NHIA Legislative Conference

Updates

NHIA 2nd Annual Legislative Conference

July 18 – 19, 2006
Washington, DC

Confirmed Programs and Faculty

Session I: “Home Infusion Under Medicare: Background and Update On NHIA’s Coverage Campaign”
	Alan Parver Esq., Partner, Powell Goldstein, LLP, Washington, D.C
	Lorrie Kline Kaplan, Executive Director, National Home Infusion Association, Alexandria, Virginia

Session II: “Home Infusion Under Medicare: The CMS Perspective”
	Jeffrey Kelman, M.M.Sc., M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Center for Beneficiary Choices, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Washington, DC

Session III: “Capitol Hill Perspectives - The Part D Benefit”
	Speakers to-be-determined

Session IV: “Pharmacy Stakeholders: Part D Perspectives”
	Thomas R. Clark, R.Ph., M.H.S., Director of Policy and Advocacy, American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP)
	Charlie Sewell, VP, Government Affairs National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA).

Session V: Beyond Politics: Third-Party Part D Perspectives
	Tricia Neuman, Sc.D. Vice President & Director of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation’s Medicare Policy Project

Session VI: Maximizing Your Impact on Capitol Hill” Lobbying 101
	Rich Goodstein, Esq., Washington Representative, Air Products Healthcare, Washington, D.C.
	Cynthia Berry, Esq., Chair, Government Relations Practice, Powell Goldstein, LLP, Washington, D.C.

Additional programs and speakers to be confirmed! Check back for further details.

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