoor ambiance provide a relaxed and fun atmosphere — perfect for business networking during this evening reception. |
Tuesday, March 17
| 7:00 am - 4:00 pm | Registration Open | |
| 7:00 am - 8:00 pm | Private Meeting Rooms Open | |
| 7:30 am - 9:00 am | Networking Breakfast & Member Company Breakfast Receptions: Envolve Pharmacy Solutions, Magellan Rx Management & Prime Therapeutics These receptions offer excellent opportunities for interactions between PBM and SP members, drug manufacturers, and other industry partners. Attendees flow in and out of the concurrent receptions while members serve as hosts in their designated room during the reception time. | |
| 9:00 am - 11:30 am | General Sessions
9:00 am – 9:30 am PBM’s Role in Future Healthcare Environment – Leveraging Data, Making Total Cost of Care a Reality, and Continued Drug Trend Management Alan Lotvin, President, CVS Caremark and Executive Vice President, CVS Health
9:30 am – 10:15 am Encouraging a Robust US Biosimilars Marketplace: What’s Best for Payers, Patients and Drug Makers? Farrah Wong, Senior Director, Commercial Formulary Contracting Strategy, OptumRx Sheila Frame, Vice President, Marketing, Market Access and Patient Services, Sandoz
10:15 am – 11:00 Putting Patients First: How Specialty Pharmacy Evolves to Meet Patient Care Needs Michael Zeglinski, Senior Vice President, Specialty Pharmacy, OptumRx Kollet Koulianos, Senior Director Payer Relations, National Hemophilia Foundation
11:00 am – 11:30 am Specialty Pharmaceuticals: Trends & Outlook Doug Long, Vice President, Industry Relations, IQVIA | |
| 11:30 am - 1:00 pm | Networking Lunch & Member Company Lunch Receptions: CVS Health, Express Scripts & OptumRx These receptions offer excellent opportunities for interactions between PBM and SP members, drug manufacturers, and other industry partners. Attendees flow in and out of the concurrent receptions while members serve as hosts in their designated room during the reception time. | |
| 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Breakout Sessions (two concurrent) Specialty Pharmacy Credentialing to Optimize Patient Care and Outcomes Jonah Houts, Vice President, Provider Contracting and Strategy, Express Scripts
Future Impact and Considerations for Value Frameworks Richard Willke, Chief Scientific Officer, ISPOR
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| 1:30 pm - 1:45 pm | Break | |
| 1:45 pm - 2:15 pm | Breakout Sessions (two concurrent)
Future Proofing Pharmacy Harry Travis, President & CEO, etectRx
Setting Expectations for High Cost Innovative Therapies: Can Payers and Life Science companies achieve a Win-Win? Shirley Bachman, Vice President, US Market Access, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Kim Gwiazdzinski, Vice President, Value and Access, Coeus Consulting Group Brian Ragan, Value-based Contracting Executive, Humana Pharmacy Solutions | |
| 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm | Influential Leadership: Communicating with Today’s Short Attention Span Listeners – Brought to you by the PCMA Women’s Leadership Initiative Christine Marsh, Senior Vice President, Market Access, Boehringer Ingelheim Patricia Scott, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, Uhmms LLC Bethanie Stein, Vice President, Strategic Contracting, Purchasing, and Analytics, Humana Pharmacy Solutions | |
| 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Cocktail and Dessert Reception Join your peers for dessert, cocktails, and conversation with colleagues at this after-dinner reception. |