MLC General Session III (Saturday)
Saturday, March 2, 2024
8 a.m. – Noon
Take 5!
Marc Ost, CPhT, co-owner, Eric's RX Shoppe
Tim Mitchell, RPh, clinical pharmacist, Mitchell's Drug Store
Finding the Right Partner for Your Next Location
Developing a pipeline of leaders has been instrumental to multi-store owner Ken Thai's business growth. When it is time to open a new location, he taps vetted, internal candidates to provide boots-on-the-ground leadership while he focuses on the company's overall strategy. Join as Ken shares his formula for finding the right partner and identifying leaders at their locations.
Khanh-Long “Ken” Thai, PharmD, APh, CEO, 986 Degrees Corporation
Looking Ahead
NCPA CEO Douglas Hoey hits on some of the top trends — both new and old — that will be impacting the business health of community pharmacies and their patients in the near future. Special guests will dig deeper, providing their insights on the impact on your pharmacies' operations, including state and federal activity.
B. Douglas Hoey, pharmacist, MBA, CEO, NCPA
Issues Impacting Your Bottom Line
Ronna Hauser, NCPA's senior pharmacy affairs and policy lead, will share a birds-eye view of the political landscape. Get a real-time update on legislation and regulations that could reshape pharmacy payment and practice for the next decade — for better or worse.
Ronna Hauser, PharmD, NCPA senior vice president, policy and pharmacy affairs
The Next Frontier of PBM Reform – Exposing Deceit in the State Employee Benefit Programs
West Virginia taxpayers are grossly overpaying some pharmacies through the state's largest employer, the state employee benefits program. When the team at Fruth Pharmacies discovered the discrepancies at the hands of the PBM, they got busy exposing their unfair tactics. Hear directly from Lynne Fruth and Andy Becker on what they uncovered and how their swift action prompted a legislator-led investigation into waste within the public employee program.
Andy Becker, PharmD, vice president of pharmacy, Fruth Pharmacy
Lynne Fruth, president, Fruth Pharmacy
Good Morning. We have your data.
Can you imagine walking into your operation to find a data disruption from cyber criminals on the dark web? What would you do first? Where would you turn for help? How would you get your arms around the situation? How would you avoid it from happening in the future? One pharmacy owner that has lived this nightmare will tell you their story so you can be prepared and take steps to protect your business.
Jack Holt, RPh, owner, Hi-School Pharmacies
Brian Rakers, CPA, CLU, senior vice president sales, Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Group
Pharmacy Fallout
Coming out of the pandemic, it feels like the pharmacy industry is a snow globe that has been thoroughly shaken and is settling in new ways with new implications for all. Leading consultant Bill Roth will share what he is hearing and seeing from pharmaceutical manufacturers, payers, wholesale distributors, traditional pharmacies, cash-based pharmacies, and online telehealth providers.
William Roth, general manager and managing partner, Blue Fin Group, an IntegriChain Company
Saturday, March 2, 2024
8 a.m. – Noon
Take 5!
Marc Ost, CPhT, co-owner, Eric's RX Shoppe
Tim Mitchell, RPh, clinical pharmacist, Mitchell's Drug Store
Finding the Right Partner for Your Next Location
Developing a pipeline of leaders has been instrumental to multi-store owner Ken Thai's business growth. When it is time to open a new location, he taps vetted, internal candidates to provide boots-on-the-ground leadership while he focuses on the company's overall strategy. Join as Ken shares his formula for finding the right partner and identifying leaders at their locations.
Khanh-Long “Ken” Thai, PharmD, APh, CEO, 986 Degrees Corporation
Looking Ahead
NCPA CEO Douglas Hoey hits on some of the top trends — both new and old — that will be impacting the business health of community pharmacies and their patients in the near future. Special guests will dig deeper, providing their insights on the impact on your pharmacies' operations, including state and federal activity.
B. Douglas Hoey, pharmacist, MBA, CEO, NCPA
Issues Impacting Your Bottom Line
Ronna Hauser, NCPA's senior pharmacy affairs and policy lead, will share a birds-eye view of the political landscape. Get a real-time update on legislation and regulations that could reshape pharmacy payment and practice for the next decade — for better or worse.
Ronna Hauser, PharmD, NCPA senior vice president, policy and pharmacy affairs
The Next Frontier of PBM Reform – Exposing Deceit in the State Employee Benefit Programs
West Virginia taxpayers are grossly overpaying some pharmacies through the state's largest employer, the state employee benefits program. When the team at Fruth Pharmacies discovered the discrepancies at the hands of the PBM, they got busy exposing their unfair tactics. Hear directly from Lynne Fruth and Andy Becker on what they uncovered and how their swift action prompted a legislator-led investigation into waste within the public employee program.
Andy Becker, PharmD, vice president of pharmacy, Fruth Pharmacy
Lynne Fruth, president, Fruth Pharmacy
Good Morning. We have your data.
Can you imagine walking into your operation to find a data disruption from cyber criminals on the dark web? What would you do first? Where would you turn for help? How would you get your arms around the situation? How would you avoid it from happening in the future? One pharmacy owner that has lived this nightmare will tell you their story so you can be prepared and take steps to protect your business.
Jack Holt, RPh, owner, Hi-School Pharmacies
Brian Rakers, CPA, CLU, senior vice president sales, Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Group
Pharmacy Fallout
Coming out of the pandemic, it feels like the pharmacy industry is a snow globe that has been thoroughly shaken and is settling in new ways with new implications for all. Leading consultant Bill Roth will share what he is hearing and seeing from pharmaceutical manufacturers, payers, wholesale distributors, traditional pharmacies, cash-based pharmacies, and online telehealth providers.
William Roth, general manager and managing partner, Blue Fin Group, an IntegriChain Company
Learning Objectives
1. Discuss ideas for improving business efficiencies and patient care.
2. Summarize strategies for building a pipeline of leaders.
3. Identify ways to engage and vet potential minority share partners.
4. Identify at least three trends in the pharmacy marketplace that will impact patient care.
5. Explain legislative and regulatory changes influencing pharmacy operations.
6. Discuss how proposed legislation could affect the pharmacy payment model.
7. Review best practices for advocating for PBM reform in state public employee programs.
8. Discuss best practices to protect your business against a cybersecurity attack.
9. Describe first steps to take in the event of a data disruption.
10. Describe three important marketplace dynamics that are shaping the business environment you find yourself in as you serve your patients.
11. Discuss opportunities and how to respond to the changing marketplace.
12. Detail likely marketplace changes resulting from patent expirations.
04. Speaker(s)
- Tim Mitchell, RPh, Owner, Mitchell’s Drug
- B. Douglas Hoey, MBA, pharmacist, CEO, NCPA
- Ronna Hauser, PharmD, Senior Vice President of Policy and Pharmacy Affairs, NCPA
- Brian Rakers, CPA, CLU, senior vice president sales, Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Group
- Marc Ost, CPhT, Co-owner, Eric's RX Shoppe
- Jack Holt, RPh, owner, Hi-School Pharmacies
- Lynne Fruth, president, Fruth Pharmacy
- William Roth, general manager and managing partner, Blue Fin Group, an IntegriChain Company
- Ken Thai, PharmD, CEO, 986 Degrees Corporation
- Andy Becker, PharmD, vice president of pharmacy, Fruth Pharmacy
05. Speaker Disclosure Statement
There are no relevant financial relationships with ACPE defined commercial interests for anyone who was in control of the content of the activity.
07. Pharmacist ACPE UAN#
08. Pharmacy Technician ACPE UAN#
09. Contact Hours
ACPE Statement
NCPA is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. this program will provide 3.75 contact hour (0.375 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy education credit.
Activity Type
Interest
- Law/Regulatory
- Third party/PBMs
- Technology
- Operations
- Prescriber Collaboration
Software Requirements
Google Chrome (Latest Version) – Recommended Browser
Microsoft Edge (Latest Version)
Firefox (Latest Version)
Safari (Latest Version)
Adobe Acrobat Reader *REQUIRED TO VIEW PRINTABLE VERSION OF ANY PDF FILES*
Target Audience
Course Duration
| # | Sessions: | Starts: | Ends: | Rooms: |
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| 1 | MLC General Session III (Saturday)Visit www.ncpa.org/mlc for full program information. | -- | -- | Palms Ballroom - Sabal Clearwater |
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The following credits are available upon completion of these activities.
