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Get to Know the Speakers From the 2023 PCMA Annual Meeting

Julie Gould

11/14/2023

The 2023 PCMA annual meeting had a wide variety of speakers from across the PBM and specialty pharmacy spectrum.

Moderating the event was Ian Spatz, national advisor, Manatt Health. Mr Spatz has a long history working with Merck & Company Inc. He served as vice president for global health policy, directed US public policy and related public affairs activities and represented the company before Congress, the White House, and the media.

Organizations representing speakers included:

Eli Lilly;
PCMA;
Magellen Rx;
ICER;
Express Scripts;
Caremark;
Humana;
Optum Rx, and more.

Notable speakers included:

Derek Asay;
Jeremy Fredell;
Paul Marchetti;
JC Scott, and more.

These speakers spoke to a wide variety of audience members including, senior executives from PBMs, specialty pharmacy members, and pharmaceutical and biotech executives.

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