Room: Marina Ballroom D @ the Marriott Marquis (3rd Floor, South Tower)

Start your week at the 340B Coalition Winter Conference ’25 with the latest developments in the 340B program with some of the most knowledgeable experts in the field. Verity Solutions will again be hosting this lively panel discussion where you will get an up-to-the-minute report on hot button topics related to the policy, compliance, legislative, and regulatory aspects of the 340B program. Among the topics that will be covered:

How Congress will approach 340B in 2025
The Trump administrations view on the 340B program
State efforts to restore 340B discounts in the contract pharmacy setting
Status of litigation by the drug industry to challenge state laws

Topics will be updated for any late-breaking news and there will be opportunity to ask questions of our panel during a Q&A period.

Coffee/beverage service will be available. Space is limited so register today!

Panel Speakers:

Mark Ogunsusi, Esq., Pharm.D.: Mark Ogunsusi is an associate at Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville. Mark focuses his practice primarily on regulatory matters involving pharmaceutical pricing and, specifically, the 340B program. In addition to his law degree, Mark is a doctor of pharmacy and worked at a 340B hospital. Mark regularly advises an array of healthcare entities on the nuances of the 340B program, the Medicaid drug rebate program, federal pharmacy law, food and drug law, and state pharmacy law. He has over ten years of experience as a pharmacist that inform his health law practice.

Ted Slafsky: Ted Slafsky is the Publisher & CEO of 340B Report, the only news and intelligence service exclusively covering the 340B program. Slafsky, who has over 25 years of leadership experience with the 340B program, is also Founder & Principal of the consulting firm Wexford Solutions. He served as President & CEO of 340B Health and held other senior positions at the organization during his 22-year tenure. He also played a key role in the development of the 340B Coalition, a large group of trade associations representing 340B providers.

Shannon Young: Shannon Young covers various 340B policy developments both in Washington and throughout the country as 340B Report's Associate Editor and Senior Writer. Prior to joining 340B Report, Shannon covered the healthcare industry for Morning Brew’s Healthcare Brew. She also led POLITICO New York's healthcare coverage in Albany, including former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and its aftermath. Shannon has more than a decade of experience reporting on federal and state government in Connecticut, Ohio, Massachusetts and New York. She is a graduate of Boston University.

Moderator:

George Puckett: George is CEO of Verity Solutions. George brings over 30 years of healthcare, pharmacy, inventory management and 340B experience to Verity. Prior to his current role as CEO of Verity, George was General Manager of the 340B business unit for Talyst – a national leader in pharmacy automation.

Registrations are closed

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