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Conference on Pharmaceutical Pricing Practices, Utilization and Cost - List of Participants

Alyce Adams, Ph.D.
Instructor
Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention
Harvard University School of Medicine
126 Brookline Avenue
Suite 200
Boston, MA 02215
Phone: (617) 421-6864
Fax: (617) 859-8112
E-mail: alyce_adams@hphc.org
Joseph Antos, Ph.D.
Assistant Director
Health and Human Resources
Congressional Budget Office
Second and D Streets, SW
FHOB, Room 418A
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 226-2668
Fax: (202) 225-3149
E-mail: joea@cbo.gov
Diane Archer
President
Medicare Rights Center
1460 Broadway
11th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Phone: (212) 869-3850, Ext. 30
Fax: (212) 869-3532
E-mail: darcher@medicarerights. org
Phil Barnett
Minority Chief Council
Committee on Government Reform
United States House of Representatives
B350A Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-5074
Fax: (202) 225-4784
E-mail: phil.barnett@mail.house.gov
Anthony A. Barrueta, J.D.
Counsel
Government Relations
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan
One Kaiser Plaza
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 271-6835
Fax: (510) 271-2383
E-mail: anthony.barrueta@kp.org
Lawrence Bartlett, Ph.D.
Health Systems Research, Inc.
1200 18th Street, NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 828-5100
Fax: (202) 728-9469
E-mail: lbartlett@hsrnet.com
Elaine Batchlor, M.D., M.P.H. Vice President
California HealthCare Foundation
476 Ninth Street Oakland, CA 94607
Phone: (510) 238-1040
Fax: (510) 238-1388
E-mail: ebatchlor@chcf.org
David Beier, J.D. Chief
Domestic Policy Advisor
Office of the Vice President
Old Executive Office Building
Room 286
Washington, DC 20501
Phone: (202) 456-6222
Fax: (202) 456-6231
E-mail: david_beier@ovp.eop.gov
Carole Ben-Maimon, M.D.
Senior Vice President
R&D and Scientific Affairs
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA
1510 Delp Drive
Kulpsville, PA 19443
Phone: (215) 256-8400, Ext. 5400
Fax: (215) 256-7856
E-mail: dstolzer@tevausa.com
Ernst R. Berndt, Ph.D.
Professor of Applied Economics
Sloan School of Management
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
50 Memorial Drive
E52-452
Cambridge, MA 02142
Phone: (617) 253-2665
Fax: (617) 258-6855
E-mail: eberndt@mit.edu
Jill Bernstein, Ph.D.
Associate Director of Health Policy Studies
National Academy of Social Insurance
1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Suite 615
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 452-8097
Fax: (202) 452-8111
E-mail: jbernste@nasi.org
Cybele Bjorklund
Deputy Staff Director
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
Office of Senator Ted Kennedy
537 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-7675
Fax: (202) 224-3533
E-mail: kintern6@labor.senate.gov
Lynn Bosco, M.D., M.P.H.
Director
Pharmaceutical Studies
Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
6010 Executive Boulevard
Suite 300
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: (301) 594-2416
Fax: (301) 594-2416
E-mail: lbosco@ahrq.gov
Kevin F. Brady, J.D.
Vice President
Deputy Chief Legal Counsel
Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories
Law Division
American Home Products Corporations
170-1 Radnor-Chester Road
St. Davids, PA 19087
Phone: (610) 902-4535
Fax: (610) 964-3876
E-mail: bradyk@labs.wyeth.com
Larry Braslow
Director of Economics Staff
Office of Policy Planning and Legislation
Food and Drug Administration
Parklawn Building
5600 Fishers Lane
Room 1536
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: (301) 827-5331
Fax: (301) 827-5340
E-mail: lbraslow@oc.fda.gov
Barbara Brickmeier Benefits Director
IBM
North Castle Drive
Armonk, NY 10504
Phone: (914) 765-4515
Fax: (914) 765-4480
E-mail: bbrick@us.ibm.com
Philip P. Burgess, R.Ph., M.B.A.
National Director of Pharmacy Affairs
Health Services Pharmacy Operations Walgreens
200 Wilmot Road
MS 2147
Deerfield, IL 60015
Phone: (847) 914-3241
Fax: (847) 914-3109
E-mail: phil.burgess@walgreens.com
Sally Burner, A.S.A. Special Assistant to the Chief Actuary
Office of the Actuary
Health Care Financing Administration(now known as Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services(CMS))
7500 Security Boulevard
MS N3-01-21
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone: (410) 786-5999
Fax: (410) 786-1295
E-mail: sburner@hcfa.gov
Chris Carey (invited)
Professional Staff
Ways and Means Health Subcommittee
United States House of Representatives
1136 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-3943
Fax: (202) 226-1765
Gary Claxton
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health Policy
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Office of the Secretary
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 442E
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: (202) 690-6870
Fax: (202) 401-7321
E-mail: gclaxton@osaspe.dhhs.gov
Sharon Cohen
Senior Vice President for Federal Affairs
Health Insurance Association of America
800 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 600, East Tower
Washington, DC 20004
Phone: (202) 824-1845
Fax: (202) 824-1651
E-mail: scohen@hiaa.org
Howard Cohen, J.D., Ph.D.
Partner
Greenberg Traurig
800 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 331-3150
Fax: (202) 261-0150
E-mail: cohenh@gtlaw.com
David Colby, Ph.D.
Senior Program Officer
Research and Evaluation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Route 1 and College Road
P.O. Box 2316
Princeton, NJ 08543
Phone: (609) 951-5754
Fax: (609) 452-8541
E-mail: dcolby@rwjf.org
Anna Cook, Ph.D.
Senior Researcher
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
600 Maryland Avenue, SW
Suite 550
Washington, DC 20024
Phone: (202) 484-9220
Fax: (202) 863-1763
E-mail: acook@mathematica- mpr.com
Barbara S. Cooper
Deputy Director Institute for Medicare Practice
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
2233 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Suite 525
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: (202) 784-4077
Fax: (202) 687-3110
E-mail: bsc@georgetown.edu
John Coster, Ph.D.
Vice President of Federal and State Programs
National Association of Chain Drug Stores
413 North Lee Street
P.O. Box 1417-D49
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (703) 549-3001
Fax: (703) 549-0771
E-mail: jcoster@nacds.org
Patricia M. Danzon, Ph.D.
Celia Moh Professor Health Care
Department Wharton School
University of Pennsylvania
3641 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: (215) 898-5722
Fax: (215) 573-2157
E-mail: danzon@wharton.upenn. edu
Diana C. Dennett
Executive Vice President
American Association of Health Plans
1129 20th Street, NW Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 778-3200
Fax: (202) 955-4394
E-mail: ddennett@aahp.org
Elizabeth Dichter
Executive Vice President
PCS Health Systems, Inc.
9501 East Shea Boulevard Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Phone: (480) 391-4450
Fax: (480) 314-8565
E-mail: elizabeth.dichter@pcshs.com
Joseph A. DiMasi, Ph.D.
Director of Economic Analysis
Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development
Tufts University
192 South Street
Suite 550
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: (617) 636-2116
Fax: (617) 636-2425
E-mail: joseph.dimasi@tufts.edu
Carl Dixon, J.D.
President and Executive Director
Kidney Cancer Association
1234 Sherman Avenue
Suite 203
Evanston, IL 60202-1375
Phone: (847) 332-1051
Fax: (847) 332-2978
E-mail: cdixon@nkca.org
Laura Dummit, M.S.P.H.
Associate Director Health Financing and Public Health
General Accounting Office
441 G Street, NW
Health Education and Human Services Division
Room 5A14
Washington, DC 20548
Phone: (202) 512-7119
Fax: (202) 512-4778
E-mail: dummitl.hehs@gao.gov
Philip Ellis, Ph.D.
Senior Economist Office of Economic Policy
Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Room 3058
Washington, DC 20220
Phone: (202) 622-2342
Fax: (202) 622-2633
E-mail: phil.ellis@do.treas.gov
Lynn Etheredge
Health Insurance Reform Project
The George Washington University
4805 Derussey Parkway
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Phone: (301) 654-4185
Fax: (301) 657-4214
E-mail: lyneth1@aol.com
Judith Feder, Ph.D.
Dean of Policy Studies
Georgetown University Public Policy Institute
3600 N Street, NW
Suite 200 Washington, DC 20007
Phone: (202) 687-8397
Fax: (202) 687-5544
E-mail: federj@gunet.georgetown.edu
Thomas A. Felger, M.D.
Associate Director
Family Practice Residency Program
Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center
837 East Ceder Street
Suite 125
South Bend, IN 46617
Phone: (219) 237-7637
Fax: (219) 239-6088
E-mail: felgert@sjrmc.com
Norman M. Fidel
Senior Vice President
Equities Research Alliance
Capital Management, LP
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105
Phone: (212) 969-1033
Fax: (212) 969-1245
E-mail: norman_fidel@acml.com
Ashley Files Flory
Director Health Benefits Income Support Division
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, SW Room 503-H
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: (202) 690-6553
Fax: (202) 690-6896
E-mail:
Steven Findlay, M.P.H.
Director of Research and Policy
National Institute for Health Care Management
1225 19th Street, NW
Suite 710
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 296-4192
Fax: (202) 296-4319
E-mail: sfindlay@nihcm.org
Edward Flynn
Associate Director
Retirement and Management
Office of Personnel Management
Theodore Roosevelt Building
1900 E Street, NW
Room 4A10
Washington, DC 20415
Phone: (202) 606-0600
Fax: (202) 606-2711
E-mail: edflynn@opm.gov
Peter D. Fox, Ph.D.
President
PDF Incorporated
8101 Connecticut Avenue
N-706
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Phone: (301) 718-1015
Fax: (301) 951-0842
E-mail: peterfox1@compuserve.com
Robert A. Freeman, Ph.D.
Director of Public Policy
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
1800 Concord Pike
P.O. Box 15437
Wilmington, DE 19850- 5437
Phone: (302) 886-4489
Fax: (302) 886-5015
E-mail: robert.freeman@astrazenec a.com
James Frogue
Policy Analyst
Domestic Policy Studies
Heritage Foundation
214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 546-4400
Fax: (202) 546-8328
E-mail: jim.frogue@heritage.org
Beth Fuchs, Ph.D.
Principal
Health Policy Alternatives, Inc.
444 N. Capitol Street, NW
Suite 821
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 737-3390
Fax: (202) 628-3607
E-mail: bf.hpa@sso.org
Jean Paul Gagnon, Ph.D.
Director
Public Policy
Aventis Pharmaceuticals
P.O. Box 9627
Kansas City, MO 64134
Phone: (816) 966-3180
Fax: (816) 966-3821
E-mail: jean.gagnon@aventis.co m
Thomas E. Giles
Counsel
Commerce Committee
Health Counsel Division
United States House of Representatives
2323 Rayburn Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-2927
Fax: (202) 225-2899
E-mail: tom.giles@mail.house.gov
Paul B. Ginsburg, Ph.D.
President
Center for Studying Health System Change
600 Maryland Avenue, SW
Suite 550
Washington, DC 20024-2512
Phone: (202) 484-4699
Fax: (202) 484-9258
E-mail: pginsburg@hschange.org
Stephen Giroux
Vice President/Legislative Chairman
National Community Pharmacists Association
81 Rochester Road
P.O. Box 188
Middleport, NY 14105
Phone: (716) 735-3261
Fax: (716) 735-3351
John A. Goetcheus, J.D.
Assistant Counsel
Office of the Senate Legislative Counsel
Senate Dirksen Office Building
Room 668
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-6461
Fax: (202) 224-0567
E-mail: john_goetcheus@slc.senate.gov
Karen Goldman, Ph.D., J.D.
Health Science Policy Analyst
Office of Science Policy and Planning
National Institutes of Health
9000 Rockville Pike
Building 1, Room 218
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: (301) 435-2150
Fax: (301) 402-0280
E-mail: goldmank@od.nih.gov
John Golenski, Ed.D.
Executive Director
RxHealth Value
2322 6th Street
Suite 103
Berkeley, CA 94710
Phone: (510) 486-0636
Fax: (510) 540-7643
E-mail: jgolenski@aol.com
Henry Grabowski, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Economics
Duke University
P.O. Box 90097
Room 305 Social Sciences
Durham, NC 27708-0097
Phone: (919) 660-1800
Fax: (919) 684-8974
E-mail: grabow@econ.duke.edu
David Gross, Ph.D.
Senior Policy Advisor
Health Team
Public Policy Institute
American Association for Retired Persons
601 E Street, NW
Washington, DC 20049
Phone: (202) 434-3895
Fax: (202) 434-6480
E-mail: dgross@aarp.org
Margaret Hamburg, M.D.
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Office of the Secretary
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 415-F
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: (202) 690-7858
Fax: (202) 690-7383
Jenny Hansen
Legislative Assistant
Representative Richard Burr
Health Care
United States House of Representatives
1513 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-2071
Fax: (202) 225-2995
E-mail: jenny.hansen@mail.house.gov
Margaret Hare, M.B.A.
Senior Analyst
Office of the Commissioner
Food and Drug Administration
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: (301) 827-5258
Fax: (301) 827-0199
E-mail: mhare@oc.fda.gov
Elizabeth Hargrave
Legislative Assistant
Office of Senator Tom Daschle
United States Senate
509 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-2321
Fax: (202) 224-7895
E-mail: elizabeth_hargrave@daschle.s enate.gov
Geoffrey E. Harris, C.F.A.
Managing Director
Health Care Services
Equity Research
UBS Warburg Dillon & Read
299 Park Avenue
32nd Floor
New York, NY 10171
Phone: (212) 821-5598
Fax: (212) 821-5661
E-mail: geoffrey.harris@ubsw.com
Robert Helms, Ph.D.
Director
Health Policy Studies
American Enterprise Institute
1150 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 862-5877
Fax: (202) 862-7177
E-mail: rhelms@aei.org
Roger Herdman, M.D.
Senior Scholar
Health Care Services
Institute of Medicine
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20418
Phone: (202) 334-1302
Fax: (202) 334-2031
E-mail: rherdman@nas.edu
Tate Heuer
Senior Legislative Assistant
Office of Representative Marion Berry
United States House of Representatives
1113 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-4076
Fax: (202) 225-5602
E-mail: tate.heuer@mail.house.gov
Jack Hoadley, Ph.D.
Director
Division of Health Financing Policy
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Office of the Secretary
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 442E
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: (202) 401-8401
Fax: (202) 401-7321
E-mail: jhoadley@osaspe.dhhs.gov
John Hopkins, R.Ph.
Director of Legislative/Government Relations
Strategic Direction
Rocky Mountain HMO
2775 Crossroads Boulevard
Grand Junction, CO 81506
Phone: (970) 244-7775
Fax: (970) 248-5061
E-mail: jhopkins@rmhmo.org
Andrew Imparato, J.D.
President and CEO
American Association for People with Disabilities
1819 H Street, NW
Suite 330
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 457-0046
Fax: (202) 457-0473
E-mail: imparatoa@aol.com
Julie A. James
Principal
Health Policy Alternatives, Inc.
444 North Capitol Street, NW
Suite 821
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 737-3390
Fax: (202) 628-3607
E-mail: jj.hpa@sso.org
Christopher C. Jennings
Deputy Assistant to the President for Health Policy
Domestic Policy Council
The White House
Old Executive Office Building
Room 216
Washington, DC 20502
Phone: (202) 456-5560
Fax: (202) 456-5557
John Jones, R.Ph., J.D.
Director
Pharmacy Networks
Legal and Public Affairs
Prescription Solutions
3515 Harbor Boulevard
MS LC07
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Phone: (714) 825-3683
Fax: (714) 825-3896
E-mail: john.jones@phs.com
Stephanie Kennan
Senior Health Policy Advisor
Office of Senator Wyden
United States Senate
516 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 224-5244
Fax: (202) 228-2717
Thomas Kickham, Ph.D.
Acting Director
Office of Strategic Planning
Health Care Financing Administration(now known as Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services(CMS))
7500 Security Boulevard
MS C3-20-11
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone: (410) 786-6503
Fax: (410) 786-6511
E-mail: tkickham@hcfa.gov
Andrea King, Ph.D.
Senior Policy Advisor
Office of Democratic Leader
Richard Gephardt
United States House of Representatives
United States Capitol
H-301
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-6760
Fax: (202) 226-0938
E-mail: andrea.king@mail.house.gov
David H. Kreling, Ph.D., R.Ph.
Associate Professor
School of Pharmacy
University of Wisconsin
425 North Charter Street
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: (608) 262-3454
Fax: (608) 262-3397
E-mail: dhkreling@pharmacy.wisc.edu
Jeanne Lambrew, Ph.D.
Associate Director
Division of Health and Personnel
EXOP
Office of Management and Budget
725 17th Street, NW
Room 238, OEOB
Washington, DC 20503
Phone: (202) 395-5178
Fax: (202) 395-5631
Terry Latanich, J.D.
Senior Vice President
Government Affairs
Merck-Medco
100 Parsons Pond Drive
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
Phone: (201) 269-5951
Fax: (201) 269-1237
E-mail: terry_latanich@merck.com
Dirksen Lehman
Health Counsel
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
United States Senate
725 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-6770
Fax: (202) 228-0411
E-mail: dirksen_lehman@labor.senate. gov
Mary Nell Lehnard
Senior Vice President
Office of Policy and Representation
Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association
1310 G Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 626-4781
Fax: (202) 626-4833
E-mail: marynell.lehnard@wro.bcb sa.com
Matthew J. Leonard, R.Ph.
Vice President
Pharmacy Merchandising
CVS Corporation
One CVS Drive
Woonsocket, RI 02895
Phone: (401) 765-1500, Ext. 3402
Fax: (401) 769-9473
E-mail: mjleonard@cvs.com
Larry Levitt, M.P.P.
Project Director
The Changing Health Care Marketplace Project and California Grants Program
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
2400 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: (650) 854-9400
Fax: (650) 854-4800
E-mail: llevitt@kff.org
Helene L. Lipton, Ph.D.
Professor
Institute for Health Policy Studies
Department of Clinical Pharmacy
University of California at San Francisco
3333 California Street
Suite 265
San Francisco, CA 94143- 0936
Phone: (415) 476-2964
Fax: (415) 476-0705
E-mail: lipton@itsa.ucsf.edu
James Packard Love, M.A., M.P.A.
Director
Consumer Project on Technology
Center for the Study of Responsive Law
P.O. Box 19367
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 387-8030
Fax: (202) 234-5176
E-mail: love@cptech.org
Janet Lundy
Program Officer
The Changing Health Care Marketplace Project and California Grants Program
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
2400 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: (650) 854-9400 x270
Fax: (650) 854-4800
E-mail: jlundy@kff.org
Richard Manning, Ph.D.
Assistant Director of Economic Policy Analysis
Corporate Strategic Planning and Policy
Pfizer, Inc.
245 E. 42nd Street
29th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Phone: (212) 573-5709
Fax: (212) 573-2965
E-mail: richard.manning@pfizer. com
Steven Martin
President and CEO
PRIME Therapeutics
P.O. Box 64812
St. Paul, MN 55164
Phone: (651) 286-4053
Fax: (651) 286-4400
E-mail: smartin@primetherapeutics.co m
James Mays, M.C.S.
Vice President
Actuarial Research Corporation
6928 Little River Turnpike
Suite E
Annandale, VA 22003
Phone: (703) 941-7400, Ext. 26
Fax: (703) 941-3951
E-mail: jwm@aresearch.com
Frank McArdle, Ph.D.
Principal and Manager
Washington DC Research Office
Hewitt Associates, LLC
2401 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Suite 450
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: (202) 331-1155
Fax: (202) 331-2034
E-mail: fbmcardl@hewitt.com
Amanda McCloskey, M.H.S.
Director of Health Policy
Families USA
1334 G Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 628-3030
Fax: (202) 347-2417
E-mail: amccloskey@familiesusa.org
Kathy Means (invited)
Chief Health Care Analyst
Committee on Finance
Health Care Policy Staff
United States Senate
Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-4515
Fax: (202) 228-0578
Daniel N. Mendelson, M.P.P.
Managing Director
The Health Strategies Consultancy
750 17th Street, NW
Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 778-2310
Fax: (202) 466-8414
E-mail: dmendelson@healthstrat egies.net
Thomas E. Menighan, R.Ph., M.B.A.
President-Elect
American Pharmaceutical Association
116 Laurel Crossing
Huntington, WV 25705-2659
Phone: (304) 529-2123
Fax: (304) 529-2139
E-mail: tomm1100@aol.com
Mark Merlis, M.A.
Senior Fellow
Institute for Health Policy Solutions
6278 Ingham Road
New Hope, PA 18938
Phone: (215) 862-9450
Fax: (215) 862-3408
E-mail: mmerlis@ix.netcom.com
Mark E. Miller, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
Center for Health Plans and Providers
Health Care Financing Administration(now known as Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services(CMS))
7500 Security Boulevard
MS C5-17-14
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone: (410) 786-4165
Fax: (410) 786-0192
E-mail: mmiller1@hcfa.gov
Jimmy Mitchell, R.Ph., M.P.H., M.S.
Director
Office of Pharmacy Affairs
Health Resources and Services Administration
4350 East West Highway
10-1A1
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: (301) 594-4353
Fax: (301) 594-4982
E-mail: jmitchell@hrsa.gov
John F. Moeller, Ph.D.
Director
Division of Modeling and Simulation
Center for Cost and Financing Studies
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
2101 East Jefferson Street
Suite 500
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: (301) 594-1192
Fax: (301) 594-2166
E-mail: jmoeller@ahrq.gov
Marilyn Moon, Ph.D.
Economist and Senior Fellow
Health Policy Center
The Urban Institute
2100 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: (202) 261-5691
Fax: (202) 223-1149
E-mail: mmoon@ui.urban.org
Patricia Neuman, Sc.D.
Director
Medicare Policy Project
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
1450 G Street, NW
Suite 250
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 347-5270
Fax: (202) 347-5274
E-mail: tneuman@kff.org
Stuart L. Nightingale, M.D.
Senior Medical Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Office of the Secretary
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Hubert Humphrey Building
Room 447D
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: (202) 205-8830
Fax: (202) 205-8835
E-mail: snightin@osaspe.dhhs.gov
Jennifer O'Sullivan
Specialist in Social Legislation
Congressional Research Service
Domestic Social Policy Division
Library of Congress
LM-323 Madison Building
Washington, DC 20540
Phone: (202) 707-7359
Fax: (202) 707-3097
E-mail: josullivan@crs.loc.gov
John Ogden, M.S.
Chief Consultant
Pharmacy Benefits Management Strategic Healthcare Group
Patient Care Services
Department of Veterans Affairs
810 Vermont Avenue, NW
Room 982
Washington, DC 20420
Phone: (202) 273-8426
Fax: (202) 273-9068
E-mail: ogden.john@mail.va.gov
Nancy Ostrove, Ph.D.
Branch Chief
Drug Marketing Advertising and Communications
Food and Drug Administration
5600 Fishers Lane
HFD 42
Room 17B20
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: (301) 827-2828
Fax: (301) 594-6759
E-mail: ostrove@cder.fda.gov
Francis B. Palumbo, Ph.D., J.D.
Director
Center on Drugs and Public Policy
University of Maryland
100 North Greene Street
6th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 706-2303
Fax: (410) 706-5394
E-mail: fpalumbo@rx.umaryland .edu
Edwin Park, J.D.
Policy Analyst
White House
National Economic Council
Old Executive Office Building
Room 235
Washington, DC 20502
Phone: (202) 456-5566
Fax: (202) 456-5334
E-mail: epark@opd.eop.gov
Marilyn Park
Health Care Specialist
Public Policy Department
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
815 16th Street, NW
7th Floor
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 637-5202
Fax: (202) 508-6967
E-mail: mpark@aflcio.org
Karuna Patel
Assistant Analyst
Health and Human Resources
Congressional Budget Office
Ford House Office Building
Room 424
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-2598
Fax: (202) 225-3149
E-mail: karunap@cbo.gov
Mark V. Pauly, Ph.D.
Benheim Professor
Department of Health Care Systems
The Wharton School
University of Pennsylvania
208 Colonial Penn Central
3641 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: (215) 898-2838
Fax: (215) 573-2157
E-mail: pauly@wharton.upenn.edu
Cynthia Pigg, R.Ph., M.H.A.
President-Elect
Assistant Vice President
Pharmaceutical Contracting
Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy
CIGNA HealthCare
100 North Pitt Street
Suite 400
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (804) 560-3840
Fax: (804) 560-3842
E-mail: cindy.pigg@cigna.com
John Poisal
Statistician
Information and Methods Group
Office of Strategic Planning
Health Care Financing Administration(now known as Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services(CMS))
7500 Security Boulevard
MS C3-17-07
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone: (410) 786-6397
Fax: (410) 786-5515
E-mail: jpoisal@hcfa.gov
Richard Price
Section Head for Health Care and Medicine
Congressional Research Service
Domestic Social Policy Division
Library of Congress
LM-323 Madison Building
Washington, DC 20540-7440
Phone: (202) 707-7370
Fax: (202) 707-3097
E-mail: rprice@crs.loc.gov
Virginia Proestakes, R.N., M.P.A.
Operations Leader
Group Health Programs
General Electric
3135 Easton Turnpike
Fairfield, CT 06431
Phone: (203) 373-3122
Fax: (203) 373-3915
E-mail: ginny.proestakes@corporate.ge.c om
Lisa Raines, J.D.
Senior Vice President
Government Relations
Genzyme Corporation
1020 19th Street, NW
Suite 550
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 296-3280
Fax: (202) 296-3411
E-mail: lisa.raines@genzyme.co m
John M. Rector, J.D.
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Government Affairs
National Community Pharmacists Association
205 Daingerfield Road
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (703) 683-8200
Fax: (703) 683-3619
E-mail: john.rector@ncpanet.org
Robert D. Reischauer, Ph.D.
President
The Urban Institute
2100 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: (202) 261-5400
Fax: (202) 223-1335
E-mail: bmeier@ui.urban.org
Dan Remund, M.B.A.
Director
Department of Defense Pharmacoeconomics Center
Fort Sam, 1750 Greeley Road
Building 4011, Room 217
Houston, TX 78234
Phone: (210) 295-1271
Fax: (210) 295-0323
E-mail: daniel.remund@amedd.a rmy.mil
Linda Rhodes, Ed.D.
Consultant
Public Works Consulting
1690 East Strasburg Road
West Chester, PA 19380
Phone: (610) 296-9523
Fax: (610) 296-9434
E-mail: linrhodes@aol.com
Mary E. Riordan, Esq.
Senior Counsel
Office of Counsel for the Inspector General
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
330 Independence Avenue, SW
Cohen Building, Room 5527
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: (202) 619-2678
Fax: (202) 205-0604
E-mail:
Murray N. Ross, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
1730 K Street, NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 653-7220
Fax: (202) 653-7238
E-mail: mross@medpac.gov
Alan Sager, Ph.D.
Professor
School of Public Health
Boston University
715 Albany Street
T-3W
Boston, MA 02118
Phone: (617) 638-4664
Fax: (617) 638-5374
E-mail: asager@bu.edu
William Scanlon, Ph.D.
Director
Health Financing and Public Health
General Accounting Office
441 G Street, NW
Health Education and Human Services Division
Room 5A14
Washington, DC 20548
Phone: (202) 512-4561
Fax: (202) 512-4778
E-mail: scanlonw.hehs@gao.gov
Christine Schmidt, M.P.A.
Deputy to the Deputy Assistant Secretary
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Office of the Secretary
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 442E
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: (202) 690-6870
Fax: (202) 401-7321
E-mail: cschmidt@osaspe.dhhs.g ov
Stephen W. Schondelmeyer, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
Professor/Director
PRIME Institute
University of Minnesota
308 Harvard Street, SE
Room 7-159 WDH
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: (612) 624-9931
Fax: (612) 625-9931
E-mail: schon001@tc.umn.edu
Daniel Schulder
Director
Department of Legislation
National Council of Senior Citizens
8403 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: (301) 578-8839
Fax: (301) 578-8911
E-mail: sdan@nscerc.org
Roslyne Schulman
Senior Associate Director
Department of Policy Development
American Hospital Association
325 7th Street, NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20004
Phone: (202) 626-2273
Fax: (202) 626-4319
E-mail: rschulm1@aha.org
Cherilyn Scism
Legislative Associate
Hall of States
National Governors' Association
444 North Capitol Street, NW
Suite 267
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 624-5391
Fax: (202) 624-5313
E-mail: cscism@nga.org
Paul Seltman
Special Assistant
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Legislation
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: (202) 690-7450
Fax: (202) 690-8425
E-mail:
Gerry Shea
Assistant to the President for Government Affairs
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
815 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 637-5237
Fax: (202) 637-5138
E-mail: ncaron@aflcio.org
Yvette Shenouda, M.P.P.
Program Examiner
Health Division
Office of Management and Budget
725 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20503
Phone: (202) 395-7843
Fax: (202) 395-3910
E-mail: yvette_shenouda@omb.eop.go v
Richard Silver
Senior Vice President and Specialty Pharmaceutical Analyst
Division of Equity Research
Lehman Brothers
3 World Financial Center
New York, NY 10285-1400
Phone: (212) 526-5387
Fax: (212) 526-9955
E-mail: rsilver1@lehman.com
Joan Sokolovsky, Ph.D.
Program Analyst
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Office of the Secretary
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 442E
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: (202) 401-6644
Fax: (202) 401-7321
E-mail: jsokolov@osaspe.dhhs.g ov
Eric Sorkin, R.Ph.
Senior Vice President
Pharmacy Department
Rite Aid Corporation
30 Hunter Lane
Camp Hill, PA 17011
Phone: (717) 761-2633
Fax: (717) 975-3762
E-mail: esorkin@riteaid.com
Mary Ellen Stahlman, M.H.S.A.
Senior Social Science Research Analyst
Office of Strategic Planning
Planning and Policy Analysis Group
Health Care Financing Administration(now known as Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services(CMS))
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 325H
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: (202) 690-7490
Fax: (202) 690-6994
E-mail: mstahlman@hcfa.gov
Todd Stein
Legislative Director
Legislature Staff
Office of Representative Tom Allen
United States House of Representatives
1717 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-6116
Fax: (202) 225-5590
E-mail: todd.stein@mail.house.g ov
Earl P. Steinberg, M.D., M.P.P.
Independent Health Care Consultant
3913 Leland Street
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Phone: (301) 907-8238
Fax: (301) 907-8528
E-mail: esteinbe@bellatlantic.net
Jean Stiller
Economist
Office of the Actuary
Health Care Financing Administration(now known as Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services(CMS))
7500 Security Boulevard
MS N3-02-02
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone: (410) 786-0708
Fax: (410) 786-6371
E-mail: jstiller@hcfa.gov
Ronald Streck, B.S.Ph., M.B.A, J.D.
President and CEO
National Wholesale Druggists' Association
1821 Michael Faraday Drive
Reston, VA 20190
Phone: (703) 787-0000
Fax: (703) 787-6930
E-mail: ronalds@nwda.org
Robin Strongin
Senior Research Associate
National Health Policy Forum
The George Washington University
2021 K Street, NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 872-0239
Fax: (202) 862-9837
E-mail: strongin@gwu.edu
Bruce Stuart, Ph.D.
Professor
Peter Lamy Center For Drug Therapy
and Aging
School of Pharmacy
University of Maryland
506 West Fayette Street
Suite 101
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 706-5389
Fax: (410) 706-5394
E-mail: bstuart@rx.umaryland.edu
Bridgett Taylor
Professional Health Staff
Committee on Commerce
United States House of Representatives
564 Ford House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 226-3400
Fax: (202) 225-5288
E-mail: bridgett.taylor@mail.hou se.gov
Fred Teitelbaum, Ph.D.
Vice President
Outcomes Research and Cost Management
Express Scripts
13900 Riverport Drive
Maryland Heights, MO 63043
Phone: (314) 702-7431
Fax: (314) 770-1581
E-mail: fteitelbau@express- scripts.com
Monica Tencate, M.P.H.
Senior Health Policy Advisor
Senate Subcommittee on Public Health
Senator Bill Frist
424 Dirksen Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-7139
Fax: (202) 228-0928
E-mail: monica_tencate@labor.senate.gov
Cindy Parks Thomas, Ph.D.
Senior Research Associate
Schneider Institute for Health Policy
Heller Graduate School
Brandeis University
415 South Street
MS 035
Waltham, MA 02454
Phone: (781) 736-3921
Fax: (781) 736-3905
E-mail: cthomas@brandeis.edu
Matthew Vaeth, M.S.
Program Examiner
Health Programs and Services
Health Division
Office of Management and Budget
725 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20503
Phone: (202) 395-3696
Fax: (202) 395-5648
E-mail: mvaeth@omb.eop.gov
Nick Vasilopoulos
Principal
William M. Mercer
1166 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
Phone: (212) 345-2602
Fax: (212) 345-7413
E-mail: nick.vasilopoulos@us.wmmercer.com
Bill Vaughan
Professional Assistant
Ways and Means Committee
United States House of Representatives
1106 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-4318
Fax: (202) 226-4969
E-mail: bill.vaughan@mail.house.gov
Deborah Veres, M.H.A.
Legislative Assistant
Office of Senator John D. Rockefeller, IV
United States Senate
531 Hart Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-6472
Fax: (202) 224-7665
E-mail: deborah_veres@rockefeller.senate.g ov
Chris Vojta, M.D., M.B.A., M.Sc.E.
Instructor in Geriatrics
Geriatric Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
3615 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: (215) 573-9735
Fax: (215) 573-8864
E-mail: chris.vojta@uphs.upenn.edu
Stanley S. Wallack, Ph.D.
Director
Schneider Institute for Health Policy
Heller Graduate School
Brandeis University
415 South Street
MS 035
Waltham, MA 02454
Phone: (781) 736-3901
Fax: (781) 736-3905
E-mail: wallack@brandeis.edu
Sarah Walter, J.D.
Legislative Director
Legislative Staff
Office of Senator John Breaux
United State Senate
503 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-4623
Fax: (202) 228-2577
E-mail: sarah_walter@breaux.senate.gov
Bonnie Washington
Director
Office of Legislation
Health Care Financing Administration(now known as Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services(CMS))
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 341H
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: (202) 690-5960
Fax: (202) 690-8168
E-mail: bwashington2@hcfa.gov
Joy Johnson Wilson
Federal Affairs Counsel
National Conference of State Legislatures
444 North Capitol Street, NW
Suite 515
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 624-5400, Ext. 8689
Fax: (202) 737-1069
E-mail: joy.wilson@ncsl.org
Nancy Wilson-Ashbach, M.D.
Family Physician
Health Care Services Commission
American Academy of Family Physicians
986 Logan Court
Loveland, CO 80538
Phone: (970) 663-1110
Fax: (970) 663-1317
E-mail: doctornwa@earthlink.net
Alan Wright, M.D., M.P.H.
Senior Vice President
Chief Medical Officer
Clinical Services
Advance Paradigm
11350 McCormick Road
Suite 1000, Building #2
Hunt Valley, MD 21031
Phone: (410) 785-2164
Fax: (410) 785-2140
E-mail: awright@apclinical.com
Lu Zawistowich, Sc.D.
Deputy Director
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
1730 K Street, NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 653-7220
Fax: (202) 653-7238
E-mail: lzawistowich@medpac.gov