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Our Inaugural Conference

Nearly 250 attendees convened at the brand-new JW Marriott Nashville on November 7-9, 2018, for the inaugural Crossroads: An Artia Solutions Conference.

We featured 28 speakers, 12 sessions, and three panel discussions. The sessions and panel discussions highlighted crucial Medicaid issues, including pharmaceutical trends, healthcare reform, federal and state regulations and state concerns.

Speed Networking, a unique way for drug manufactures and state Medicaid officials to connect and network, was also debuted in 2018.

Keynote speaker Mark McClellan, MD, PhD, Director, Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, kicked off Crossroads with a session addressing how to successfully navigate the medical, economic and social issues surrounding current patient access policy, while also discussing ways in which consumers can take better ownership of their treatment.

John Stancil, Director of Pharmacy and DMEPOS Programs at the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Nancy Nesser, Director of Pharmacy at the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, and Kelli Newman, Director of Pharmacy at the Alabama Medicaid Agency, were awarded the Extra Mile Award on Thursday, Nov. 8. (Clemice Hurst, Pharmacy Services, accepted Kelli’s award at Crossroads and is pictured.)

2018 Slideshow

Acknowledgements

Thank you to our 2018 sponsors, Speed Networking participants, speakers, advisory board, attendees, vendors, and partners.

Speed Networking Participants

Alabama, Center for Evidence-Based Policy, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, OptumRx, South Carolina, and the US Virgin Islands.