The conference will be held in-person. All conference sessions taking place in San Diego will be made available to watch on-demand for a several weeks after the event. Additionally, we will release PBM Member Company Webinars the week prior to the conference. We are hopeful that all attendees will watch the Member Company Webinars before arriving on-site at the conference, as they serve as a primer for many of the business interactions that take place while attending the event.
The registration desk will be open on Sunday, September 18 from 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm PT at Hotel del Coronado in the conference center, Southpointe Foyer. If you are on-property Sunday, we encourage you to check-in and pick up your name badge on Sunday to avoid lines on Monday morning.
Private meetings will only take place in-person at the Hotel del Coronado. There will not be an option to participate virtually.
| 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 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 Opening Remarks from PCMA’s President & Chief Executive Officer Incoming PCMA Board Chairperson Keynote Address
10:00 am – 10:45 am Client-Driven Pharmacy Benefit Design — Sentiments, Priorities, and Advancements 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 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 Joel Helle, Vice President, Physician Services, CVS Health Moderator: Ian Spatz, Senior Advisor, Manatt Health, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips | |
| 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm 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 |
| 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 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? 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 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 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. |
