Day 1 - EST (Eastern Standard Time, GMT-5)
Day 1 - EST (Eastern Standard Time, GMT-5)
Convene with industry peers during a facilitator-led workshop dedicated to exploring the complexities and industry impact of alternative funding programs, key considerations for manufacturers in combatting the effects of AFPs, and what you need to know to fortify your cost-sharing program against AFPs.
- The Basics of Alternative Funding Programs
- Understand the history and evolution of AFPs
- Learn the characteristics of today’s specialty carve-outs
- Discuss the recent rapid growth of AFPs, and potential future direction of these programs
- Industry Impact
- Discuss how AFPs affect various stakeholders in the healthcare space, focusing specifically on impact on manufacturers
- Explore how these programs negatively impact patients, especially those who are under/uninsured
- How to Prepare
- Learn about the current lawsuits from manufacturers against these specialty carve-out vendors, and what the current legislative landscape looks like
- Discuss potential future policy and regulatory action around AFPs, and emerging shifts in the legislative landscape
- Understand how manufacturers can identify, understand, and combat specialty carve-outs to reduce impact
*There will be a 30 minute Networking and Refreshment Break at 10:30*
- Dawn Holcombe, MBA FACMPE ACHE - President, DGH Consulting
Connect with fellow newcomers to the space to learn and discuss the basics of copay, reimbursement and access. During this introductory workshop, facilitators will walk attendees through several key topics to develop a deeper understanding of the complexities of copay program strategy, reimbursement and pricing models and access challenges.
Join this comprehensive, informative discussion and master the basics with your peers.
*There will be a 30 minute Networking and Refreshment Break at 3:00*
- Emiliano Flores MA Ed. - Director, Patient Support and Payer Marketing, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Connect with fellow copay, reimbursement and access experts to share experiences and benchmark common challenges. Attendees will level-set their experiences and share top-of-mind pain points and areas of interest. Facilitators will prepare key topics of discussion and carefully review industry feedback to tailor the dialogue. Take part in this critical, interactive knowledge-exchange in an open, collaborative format.
* Attendees should have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in patient access/reimbursement/copay (or related) and are currently employed at a bio/pharmaceutical or medical device company. Informa Connect reserves the right to qualify participants for this workshop.
*There will be a 30 minute Networking and Refreshment Break at 3:00*
- Susan Schwartz - Director, Patient Services, Celltrion USA
- Chris Dowd - Senior Vice President, ConnectiveRx