The Center For Business Intelligence Announces 7th Annual Medicaid Rebates Conference

WOBURN, Mass., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The Center for Business Intelligence announces The 7th Annual Medicaid Rebates Conference.

The Center for Business Intelligence (CBI) will hold 7th Annual Medicaid Rebates Conference on May 12-13, 2005 at Doubletree Hotel in Orlando, FL.

Congress enacted the Medicaid Rebate program in 1991 to ensure that state Medicaid programs and the Federal Government do not overpay for the cost of providing drugs to Medicaid beneficiaries. The Medicaid Rebate program is equivalent to a multi-billion dollar client for the industry and serves over 42 million Americans each year.

Our annual conference provides timely coverage on the how-to for pricing calculations and strategies for establishing internal financial controls to ensure that pharmaceutical manufacturers calculate the prices to charge states and to refund states accordingly.

Hear Manufacturer insights from: AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Genentech, Cephalon, Biovail Pharmaceuticals, Elan Pharmaceuticals, and many more.

State and Government insights from: Department of Veteran Affairs, Office of the Inspector General, State of New Jersey, State of Utah and many more.

 Key Categories of Discussion Include: * Statutory Pricing Calculations and Financial Controls * Rebate Processing and Record Retention * Update and Analysis of State Initiatives 

Platinum Sponsor is: KPMG; Executive Sponsors are: Envision Consulting Group, iMany, Model N; Educational Sponsor is: Ernst & Young; with Outstanding Support provided by: PhamaIT, Managed Care Information Center, The Executive Report on Managed Care, AIS’s Drug Benefit News and Medicare Advantage News.

Join us at this premier event to hear high level informative presentations from States and Manufacturers on how to better manage Medicaid drug rebate programs.

CBI annual events provide real life case examples shared by leading experts and are excellent environments for networking. We look forward to seeing you on May 12-13, 2005 in Orlando, FL.

For more information on this event or to register, contact CBI Registration at 800-817-8601 Fax 781-939-2490 Email cbireg@cbinet.com. Please visit us online at http://www.cbinet.com/events/HB510/index.html

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CONTACT: CBI Registration, +1-800-817-8601, cbireg@cbinet.com