Managed Health Care Associates, Inc. (MHA) Hosts Eighth Annual Long Term Care Business Summit

FLORHAM PARK, N.J., March 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Managed Health Care Associates, Inc. (MHA), a leading health care service company focused on alternate site health care providers, is hosting its 8th Annual MHA Business Summit for Long Term Care Pharmacies and other Long Term Care stakeholders on March 17th-18th at ARIA at CityCenter in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The two-day Summit will focus on the developing landscape facing the LTC pharmacy industry under the new Healthcare Reform Act.  There will be formal sessions related to the regulatory, legal, and financial issues within the LTC pharmacy space, with an emphasis on proactive strategies to maximize opportunities in this changing healthcare setting including a summary of the results of the 4th Annual MHA Long-Term Care Member Survey.  The 2011 Business Summit will have two keynote speakers – The Honorable William H. Frist, MD, the 18th Majority Leader of the United States Senate and John F. Crowley, biotechnology pioneer and Chairman & CEO of Amicus Therapeutics.

Michael J. Sicilian, MHA President commented, "When we started this conference eight years ago we recognized the need for an industry meeting dedicated to our members and stakeholders that would assist them in the sharing of ideas and ways to improve the respective industry. The meeting has evolved into one of the best attended and most comprehensive events focused on the day to day challenges facing the LTC industry. We are expecting record attendance with over 700 participants representing the critical industry stakeholders including LTC pharmacies, pharmaceutical manufacturers, medical product and service suppliers, drug wholesalers and Prescription Drug Plans. Our members continue to rely on MHA to gain better insight on the most important topics impacting the LTC Pharmacy industry as they participate in open forum discussions with colleagues and business partners. Due to the success of this annual event, MHA will be expanding the meeting in 2012 to include participation for the rest of our alternate site health care provider members with dedicated sessions focused on infusion, specialty pharmaceuticals and business solutions.  Within the coming weeks we plan to release details on the 9th Annual MHA Summit to be held March 1st - March 2nd, 2012 at ARIA at CityCenter in Las Vegas, Nevada."

About MHA

Managed Health Care Associates, Inc. (MHA) is a leading health care service company that offers a growing portfolio of services and solutions to support the diverse and complex needs of the alternate site health care provider. MHA provides expertise in Group Purchasing, Managed Care and Payer Contracting, Reimbursement Management, Specialty Pharmacy Solutions, Pharmaceutical Data Analytics, Clinical Pharmacy Software and Legislative Advocacy. Through the delivery of innovative and targeted health care services and solutions, MHA helps members increase operational efficiency, maximize business growth and provide optimum care for patients. For more information, visit www.mhainc.com.

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