Featured Events
The Alliance regularly holds webinars and forums on impactful health care topics throughout the year. All events listed are free and open to the public. Join the conversation!
Pharmacy Benefits: Getting to the Right Price
In-Person Forum in Seattle – 9 to 12:30 p.m. PST on May 15, 2024
Since the Federal Trade Commission announced in 2022 that they would be inquiring into prescription drug middlemen, media coverage has amplified prescription drug pricing and the complex system in which it exists. For health care purchasers (employers and union trusts), there’s no better time than now to demand transparency and renegotiate contracts.
While millions of dollars are spent on prescription drugs in Washington state each year, the spending has been largely opaque. Join us for never-before-revealed insights into where the money is going.
Through this educational forum, attendees will take away:
- In-depth insights into spread pricing in Washington, where it exists and its impact on patient costs.
- Strategies for plan sponsors to be better fiduciaries of your pharmacy benefits.
- Employer case studies on getting to the right price.
Virtual attendance is optional. Select sessions will be made available by recording to all registrants.
Speakers include:
- Antonio Ciaccia, President, 3 Axis Advisors and CEO, 46Brooklyn Research
- Renzo Luzzatti, President, US-Rx Care
- Susann Schlotterback, Executive Director of Strategic Insights/Integrated Account Management, Merck
- Jenny Arnold, PharmD, BCPS, Chief Executive Officer, Washington State Pharmacy Association
- Christopher Pierce, Assistant Vice President, Costco Health Solutions
- Chris Crawford, Chief Growth Officer, VIVIO, A Public Benefit Corporation
- Ed Kammerer, MD, Chief Quality Officer, Mosaic Health Systems
Health Care: Spend More, Get Better?
In-Person Forum in Seattle – 9 to 2 p.m. PST on June 6, 2024
Private insurance spending per member grew by 61.6% from 2008 to 2022.“Generally speaking, private insurance pay higher prices for healthcare than Medicare and Medicaid.” (Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker 2024). How much of this growth is driven by disproportionate hospital costs compared to Medicare rates?
The Washington Health Alliance will answer this question and more during this forum.
Attendees will come away with:
- Opportunities to manage inpatient/outpatient spend.
- Insights into and recommendations for risk management of high-cost claims including cell & gene therapy.
- How shifting spend to primary care can improve your population’s health outcomes.
- Where employers are investing in their healthcare benefits and the return they’re receiving.
Virtual attendance is optional. Select sessions will be made available by recording to all registrants.
Speakers include:
- Drew Oliveira, MD, MHA, Executive Director, WHA
- Will Fox, FSA, MAAA, Principal & Consulting Actuary, Milliman MedInsight
- Emily Brice, JD, Deputy Director at NorthwestHealth Law Advocates (NoHLA)
- Kirby Eng, RPh, Chief Clinical Officer, OutcomeRx
- Victoria Alegria, APRN, MSN-FNP, Medical Director for the US Medical Affairs CAR-T Team at Johnson & Johnson
- Marilyn Bartlett, Senior Policy Fellow, the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP)
- Jeremy Chrisman, DO, MBA, Chief Transformation Officer, Vancouver Clinic
Join the Alliance for an hour-long webinar on the increasing role of genetic biomarkers in personalized medicine from testing to treatment.
Speakers include: Rebecca (Becki) Hulinsky, MS – Director of Genomics Strategy and Solutions for Health Plans at Quest Diagnostics
This event is free and open to all.
Attendees will come away with key learnings on:
• Understanding genetics.
• The life continuum – prenatal, inherited cancer, and cancer treatment.
• Equitable benefit design for personalized medicine.
For the remainder of the Alliance events, including board and committee meetings, please visit the Alliance’s calendar page.