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PerformRx Hosts Second Annual Pharmacy Benefit Management Client Conference

Innovations II Focused on Facing New Challenges

Philadelphia, PA - PerformRx, AmeriHealth Mercy's pharmacy benefit management division, recently held its second annual customer conference, Innovations II, in Philadelphia, PA. Clients, vendors and executives gathered for the two-day conference which focused on "Facing New Challenges in Pharmacy Benefit Management." Mesfin Tegenu, MS, RPh, President of PerformRx, emceed the event.

PerformRx's Innovations II featured speakers from within its own ranks as well as various industry experts, who discussed topics such as the Deficit Reduction Act, Pharmacy Management in Public Programs and the State of Pharmacy Carve Outs.

"PerformRx as a company feels strongly about our responsibility to keep clients on the cutting edge of pharmacy management practices," said Tegenu "The continual and dynamic changes we are seeing in the administrative, regulatory, legislative, clinical and oversight of the pharmacy management industry require we dedicate significant resources to ensure our customers are always 'ahead of the curve.'"

In addition to topics on the various facets of pharmacy benefit management, attendees also heard about complex case management for high risk members, which discussed AmeriHealth Mercy's PerforMED care management program as a model. Gary Guller, a national motivational speaker, served as the keynote. He summited Mt. Everest in 2003, becoming the only person with one arm to ever scale that peak after leading a group of people with disabilities to the base camp of Mt Everest.

PerformRx provides pharmacy benefit management services for managed Medicaid and Medicare clients through a distinctive approach that enhances quality and improves financial performance. Serving more than 1.6 million pharmacy lives, PerformRx is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is a division of the AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies. Please visit PerformRx for more information.

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 2 million members. For more information, visit AmeriHealth Mercy.