AmeriHealth Mercy/PerformRx to Present at the AHIP 2005 Institute.PHILADELPHIA -- AmeriHealth Mercy and its pharmacy benefit management A Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) is a third party administrator of prescription drug programs. They are primarily responsible for processing and paying prescription drug claims. product, PerformRx, will be a participant at the America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP AHIP America’s Health Insurance Plans AHIP Army Helicopter Improvement Program AHIP Academy of Health Information Professionals AHIP Association of Hearing Instrument Practitioners (Ontario, Canada) AHIP ARPANET Host-IMP Protocol ) 2005 Institute in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , June 8-10, 2005. Michael A. Rashid, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , will present on PerformRx and discuss its proven success in lowering pharmacy costs on a panel titled, Prescription Drugs: Innovations, Trends and Implications on Thursday, June 9th, from 3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Rashid leads the operational functions for AmeriHealth Mercy and PerformRx. The product maintains an average annual pharmacy cost trend of less than 5% versus the national trend of 15% within the Medicaid sector by using the approach of linking traditional medical management with pharmacy management. With more than 20 years of experience exclusively serving the Medicaid population, AmeriHealth Mercy and its affiliates comprise the largest family of Medicaid managed care plans in the United States, touching the lives of more than 1.4 million members in seven states, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Kentucky, South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. , Virginia, California and Arizona. For more information, visit www.amerihealthmercy.com, www.performrx.com, or the AmeriHealth Mercy booth, #303, at the AHIP conference. Covering the most important topics impacting health care, the three-day AHIP 2004 Institute will address unparalleled change in the health care industry and provide real-time solutions to the industry's biggest problems. It will also feature organizations presenting rising health care costs, market trends and issues in disability and long-term care long-term care (LTC), n the provision of medical, social, and personal care services on a recurring or continuing basis to persons with chronic physical or mental disorders. insurance, innovative disease management programs and future medical technologies and advancements. For more information, visit www.ahip.net. |
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