Press Releases: 2007

The AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies to Participate in 2007 MHPA Annual Meeting

Philadelphia, PA - Daniel J. Hilferty, President and Chief Executive Officer, AmeriHealth Mercy, will participate in the CEO Panel discussing The Future of Medicaid on Thursday, November 1st at 9:30 a.m. during the 2007 Medicaid Health Plans of America (MHPA) Annual Meeting.  This year’s meeting will be held at the Renaissance Washington Hotel in Washington, DC, November 1-2, 2007.  Jerry Brehany, Associate Vice President, Pharmacy Management, PerformRx.  Brehany will also present on Pharmacy Benefit Management Issues in 2008 on Friday, November 2, at 9:45 a.m. 

AmeriHealth Mercy, one of four major sponsors of this event, is a mission-driven organization dedicated to ensuring the delivery of quality health care to low-income populations covered by publicly funded programs throughout the United States.  With more than 20 years of experience exclusively serving the Medicaid population, the AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies 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 nationwide. The AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies has a variety of programs and capabilities to meet the special medical and social needs of the Medicaid population and to satisfy complex state and federal requirements with core products such as PerformRx, a PBM, and the PerforMEDSM  Care Management program. Visit booth #5 at the conference or log onto AmeriHealth Mercy for more information.

PerformRx provides "The Next Generation" of 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.

Incorporated in 1995, Medicaid Health Plans of America is the leading national organization solely dedicated to representing health plans participating in Medicaid managed care.  The Association’s primary focus is to provide research, analysis, and organized forums that support the development of effective policy solutions to promote and enhance the delivery of quality health care.  For more information, please visit www.mhpa.org.