The District of Columbia Bar Health Law Section presents a luncheon program, “Medicare Part D: A One-Year Retrospective.”
The panel will discuss the inaugural year of the Medicare Part D prescription drug program. Speakers will provide a background of the program and their perspective on the successes and challenges faced by the program and its various stakeholders. Speakers will conclude by discussing their views on the years ahead.
Moderator:
Kashmira Makwana, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
Speakers:
- Kristine Lowell, Ph.D, Senior Analyst, Office of Policy, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Lena Robins, Esq., Foley & Lardner LLP
- Eugene Scanzera, Director, Medicare and Pharmacy, AARP Services, Inc.
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