AcademyHealth's 2022 Health Datapalooza and National Health Policy Conference

  • April 4, 7:00am - April 5 5:15pm, 2022

NPC was excited to participate in AcademyHealth's 2022 Health Datapalooza and National Health Policy Conference -- where data and evidence drive innovation and help achieve our goals of better health and health care for everyone.

 

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The Best of Health Data and Health Policy Innovation

National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC) was featured throughout this year's AcademyHealth's 2022 Health Datapalooza and National Health Policy Conference. The meeting harnessed and strengthened the synergies that exist between the data and policy worlds and offered innovative solutions to directly confront the challenges, opportunities, and threats facing U.S. health care. NPC was also a proud sponsor of the event. 

For meeting highlights, visit the AcademyHealth website.

Panel Session: "Drug Price Regulation Trade-offs:  Real or Imagined?"

AcademyHealth panelists

On Tuesday, April 5 at 1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m., NPC hosted a session featuring a diverse panel of stakeholders to explore the potential risks and unintended consequences of drug prices regulation.

There has been a growing push to regulate biopharmaceutical prices, as evidenced by multiple recent legislative efforts, including International Reference Pricing and Build Back Better. Proponents suggest that drugs are overpriced and that the trade-off between price regulation and innovation is a false choice. Opponents of these efforts suggest that regulating biopharmaceutical prices will have lasting effects on innovation, ultimately harming patients.

Click here for a summary of this session! 

Panel:

  • John M. O'Brien, PharmD, MPH, President & CEO, NPC (Moderator)
  • John Brooks, JD, MBA, Partner, South Capitol
  • Mike Ciarametaro, MBA, Vice President Research, NPC
  • Donna Cryer, JD, President & CEO, Global Liver Institute 
  • Fred Ledley, MD, Director, Center for Integration of Science & Industry, Bentley University
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Plenary Session: "​​​​​​​Investing in Innovation: Market Dynamics to Watch"

On Monday, April 4 at 4:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m., Dr. O'Brien joined an esteemed panel in AcademyHealth's afternoon plenary session, Innovation 2023: Market Dynamics to Watch.

The panel recognized that as many health systems continue to post losses and public funding for COVID relief dries up, there are many forces driving market performance. Private equity is pouring money into healthcare transformation approaches as well as the life sciences. At the same time, consolidation of healthcare provider and other organizations continues. They addressed, "What do these market trends mean for innovation, patient outcomes, equity, and quality of care? How might Washington respond?"

Speakers:

  • Ceci Connolly, Alliance of Community Health Plans, Alliance for Community Health Plans (Moderator)
  • Adaeze Enekwechi, PhD, MPP, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe
  • Julie Yoo, MS, MBA, Andreessen Horowitz
  • John M. O'Brien, PharmD, MPH, National Pharmaceutical Council

Meet-the-Experts Student Breakfast

On Monday, April 4 at 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m., John M. O'Brien, PharmD, MPH, was pleased to join the annual roundtable "Meet-the-Experts" Breakfast for students.