In this webinar, participants will hear about current trends in Medicare Advantage during the current annual enrollment period, best practices for communication, and gain clarity about the benefits and costs for both providers and beneficiaries.



Medical Director
Intermountain Healthcare


Government Program Sales Director
SelectHealth


General Manager, Officer
SCAN Health Plan

AJMC Matters in Managed Care Webinar: Optimizing the Payer/Provider Relationship for a Successful Annual Enrollment Period

This webcast will be held 3 times on October 26, 2021, at 12 PM, 3 PM and 6 PM ET. To register, please complete the registration form on this page, and select the appropriate event on the following page. You will receive a confirmation email including a link to access the broadcast up to 10 minutes prior to the event start time.



Discuss the multiple myeloma treatment landscape complexity and its impacts on economic burden of disease and patient care.

Discuss the dispensing of oncology medications for multiple myeloma and best practices to ensure timely dispensing.

Explore evolving treatment options in multiple myeloma and how these may be impact stakeholders (practitioners, patients, and payers).


Vice President of Clinical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer
Cardinal Health Specialty Solutions

Bruce A. Feinberg, DO serves as vice president of Clinical Affairs and chief medical officer for Cardinal Health Specialty Solutions. He works across the specialty solutions businesses, consulting with payers, providers, pharma, patients, and policymakers. Since joining Cardinal Health, Dr. Feinberg has made more than 70 peer-reviewed contributions to value-based healthcare literature. In 2015, Dr. Feinberg was honored as a PharmaVoice 100 most inspirational life-science leader.


Director of Pharmaceutical Services
Emory Healthcare and Winship Cancer Institute

Ryan Haumschild PharmD, MS, MBA is an experienced director of pharmacy at Emory Healthcare and Winship Cancer Institute overseeing profit and loss responsibility, pharmacy operations, clinical services, formulary management, payer and health plan contracting, and medication use across one of the nation’s largest academic integrated delivery networks and Georgia’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Haumschild provides strategic direction within oncology and non-oncology disease states, infusion and specialty pharmacy services, and the expansion of clinical services through treatment pathway development. He currently serves as an editorial board member at

e®, board member for both the Institute of Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) and Center for Biosimilars®, and was recently recognized as 40 under 40 by 3 separate organizations: University of Florida, 

, and Association for Value-Based Cancer Care.


Professor, Applied Cancer Research and Drug Discovery
Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), City of Hope Cancer Center

Joseph Mikhael, MD, MEd, FRCPC, FACP, is a professor in the Applied Cancer Research and Drug Discovery Division at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope Cancer Center. He is also the chief medical officer of the International Myeloma Foundation (IMF).

Dr. Mikhael is a consultant hematologist and director of Myeloma Research at the HonorHealth Research Institute where he conducts phase 1 clinical trials. He also serves as a Councilor on the Executive of the American Society of Hematology. Dr. Mikhael is the chair of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council for TGen.

Dr. Mikhael was recently a hematologist at Mayo Clinic Arizona where he served as a professor at the Mayo College of Medicine, associate dean of Graduate Medical Education and Deputy Director - Education at the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center. He has been recognized with numerous awards in education including being in the Mayo Clinic Resident and Fellow Association Hall of Fame as Educator of the Year. He was also recently named in the Top 100 Doctors in the United States.

Dr. Mikhael did his initial medical school training in Ottawa, Canada, followed by his hematology residency at Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) in Toronto. He then did a multiple myeloma fellowship there along with a Masters’ Degree in Education from the University of Toronto. He was on staff at PMH until being recruited to Mayo Clinic in 2008.

He specializes clinically in plasma cell disorders, namely multiple myeloma, amyloidosis and Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia. Dr. Mikhael is currently the principal investigator of many clinical trials, primarily in multiple myeloma. His other clinical research interests also include pharmaco-economics, communication skills and media relations. He has published over 150 peer reviewed articles in these fields. He lectures internationally on a regular basis. He is an active member of the International Myeloma Working Group and led the first ever American Society of Clinical Oncology Guidelines for Multiple Myeloma.

Dr. Mikhael leads the diversity efforts of the IMF, known as the M-Power program, seeking to empower patients and communities change the course of myeloma in at risk populations. He is also leading the IMF African American initiative whose goal is to improve the outcomes and care delivered to African Americans with myeloma – a disease with double the incidence in African Americans than Caucasians. Dr. Mikhael also spends about 20% of his time in the third world seeking ways to enhance research, collaboration and access to myeloma therapies in underprivileged countries.


Director of Pharmaceutical Services
Regional Cancer Care Associates, LLC

Tom Ollis, MS, RPh, is the director of Pharmacy for Regional Cancer Care Associates where he is responsible for ensuring that all patients receive the highest quality pharmaceutical care regarding both oral and intravenous therapies. Tom has extensive experience in clinical pharmacy practice including positions as an oncology pharmacist, medication safety officer, and chair of Institutional Review Board. Tom also has many years of management experience, including Director of Pharmacy positions at academic teaching hospitals. He has a Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy from St. John’s University in New York, and a Master's Degree in Administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey.

The Impact of Evolving Treatment Options in Multiple Myeloma

Define actions and practices that constitute wasted and harmful care, as well as modalities that can replace these care routines

Describe how to rapidly translate high-quality evidence-based medicine (EBM) into daily practice in a variety of practice settings

Recognize how to leverage technology to utilize clinical algorithms, shared decision-making, and patient-reported outcomes to drive care decisions

Define how the use of analytics to measure healthcare provider utilization of EBM drives specialist selection, improved care quality, and cost

Senior Medical Director and Executive Director, Clinical Research National Senior Medical Director
Optum Care

Regional Medical Director, Florida
WellMed Medical Management

Chief Medical Officer
Surgical Care Associates President
OptumCare Specialty Practices

Chief Medical Officer
Reliant Medical Group

Success in Value Based Contracting – Using Evidence, Technology and Data to Improve Outcomes and Eliminate Low Value Care

Precision medicine is redefining how we evaluate and treat disease. No longer is cancer defined by its organ of origin, tissue or cell type but rather its genotype.

Conducting traditional 3-phased clinical trials in these orphan disease categories on a myriad of novel therapeutics, while trying to expedite therapies from lab bench to bedside is forcing a transformation of both the clinical development and regulatory process. From cohort expansion to accelerated pathways to decentralized trials, this transformation has placed real-world evidence at the center of the approval process.

We’ll explore how the traditional one-size-fits-all clinical development and regulatory approval paradigm has evolved to become an increasingly customizable process.

 on July 19, 2021, at 12:00 PM EDT for the latest Oncology Value Coalition webinar with Cardinal Health.

The evolution and complexity of FDA regulatory pathways,

The impact of the pandemic on decentralized trial design,

The role real-world evidence will likely play in the future of drug approvals

How all of this sets the stage for understanding Biogen’s approach to Aducanumab


Vice President of Clinical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer
Cardinal Health Specialty Solutions

Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Cardinal Health Specialty Solutions


Director of Real-World Evidence & Insights
Cardinal Health Specialty Solutions


Director of Real-World Evidence and Regulatory Sciences
Cardinal Health Specialty Solutions

The Evolution of Clinical Research: Expedited Pathways, RWE, and Decentralized Trials

The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified the crucial role of primary care in advancing population health. Payers and providers are collaborating in novel ways to expand access to quality, affordable primary care.

Join 

 on June 21, 2021, at 12:00 PM EDT for the latest Matters in Managed Care webinar featuring experts from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, UNC Center for the Business of Health, and WakeMed.

Learn how payers and primary care providers have managed patient needs during this time of change

Gain insight into new opportunities for expanding access to value-based care

Understand the interconnectedness of behavioral/mental health, healthy equity, and primary care


Medical Director, Community Population Health


Vice President, Population Health Management

Blue Cross NC Advanced Primary Care and Value-Based Provider Engagement

Investing in Primary Care: New Collaborations for the Postpandemic Era

Genomic testing has changed the face of cancer care. Using the right test at the right time can ensure more informed decision making by providers and by patients and their families. But designing precision medicine solutions cannot happen if patients lack access to testing, or if tests results are used incorrectly.

's Oncology Value Coalition, will highlight the potential of genomic testing, the opportunities that exist through collaboration between academic centers and the private sector, and the barriers that some patients still face.

Understand how genomic testing is changing the cancer care landscape

Understand how genomics and precision medicine is altering the pipeline for anti-cancer therapeutics

Understand gaps in care that patients face in accessing precision-medicine-based cancer care

Understand how leading academic and clinical centers and new companies in the private sector are improving access to innovative cancer care

 chief clinical advisor, AccessHope; vice president, government affairs and senior medical director for employer strategy, clinical professor, hematology/HCT, City of Hope

 medical director, GI oncology, AccessHope; director, employer strategy, associate clinical professor, Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research, City of Hope

 executive medical director, AccessHope; associate clinical professor, Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research, City of Hope

Bringing Precision Medicine Solutions to the Cancer Journey

 welcomes leaders from Anthem and a partner of Anthem’s Doula Pilot Program in California, to discuss how a health plan can take an active role in 

 in maternity mortality, which has been recognized by the World Health Organization as a growing health concern in the United States.

Discover Anthem’s approach to addressing maternal birth equity disparities through a successful multi-sector partnership approach.

Learn about Anthem’s Doula Pilot Program in California, including program details such as building community partnerships, innovative payment structures and a review of outcomes.

Hear from a community partner about the value of working directly with a health plan and learn how to get involved locally.

Understand how Anthem is influencing and supporting policy development relating to doula services.

Bringing Equity at Birth: A Health Plan Approach for Reducing Disparities Through Partnerships

Metastatic breast cancer (mBC) remains the leading cause of cancer-related death in women. Chemotherapy remains the backbone of mBC treatment; however, new developments across the therapeutic spectrum are expanding clinical approaches to care. Among chemotherapy agents, efforts are underway to improve delivery mechanisms, efficacy, and toxicity profiles, with a shift towards oral therapy, but how do we balance value, costs and health improvements?

® on December 17 at 3pm and 5 pm ET to gain insights from leaders from West Cancer Center and Stanford Cancer Centers as they discuss the shifting treatment paradigm in mBC and their approach to ensuring success with oral therapy.

Explore unmet treatment needs and innovations in mBC, particularly the developing spectrum of chemotherapeutic interventions

Educate the oncology community on emerging therapies in mBC with an emphasis on oral therapy

Discuss benefits and challenges of oral therapy, including the impact of COVID-19 on uptake

New Pathways and Chemotherapeutic Delivery Mechanisms in the Treatment of Metastatic Breast Cancer

When it comes to controlling health care spending, we need to allocate scarce resources based upon what brings the greatest value to patients and our health care system. Recent studies that examined health care improvements in life expectancy and patient well-being over 20 years found that spending in 2 areas often maligned for their costs—biopharmaceuticals and public health—account for much of those improvements. How do we balance value, costs and health improvements?

In this webinar, gain insights from leaders from National Pharmaceutical Council, Harvard University, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan as they discuss the studies and dive deeper into the implications of health spending on public health efforts and pharmaceuticals.


Interim President and CEO
National Pharmaceutical Council


Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Medicare Pharmacy Services
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan


PhD Candidate, Program in Health Policy, Harvard University


Vice President of Research
National Pharmaceutical Council


Otto Eckstein Professor of Applied Economics
Harvard University

Bang for the Buck: How Health Care Innovation Affects Life Expectancy and Patient Well-Being

In this webinar, participants will hear from top experts who will discuss the current state of mental health care, including the growing consensus on the need for change, strategies to provide high value care, and opportunities for collaboration among payers and other healthcare stakeholders.


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Highlight common challenges for employers and payers regarding coverage for mental health care

Discuss common definitions of value for payers, employers, and people with lived experience

Share strategies to incentivize high-value interventions for mental health care

Identify opportunities for future collaboration


President and CEO
National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions


Executive Director
Innovation and Value Initiative (IVI)


Vice President and Associate Medical Director
HealthPartners

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