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IMPROVING HEALTH CARE THROUGH
DRUG BENEFIT STRATEGIES
The Rx Benefits
Coalition is pleased to present a series of six luncheon
forums on Capitol Hill to discuss the structure of market-based prescription
drug services and to examine how these services are utilized to ensure
patient safety, reduce the cost of prescription drugs, and increase
the freedom of choice and convenience for consumers. The first in the
series will be held -
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DATE:
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Monday, April 8th
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TIME:
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12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m.
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PLACE:
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B-340 Rayburn House Office Building
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"The Value of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Care Services" |
Moderator: Mary R. Grealy, President
Healthcare Leadership Council
Introduction: Judith A. Cahill, Executive Director
Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy
Presenter: Steven G. Avey, R.PH., M.S., Executive Director
Foundation for Managed Care Pharmacy
The remaining luncheon forums will focus on -
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Monday, April 22nd --
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"Safety First: How Prescription Drug Benefit
Services Enhance Patient Safety"
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Monday, May 6th --
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"Formularies: Fact and Fiction"
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Monday, May 20th --
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"Generics: Reducing Consumer Costs With the
Appropriate Use of Generics"
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Monday, June 3rd--
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"Disease Management: Improving Patient Health
Through
Innovation, Collaboration, and Intervention"
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Monday, June 17th --
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"In Your Mailbox: Safety, Savings, and Convenience
With Home
Delivery of Medicines"
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The Rx Benefits Coalition represents
a diverse group of employers and other payers and providers of prescription
benefits committed to ensuring that consumers have access to safe and
affordable prescription drug services through the use of proven market-based
innovations in pharmaceutical care.
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