April 14, 2021 • 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM ET

Karen van Caulil, Ph.D. joined the Florida Alliance for Healthcare Value, formerly known as the Florida Health Care Coalition, in 2011. Previous positions include the Director of Healthcare Planning at the University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine and the Executive Director of Greater Orlando’s regional health planning organization, the Health Council of East Central Florida.

Karen teaches graduate level courses in health services administration and health informatics and lectures frequently on a wide array of topics in the healthcare field. Karen serves on numerous state, regional and national boards and committees that address the need for transparency in healthcare costs and quality, patient safety, and transformation of healthcare delivery and payment reform. Karen has recently been re-elected to the Board of Governors of the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions and is the Vice Chair of Florida’s Consumer Health Information and Policy Advisory Council, charged by the legislature with overseeing the State’s transparency efforts including implementation of the state’s all payer claims database.

Karen graduated from Duke University with a Bachelor of Sciences degree in Biology and completion of the “Science, Technology and Human Values” degree program. Karen completed a US Public Health Service Traineeship and a Master of Science in Public Health in Health Policy and Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She obtained an interdisciplinary Doctorate in Public Affairs (Health Management and Policy, Public Administration, Criminal Justice and Social Work) from the University of Central Florida.

Dianne has been the Director of Risk and Benefits Management for the School District of Palm Beach County for the past 25 years. She oversees the benefits, safety and property and casualty insurance programs for the 11th largest school district in the US. With 22,000 full time employees and over $5 billion in property values, the District maintains self-insurance internal service funds for their workers compensation, liability and employee medical programs.

The Health plan provides benefits to over 38,000 covered members and has an annual budget of $205 million. The plan incorporates wellness and numerous programs to help members maintain and/or improve their health.

Dianne Howard began her career as a licensed insurance claims adjuster with The Travelers, adjusting auto and general liability claims. She moved on to Risk Management, first for the City of North Miami and then for the City of Boca Raton, where she managed their liability claims, employee benefits and their insurance and safety programs.

Dianne has a BA in Finance from the University of South Florida and a Masters in Health Care Administration from Florida International University. She also earned her Associates in Risk Management (ARM) designation from The Institutes.

Dianne has received numerous awards including the 2013 Benny Award for Benefits Leadership from Benefits News and the 2014 Business Insurance Benefit Manager of the Year. More recently she was awarded the 2018 Risk All Star award by Risk and Insurance magazine for her work in developing insurance coverage forms with Lloyds of London for Cyber and active shooter coverages. Additionally, her department was recently awarded the 2018 PRIMA Outstanding Achievement Award for a Public Risk Management Product for their special event planning guide.

Donna Sullivan is the Director of Pharmacy for the Washington Health Care Authority, with a focus on developing pharmacy strategies and policies related to state health care purchasing. Aside from her work with the Washington Health Care Authority, she is a Professor at the University of Washington’s School of Pharmacy. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy from Mercer University.

Mark began his current position in 2003 as CEO of the non-profit, self-insured Independent Colleges and Universities Benefits Association (ICUBA), www.icuba.org, regulated by the FL Office of Insurance Regulation. Mark has led ICUBA from a fledging $23 million annual enterprise into an annual $100 Million+ community juggernaut with an average daily cash balance more than $35 Million. Under Mark’s leadership, ICUBA membership has more than doubled, currently covering 16,000+ people in the consumer directed, value based, member centric medical, prescription drug and wellbeing employee benefits plan growing from eight not-for-profit, private Florida education employers in 2003 to 26 employer members now in 2021, with average annual premium increases of 4.5% per year over year since inception, and administrative costs consistently less than 9% of premium.

Mark is a board member of the Florida Alliance for Healthcare Value, having served as past board chair (2013-2016) and current chair of the Research & Data Committee. In 2019 ICUBA was recognized as the “Most Engaged Employer Healthcare Purchaser” by the Florida Alliance.

Mark also serves on the Task Force on Low Value Care through the Value Based Insurance Design Institute at the University of Michigan. Mark is also Chair of the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) Center for Research on Health Benefits Innovation.

Mark was born in Chicago, Illinois, and is a graduate of University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana (1982) with a B.S. in Accounting, of University of Southern California (1985) with a J.D. in Law, of The George Washington University (2002) with an LL.M. Master of Laws and MPH Master of Public Health, and of The Wharton School and International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (2012) with a CEBS, Certified Employee Benefits Specialist designation. He is currently a Fellow of the ISCEBS. His thesis at The George Washington University was entitled: “ERISA Group Health Plan Fiduciaries Must Emphasize Quality Medical Care.” He is also licensed to practice law in Illinois, Nevada, and Washington DC, and is licensed as a CPA in Texas.

Karthik Ganesh is the CEO at EmpiRx Health, a category creator and the industry’s only value-based PBM, with a clinically-focused and tech-enabled approach to bending the Rx cost curve. Karthik has built EmpiRx Health into an Inc. 1000 company and certified Great Place To Work, while transforming it into a high-growth and high-innovation engine.

Karthik is a senior healthcare executive with a solid track record of comprehensively growing, transforming, and maximizing value at tech-enabled health service companies while driving dramatic before-and-after results across all facets of the organization - growth and retention, financials, business operations, technology, and culture.

Prior to EmpiRx Health, Karthik was the founding operations leader of CareAllies, a Cigna subsidiary focused on value-based care enablement. As EVP and COO of QualCare, Karthik transformed a large provider-sponsored third-party administrator into a tech-enabled health services powerhouse, that specialized in powering and operating health plans, value-based shared savings models, Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), and joint payer-provider strategies. Karthik’s background includes leadership roles at Aetna and Express Scripts, and senior management consulting roles at Deloitte and EY. He is recognized as a thought leader on healthcare, leadership, and resilience. Karthik is a published author and has been featured in leading industry journals.

Jeff brings 20-plus years of pharmacy experience to Rx Savings Solutions. His path to Rx Savings Solutions began at a small, independent pharmacy near his alma mater, the University of Kansas. From there, he went on to manage high-volume Walgreens locations in the Kansas City market before switching gears to managed care, leading strategic pharmacy initiatives for Coventry and Aetna. Jeff’s fascination with the data and analytics side of pharmacy is exceeded only by a passion for patient case management. This member-centric approach drives every facet of his work. An avid music fan, he firmly believes that “The Times They Are a-Changin’” in pharmacy and the nation’s healthcare system.

Bryan recently joined Rx Savings Solutions after spending more than 10 years in the hospital and health system setting. He began his career in pharmacy operations where he honed his practice management skills before overseeing the home infusion and specialty pharmacy business lines at Saint Luke’s Health System. Bryan’s focus on operational efficiencies and commitment to patient care provide a valuable background for his role at Rx Savings in supporting health plan and employer clients. Bryan is a graduate of the University of Kansas.