Location: New York, NY
Dates: August 5-6, 2024
NY Marriott Downtown
85 West Street At Albany St
New York, New York, 10006
*Capital Rx will arrange and cover hotel accommodations. Please reach out to marketing@cap-rx.com if you require a hotel room on 8/4*
1 World Trade Center, 64th Floor
AM-12:30 PM: Arrival
12:30-1:00 PM: Walk over to WTC/Check in
1:00-2:00 PM: Lunch
2:00-2:30 PM: Introduction & Capital Rx Leadership Panel
Speakers
AJ Loiacono
Chief Executive Officer, Capital Rx
Ryan Kelly
Chief Technology Officer, Capital Rx
Antonio Garcia Cueto
Chief Financial Officer, Capital Rx
Kristin Begley, PharmD
Chief Commercial Officer, Capital Rx
Lloyd D. Fiorini
General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Capital Rx
Sunil Budhrani, MD, MPH, MBA
Chief Innovation and Medical Officer, Capital Rx
2:30-3:00 PM: “Transformation Within the Pharmacy Benefits Ecosystem”
Join Capital Rx CEO AJ Loiacono and Prime Therapeutics President and CEO Mostafa Kamal for a discussion about how our unique strategic alliance will drive dramatic change in the pharmacy benefits ecosystem.
Speakers
AJ Loiacono
Chief Executive Officer, Capital Rx
Mostafa Kamal
President and Chief Executive Officer, Prime Therapeutics
3:00-3:30 PM: “Pharmacy, the Missing Piece from Value-Based Care”
Existing value-based healthcare models are built on the “3 Ps” — the payer, the provider, and the patient. However, getting to an outcomes-based medical world will require a better understanding and incorporation of a fourth P: pharmacy. Join Capital Rx’s Sunil Budhrani, MD, MPH, MBA (Chief Innovation and Medical Officer) as he discusses how and why pharmacy is the missing piece from value-based care.
Speaker
Sunil Budhrani, MD, MPH, MBA
Chief Innovation and Medical Officer, Capital Rx
3:30-3:45 PM: Break
3:45-4:30 PM: “Evaluating PBMs to Achieve Sustainable Reductions in Pharmacy Cost Trends”
Mark Catanzaro, REBC® (Executive Client Consultant, Borislow Insurance) and Karen McConnell, PharmD, MBA, FCCP, FASHP, BCPS (System Vice President, Pharmacy Enterprise; Chief Pharmacy Officer, CommonSpirit Health®) will discuss how they approach PBM evaluations to gain control of pharmacy spend.
Speakers
Mark Catanzaro, REBC®
Executive Client Consultant, Borislow Insurance / Captivated Health
Karen McConnell, PharmD, MBA, FCCP, FASHP, BCPS
System Vice President, Pharmacy Enterprise; Chief Pharmacy Officer, CommonSpirit Health®
4:30-5:00 PM: “The Fundamentals of 340B, Explained”
The 340B program's inner workings are complex and often misunderstood. During this session, Capital Rx's 340B expert, Timothy Liebmann, will explain topics including but not limited to how and why the program has enabled many low-income and uninsured Americans to access medications at reduced prices, compliance concerns, eligibility criteria, and how a fully aligned PBM can integrate with 340B.
Speaker
Timothy Liebmann
340B Expert, Capital Rx
5:00-5:30 PM: “The Future of JUDI® and What you Should Know About M3P”
Please join Capital Rx's Chief Technology Officer, Ryan Kelly, and Jason Barretto (SVP, Government Programs) to talk about the future of JUDI® and highlights to the deployment of our MedicarePrescription Payment Plan (M3P) deployment. Learn about this new program and how JUDI®, as a future-proof platform, is equipped to handle disruptive regulatory requirements like M3P.
Speakers
Ryan Kelly
Chief Technology Officer, Capital Rx
Jason Barretto
SVP, Government Programs, Capital Rx
5:30-5:45 PM: Wrap Up
5:45-6:00 PM: Break/Transition Upstairs to Aspire
6:00-7:00 PM: Cocktail Hour
7:00-10:00 PM: Seated Dinner
7:30-7:45 PM: Dinner Session: “Transformative Partnerships”
Capital Rx’s recent partnership with the New York City Football Club (NYCFC) is important to both organizations. Hear Jennifer O’Sullivan (Chief Operating Officer, NYCFC) and Capital Rx’s Michael Passanante, FACHE (SVP of Marketing and Communications), discuss the meaningful nature of this partnership and how both organizations are committed to helping the local NYC community.
Speakers
Jennifer O'Sullivan
Chief Operating Officer, NYCFC
Michael Passanante, FACHE
SVP Marketing and Communications, Capital Rx
8:00-9:00 AM: Breakfast
9:00-10:00 AM: “What’s Happening in Healthcare Through the Lens of Investors”
Hear leading investors — Nick Richitt (Managing Director, Global Co-Head of Healthcare Services, J.P. Morgan), Lenard Marcus (General Partner, Edison Partners), Johanna Grossman, PhD (Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences Capital Markets, New York Stock Exchange), and Lauren Wagner (Founder, Radium Ventures; Advisor, Data & Trust Alliance) — discuss areas within healthcare and pharmacy that are burgeoning and attracting investment, macro trends that are beneficial or challenging to payers, and where they see the greatest potential for growth over the next several years.
Speakers
Nick Richitt
Managing Director, Global Co-Head of Healthcare Services, J.P. Morgan
Lenard Marcus
General Partner, Edison Partners
Johanna Grossman, PhD
Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences Capital Markets, New York Stock Exchange
Lauren Wagner (Moderator)
Founder, Radium Ventures
Advisor, Data & Trust Alliance
10:00-10:30 AM: “Delivering Employer Savings Through Health Plans”
Listen to Capital Rx’s clients — Eileen F. Wood, RPh, MBA (EVP, Pharmacy Services, Chief Pharmacy Officer, CDPHP) & Louanne Cunico, PharmD (VP of Pharmacy Services, Presbyterian Health Plan) — as they discuss how they’re partnering with Capital Rx to deploy the next generation of enterprise health technology.
Speakers
Eileen F. Wood, RPh, MBA
EVP, Pharmacy Services, Chief Pharmacy Officer, CDPHP
Louanne Cunico, PharmD
VP of Pharmacy Services, Presbyterian Health Plan
10:30-10:45 AM: Break
10:45-11:15 AM: “Capital Rx – Past, Present, and Future”
Since its founding, Capital Rx has had a clear vision of what the pharmacy benefits landscape can look like when it is aligned, transparent, and underpinned by modern electronic infrastructure. Join Co-Founder & CEO, AJ Loiacono, as he discusses Capital Rx's journey, the state of pharmacy benefits, and what the future holds.
Speaker
AJ Loiacono
Chief Executive Officer, Capital Rx
11:15-11:45 AM: “Legislative Insights + Navigating Fiduciary Responsibilities”
PBMs are the subject of hundreds of potential bills at the state and federal levels. Furthermore, a recent class-action lawsuit has put plan sponsors’ fiduciary responsibilities in the spotlight. Join Capital Rx’s Josh Golden (SVP, Strategy) and Lloyd D. Fiorini (General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer) as they discuss how to navigate these developments.
Speakers
Lloyd D. Fiorini
General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, Capital Rx
Josh Golden
SVP, Strategy, Capital Rx
11:45-12:00 PM: Break
12:00-12:30 PM: “Per Member Per Month – A Predictable Model for Managing Pharmacy Spend”
Do you know how much you’re spending to administer your pharmacy benefit? If not, you’re not alone. Capital Rx’s Kristin Begley, PharmD (Chief Commercial Officer) and Michael Miele, FSA, MAAA (SVP, Insured Services) will discuss how per member per month (PMPM) pricing offers a predictable model plan sponsors can and should leverage to manage pharmacy spend.
Speakers
Kristin Begley, PharmD
Chief Commercial Officer, Capital Rx
Mike Miele, FSA, MAAA
SVP, Insured Services, Capital Rx
12:30-12:45 PM: “Aspiring the Healthcare We Deserve”
Capital Rx has worked hard to build and deploy an enterprise health platform, JUDI®, that combines all pharmacy benefit workflows into one astonishingly efficient and scalable system. But there is plenty of work left to do if we’re to realize the transparent, aligned, and cost-effective healthcare we deserve. Capital Rx’s team, including CEO AJ Loiacono, will discuss what modern healthcare should look like and how we get there from where we are now.
Speaker
AJ Loiacono
Chief Executive Officer, Capital Rx
12:45 PM: Lunch/Departure