Aetna Announces Appearance at 2012 World Biomarkers Consortium
March 09 2012 - 12:36PM
Business Wire
Aetna (NYSE: AET) announced today that Dr. Edmund Pezalla,
National Medical Director for Pharmaceutical Policy and Strategy
for Aetna Pharmacy Management, will be presenting at the 7th annual
World Biomarkers Consortium on March 11th in Orlando, Florida.
The consortium is designed to educate physicians specializing in
hematology/oncology, pathology and genetics on state-of-the-art
advances in our understanding of tumor biomarkers. Thought leaders
representing a variety of clinical specialty areas will share their
experience on the most effective ways to treat a wide range of
solid tumors and hematologic malignancies which are types of cancer
that affect blood, bone marrow, and lymph nodes.
Dr. Pezalla’s presentation, “Reimbursement: Challenges and
Strategies”, will cover the different methodologies used by managed
care companies to make coverage decisions for biomarkers. Dr.
Pezalla will focus on ways for the Biomarker Industry to
collaborate with managed care companies to ensure that patients get
the tests they need and providers are reimbursed appropriately for
the services they provide.
Presentations are scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. ET. Additional
topics will range from the use of predictive tools in patient care
to new ways to utilize technology.
About Biomarkers Consortium
The Global Biomarkers Consortium™ (GBC) is a community of
world-renowned healthcare professionals that will convene in
multiple educational forums in order to better understand the
clinical application of predictive molecular biomarkers and
advanced personalized care for patients.
About Aetna
Aetna is one of the nation's leading diversified health care
benefits companies, serving approximately 36.4 million people with
information and resources to help them make better informed
decisions about their health care. Aetna offers a broad range of
traditional, voluntary and consumer-directed health insurance
products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental,
behavioral health, group life and disability plans, medical
management capabilities, health care management services for
Medicaid plans and health information exchange technology services.
Our customers include employer groups, individuals, college
students, part-time and hourly workers, health plans, health care
providers, governmental units, government-sponsored plans, labor
groups and expatriates. For more information, see
www.aetna.com.
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