Episode 9: 340B Specialization: A Conversation with Ravin Consultants Chief Operating Officer/Principal
Release Date: 11/26/2025
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...
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Episode 4: 340B Clearinghouse Game Changer: A Conversation with Tim Neylan, Chief Operating Officer of RxParadigm
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Episode 4: 340B Clearinghouse Game Changer: A Conversation with Tim Neylan, Chief Operating Officer of RxParadigm In this episode of Inside 340B 360°, host Anna Mangum sits down with RxParadigm COO Tim Neylan. Tim reflects on his career journey from the IT services industry, including with drug manufacturers, to his current leadership role with RxParadigm. RxParadigm is a pharmacy technology services provider offering what Tim describes as the first neutral 340B claims clearinghouse. Tungsten+PLUS™ is a new system to resolve duplicate discounts that does not share data with the drug...
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Episode 3: From Smalltown Pharmacy to National 340B Firm: A Conversation with Joel Wright and Abel Haile of VytlOne
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Note: After the taping of this podcast, Maxor rebranded to VytlOne. The new name VytlOne is used below. Episode 3: From Smalltown Pharmacy to National 340B Firm: A Conversation with Joel Wright and Abel Haile of VytlOne In this episode of Inside 340B 360°, host Anna Mangum sits down with VytlOne President of Pharmacy Services Joel Wright and Senior Director of Health System Strategy and Commercial Analytics, Abel Haile. Joel and Abel reflect on their career journeys as a pharmacist and healthcare finance specialist, respectively, to their current leadership roles with VytlOne, which...
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Episode 2: Of Missions and Mergers: A Conversation with Mickey Price, COO of Pillr Health
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Episode 1: Adapting to 340B Changes and Staying Ahead: A Conversation with George Puckett , CEO of Verity Solutions
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In the premier episode of Inside 340B 360°, Verity Solutions CEO George Puckett sits down with host Anna Mangum to discuss his fascinating career that began with a stint in the national security area and evolved into developing solutions for 340B stakeholders. Drawing on his extensive career in health care technology, Puckett offers insights on how 340B providers can leverage Verity’s customized solutions to enhance compliance, increase efficiency, generate revenue and improve the patient experience. Key Topics Covered: Leadership and Entrepreneurship George walks through the course he has...
info_outlineIn 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 of settings including CVS Health, HCA Healthcare, MailMeds and TrellisRx, culminating in being one of the first hires at Ravin Consultants.
340B Specialty
Rob outlines Ravin Consultants’ strategic decision to focus on 340B, and the four key areas where it provides services: enrollment, implementation, compliance, and optimization. He describes the unique experience and skill sets that distinguishes the team (“Ravineers”), including their deep roots in the 340B program and their 340B ACE certification.
Keeping the Lights On - And More
Rob shares several inspiring success stories of supporting clients in securing 340B savings which enabled them to provide much-needed services to vulnerable populations. One client was not only able to keep the lights on but add a mobile unit to reach more underserved patients in their community. Another was able to use their savings to enable patients to qualify for medical insurance so they could receive Hepatitis C treatment.
Rebate Pilot and Contract Pharmacy Challenges
Rob outlines how Ravin Consultants deploys its 340B dashboard to help clients analyze the impact of the soon to be launched rebate pilot and contract pharmacy restrictions, and determine actions that may be needed, such as establishing an in-house pharmacy.
Protecting 340B
Rob encourages CEs to actively participate in advocacy efforts, including reaching out to lawmakers with compelling stories about how 340B enables them to support their communities.
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