Episode 2: Of Missions and Mergers: A Conversation with Mickey Price, COO of Pillr Health
Release Date: 05/19/2025
Episode 14: 340B Voices and Value: A Conversation with Nick Rebmann, Executive VP and Chief Growth Officer of Pillr Health
340B Leaders Upfront
In this episode of our business-focused podcast 340B Leaders Upfront, host Anna Mangum sits down with Nick Rebmann, Executive Vice President and Chief Growth Officer of Pillr Health. Pillr Health is a leading provider of innovative solutions designed to optimize and streamline pharmacy operations. Their focus is on enhancing efficiency, reducing costs, and improving patient outcomes, particularly within the 340B space. Key Topics Covered: Pathway to 340B and Pillr Health Nick outlines his journey to 340B, including his education as a PharmD and MBA and his stint at Rite Aid. He describes...
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Episode 13: Embracing the Nuances of 340B: A Conversation with Senior Leaders at Visante
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In this episode of our business-focused podcast 340B Leaders Upfront, host Anna Mangum sits down with two senior leaders at Visante: Kristin Fox-Smith, Managing Director, and Angela De Ianni, Senior Vice President of Client Services. Visante is a leading national healthcare solutions firm focused on pharmacy strategy and performance, with extensive expertise and offerings in 340B. Key Topics Covered: Pathways to Visante Kristin and Angela outline their respective journeys in 340B. Kristin describes her early career role in implementing a medication assistance program at the University of...
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Episode 12: Remembering the “Why” in 340B: A Conversation with Senior Leaders at Verity Solutions
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In the latest episode of our business-focused podcast 340B Leaders Upfront, host Anna Mangum sits down with two senior leaders at Verity Solutions: Brendan Kerrigan, Chief Growth Officer, and Kim Pirtle, Regulatory and Compliance Director. Verity Solutions is an award-winning leader in pharmacy supply chain software and services for better financial results and patient care. Key Topics Covered: Pathways to 340B Brendan and Kim describe their respective pathways to the 340B space and to Verity Solutions. Brendan, who comes from a family of nurses, outlines his business development roles in...
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Episode 11: Starting Off Running in 2026: A Conversation with Executive Leaders at VytlOne
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In the latest episode of our business-focused podcast 340B Leaders Upfront, host Anna Mangum sits down with two executive leaders at VytlOne: Joel Wright, President of Pharmacy Services and John Stephens, Senior Vice President of Transformation and Analytics. VytlOne is a comprehensive pharmacy services company that also offers pharmacy benefit management (PBM) services. Key Topics Covered: Pathways to 340B Joel and John describe their respective pathways to 340B and to VytlOne. Joel outlines prior roles in pharmacy, including at Walgreens. John outlines his background in business development,...
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Episode 10: 340B Innovation and Advocacy: A Conversation with Executive Leaders at The Craneware Group
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In the latest episode of our business-focused podcast 340B Leaders Upfront, host Anna Mangum sits down with two executive leaders at The Craneware Group: Chief Customer Officer Lidia Rodriguez-Hupp and Chief Transformation Officer Tara Hanuscak. Founded in 1999, The Craneware Group is a leading provider of healthcare financial performance and 340B management solutions, serving over 12,000 hospitals, clinics and pharmacies. Key Topics Covered: Pathways to 340B Lidia and Tara describe their respective pathways to 340B and to The Craneware Group. Lidia outlines prior roles as a congressional aide...
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Episode 9: 340B Specialization: A Conversation with Ravin Consultants Chief Operating Officer/Principal
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In the latest episode of our business-focused podcast 340B Leaders Upfront, host Anna Mangum sits down with Rob Ferraro, Chief Operating Officer and Principal of Ravin Consultants. A Florida-based company founded by Jennifer Lockwood in 2017, Ravin Consultants specializes in various 340B implementation and compliance matters. The growing company supports a variety of covered entity (CE) types in key dimensions of 340B, including enrollment, implementation, compliance, and optimization. Key Topics Covered: Pharmacy Career Focus Rob describes his education in pharmacy and his roles in a variety...
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Episode 8: Federally Qualified Health Center/Ryan White Clinic 340B Specialists: A Conversation with Nuvem’s Executive Leaders
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In the latest episode of our business focused podcast 340B Leaders Upfront, host Anna Mangum sits down with Scott Seidelmann, CEO of Nuvem, and Nuvem Chief Customer Officer Brenda Barry. Nuvem, founded in 2013 as 340B Basics and rebranded as Nuvem in 2023 to reflect a broader mission, offers solutions in pharmacy management, 340B technology and compliance largely customized for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Ryan White Clinics (RWCs). Key Topics Covered: Career Journeys Scott and Brenda describe their respective educational backgrounds and career trajectories, including stints...
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Episode 7: Driving 340B Efficiency through AI: A Conversation with CompassRx’s Executive Leaders
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In our latest episode of our business focused podcast 340B Leaders Upfront, host Anna Mangum sits down with Ali Farzad, Chief Executive Officer of CompassRx and Alice Cheng, CompassRx Chief Operating Officer. CompassRx’s solution leverages AI to streamline and improve 340B operations, such as signficantly increasing the capture of in-house prescriptions. Key Topics Covered: 340B Career Trajectories Ali and Alice describe their 340B career trajectories and what inspired them to co-found CompassRx, having worked as colleagues at two different healthcare AI startups, Aegis Ventures and...
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Episode 6: Integrated 340B TPA + PBM Portfolio: A Conversation with PharmaForce Leadership
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In the latest episode of our business-focused podcast 340B Leaders Upfront, host Anna Mangum sits down with David Valentine, Chief Operating Officer of the PharmaForce PBM and Anthony Velasquez, PharmaForce’s Chief Product Officer. PharmaForce is a pharmacy solutions provider, third-party administrator (TPA), and PBM that provides 340B covered entities (CEs) and self-insured employers with TPA services such as inventory management, contract pharmacy, and split billing implementation, referral capture, and 340B ESP reporting, as well as a PBM offering that is optimized for 340B CEs. It...
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Episode 5: AI and Automation Perspectives in 340B: A Conversation with Plenful’s Joy Liu, Founder & CEO and Tim L’Hommedieu, Senior Vice President of Pharmacy
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As you may know, 340B Report now has two podcasts. In addition to Inside 340B Report—a twice monthly podcast featuring conversations between our editorial team on the latest 340B news developments—we launched a business focused podcast called 340B 360° earlier this year. We are excited to announce that we are changing the name of the business podcast to 340B Leaders Upfront. The new name more accurately reflects the podcast’s purpose of showcasing conversations with industry executives who are at the cutting edge of innovation and leadership in the 340B space. In our latest episode of...
info_outlineEpisode 2: Of Missions and Mergers: A Conversation with Mickey Price, COO of Pillr Health
In this episode of Inside 340B 360°, host Anna Mangum sits down with Pillr Health COO Mickey Price. Mickey reflects on his journey as a pharmacist in retail and for-profit hospital pharmacy to 340B, and ultimately to his senior executive role with newly formed Pillr Health, a merger of RxStrategies, Hudson Headwaters 340B and RPh Innovations. Mickey discusses the distinctive merger underlying Pillr Health and the firm’s robust product portfolio, including the innovative solutions they offer to support specialty pharmacy.
Key Topics Covered:
From For-Profit to 340B Mission
Mickey describes his entry into 340B from for-profit retail and hospital pharmacy, and his shift to the non-profit space of 340B. He reflects on the compelling values that inspire organizations and professionals to focus their careers in the 340B area and their shared commitment to serving uninsured and underinsured patients.
Unique Merger
Mickey discusses the creation of Pillr Health through the merger of RxStrategies, Hudson Headwaters 340B and RPh Innovations, the extensive depth and breadth of each firm’s experience, and the technical, cultural and other synergies that drive their new venture.
Meeting Evolving Compliance Challenges
Mickey provides insights into how covered entities can respond to key developments in the 340B landscape, such as contract pharmacy restrictions and reporting requirements. He encourages covered entities to report how they are using their 340B savings to meet their safety net mission and to stay abreast of policy and other changes in the 340B space.
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