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Study Group: Medicare Experts(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 427

This study group may include physicians, care providers, and researchers specializing in internal medicine, cardiology, oncology, dermatology, emergency medicine, family medicine, neurology, obstetrics-gynecology, psychiatry, radiology, nursing, optometry, genetics, and mental health. It may also include experts knowledgeable on diagnostic labs, disease management, medical devices, long term care, surgery centers, health management, pharma, and biotechnology, among others.

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

Louis Rocco
System Director of Purchasing
Hallmark Health System, Inc

Louis Rocco is the System Director of Purchasing at Hallmark Health System, Inc., Massachusetts. He has over 23 years of experience in purchasing with negotiation, analytical, reporting and communication skills with inventory, distribution, purchasing, mailroom and accounts payable background. Mr. Rocco...

Bilyana Savic
President
Insurance Insights

Bilyana Savic is the President of Insurance Insights. She is a consultant to insurance companies and insurance brokerage firms, specializing in the health insurance product categories of major medical, life, long term care, Medicare supplement, disability, accident and specified disease, but also with...

Keith Berman, MPH, MBA, Consultant, Health Research Associates Keith Berman, MPH, MBA
Consultant
Health Research Associates

Keith Berman, MPH, MBA, founded Health Research Associates in 1996. HRA provides reimbursement consulting, business development and market research services to leading biopharmaceuticals, blood products and medical device manufacturers and suppliers. Previously, Mr. Berman worked for ten years in product...

Robert Dondes
Independent Consultant
Robert Dondes, Consultant

Robert Dondes is an Independent Consultant based in the mid-Atlantic United States, with headquarters in Maryland. His private practice focuses on managed care, health insurance, strategic analysis, and operational improvement. Mr. Dondes is affiliated with the consulting division of the Pennsylvania...

Dea Belazi, PharmD, MPH, PAHM, Pharmacy Consultant, Dea Belazi, PharmD, MPH, PAHMDea Belazi, PharmD, MPH, PAHM
Pharmacy Consultant
Dea Belazi, PharmD, MPH, PAHM

Dea Belazi, PharmD, MPH, PAHM, is currently a consultant working with health plans and pharmaceutical companies. He was previously the Senior Director of Pharmacy Services for Independence Blue Cross, a large commercial and Medicare health plan in Pennsylvania. Prior to this position, he was the Associate...

Arnold Greensher, MD
Independent Contractor
Independent Contractor - Arnold Greensher

Arnold Greensher, MD, is a Medical Director for the commercial managed care section of Schaller Anderson Healthcare, Arizona. He is Board certified in Family Practice and Pediatrics and fellowship trained in Genetics. Dr. Greensher lectures widely on issues related to Medical Malpractice, Risk Management...

Adam Fein, PhD, Founder & President, Pembroke Consulting Inc Adam Fein, PhD
Founder & President
Pembroke Consulting Inc

Adam Fein, PhD, is the Founder and President of Pembroke Consulting, Inc., a Philadelphia-based management advisory and business research firm. Dr. Fein is one of the country’s foremost experts on pharmacy economics and the pharmaceutical supply chain. He provides strategic advisory services to a diverse...

Stan Schofield, MS, MHA,MT(ASCP), Managing Principal, The Compass Group, ScarboroughStan Schofield, MS, MHA,MT(ASCP)
Managing Principal
The Compass Group, Scarborough

Stan Schofield, MS, MHA, MT (ASCP), is President of NorDx, a regional laboratory corporation which is part of the Maine Health System. He also serves as a senior member of the health system executive management team. Mr. Schofield is the Managing Principal of the Compass Group, a confederation of 18...

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Progress on Federal Pedigree Will be Slow | 09-05-2008
Author: Adam Fein, PhD, Founder & President, Pembroke Consulting Inc

Representatives Steve Buyer (R-IN), Gene Green (D-TX), Jim Matheson (D-UT), and Mike Rogers (R-MI) co-sponsored H.R. 5839 Safeguarding America’s Pharmaceuticals Act of 2008. H.R. 5839 was going to be incorporated into other related FDA legislation, but intense behind-the scenes lobbying by the pharmacy...

CA E-Pedigree Delayed to 2015 | 09-04-2008
Analysis of: Bill to track medicines is praised | www.signonsandiego.com
Author: Adam Fein, PhD, Founder & President, Pembroke Consulting Inc

Implementation of California’s e-pedigree law has (probably) been pushed back to 2015. The widespread industry support for the bill makes me believe that the 2015 date might actually stick. The more realistic timeline should encourage pharmaceutical manufacturers to get serious about mass serialization...

Dangers of Methadone Usage | 08-28-2008
Analysis of: Dr. Mark Yergin testifies to Congress | www.nytimes.com
Author: William Fink, R.Ph., President, Managed Care Pharmacy Consultants, Inc

Doctors must be educated on the correct use of Methadone if unnecessary deaths are to be avoided.

Healthways A Market Downturn and Results | 08-26-2008
Analysis of: Healthways' Guidance Not So Healthy | www.forbes.com
Author: Frederic Goldstein, President and Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Preventive Medicine, Inc.

Healthways reported lower than expected earnings in its current quarter and analysts are pointing to a tightening in the healthcare markets and the fact that Healthways products are expensive. Does this really make sense?

FDA Restrictions on ESA's Will Have Minimal Effect of EPO Usage. | 08-04-2008
Analysis of: Amgen Told to Reword Drug Label | www.nytimes.com
Author: Joe Atkins, RN, MBA, CNN, CHT, Chief Executive Officer, Medical Concepts & Innovations

1)  Concerns over the new FDA restrictions on ESA's is being overstated. 2)  Amgen will continue to do well in the ESA market place, in spite of these changes. 3)  J&J will receive the brunt of these changes, strictly because of their market concentration in the oncology market. 4) ...

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