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Shelley Bailey, MBAChair
Shelley Bailey, MBA, served as the CEO and co-owner of Central Drugs pharmacy. She is currently the CEO of Famlee, the nation’s first and only 50-state virtual fertility care and treatment option (combining at-home labs with fertility telehealth and Rx delivery).Shelley has been involved in health care since she was a young girl starting in the days when her grandparents owned a small independent pharmacy in the Mt. Tabor neighborhood of Portland. Under her leadership, Central Drugs was the largest contractor for the state’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), serving Oregonians living with HIV and Hepatitis C. Shelley has direct experience with specialty pharmacy, wholesaler price negotiations, manufacturer negotiations, PBM contract negotiations, and 340B arrangements.Previously, Shelley served on the Oregon 2012 Pharmacy Benefit Manager Legislative Committee (House Bill 4122). In addition, she is a former member of the McKesson National Independent Advisory Board and has served on state and national pharmacy advocacy committees. Shelley holds a master's in business administration from Babson College in Boston and bachelor's degree from Portland State University. Shelley seeks to bring her knowledge of pharmacy into discussions about saving money on prescription drug costs for the state and for all Oregonians.
Amy Burns, PharmDVice Chair
Amy Burns, PharmD, is the Vice President of Benefit Management and Pharmacy Services at AllCare Health a Coordinated Care Organization (CCO) in Grants Pass.Amy received a doctorate of pharmacy from the College of Pharmacy at Oregon State University in 2011 and holds a board certification in pharmacology.Dr. Burns has spent her career as a pharmacist looking at ways to control rising prescription costs on a limited budget while providing the best care possible for Oregon Health Plan members and Medicare beneficiaries. She understands the challenges in making prescriptions more affordable and available and how access is a barrier to more affordable medications. Dr. Burns notes that as many rural Oregonians live in areas that are pharmacy "deserts" others may have access to pharmacies close to their home, but the pharmacies do not speak their language and/or understand their cultural needs.
Chris Laman, PharmD, MBA
Christopher Laman, PharmD, MBA, , is vice president of strategy, focusing on vision and mission at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria. He has been with the Columbia Memorial Hospital since 2006, also serving as pharmacy manager and director of Pharmacy and Cancer Center Services. Christopher is a third generation pharmacist, following after his grandfather and father, who ran a chain of community pharmacies. Christopher met his wife in pharmacy school and moved to rural Oregon. Christopher has opened two retail pharmacies, a 340B program and a cancer center. He has seen firsthand the inequities and effect that prescription drug prices can have on underserved members of the community, as well as the incredible burden on the healthcare system. Christopher worked as the incident commander for the Covid Vaccination Task Force in Clatsop County, a role that opened his eyes to health inequities in rural communities. His experience in a broad range of practice settings will allow him to bring a unique perspective and value to the board. “When individuals from diverse backgrounds come together, they bring unique perspectives, experiences, and ideas,” he said. “This diversity of thought encourages innovative solutions and promotes out-of-the-box thinking crucial to success in our ever-evolving world.” Christopher said: “I’m very excited to bring that experience to the board and look forward to doing the work.”
Dan Hartung, PharmD, MPH
Dan Hartung, PharmD, MPH is a tenured professor of pharmacy practice in the College of Pharmacy at Oregon State University.Over the last two decades he has conducted pharmaceutical health services research with an emphasis on substance use disorders and prescription drug policy. Dr. Hartung’s work has been supported by several federal agencies including AHRQ, CDC, and NIH (NIDA) and he has published over 100 papers in the peer-reviewed medical literature.His research portfolio involves investigating the causes and consequences of rising prescription drug costs with a specific emphasis on medications for multiple sclerosis (MS). Through this work, he has developed a deep understanding about how the dysfunctional pharmaceutical ecosystem has contributed to rising prescription drug prices and expenditures.As a health services researcher and pharmacist, he is well positioned to serve on this board to assist the state in its development of informed policy to address prescription drug affordability challenges for Oregonians.
Robert Judge
Robert Judge is the chief client officer, pharmacy services at Moda Health. In this role, Robert is responsible for managing Moda Health’s pharmacy account services and data analytics teams for the company’s fully insured, ASO and MCO clients.Robert also manages pharmacy programs, services and analytics for Moda Health’s government clients and individuals enrolled in ArrayRx (formerly the Northwest Prescription Drug Consortium), a collaboration between the states of Oregon, Washington, and Nevada to provide pharmacy solutions and affordable medications to residents in member states.He has expertise in payer pharmaceutical acquisition pricing, pharmacy benefit management services, pharmaceutical distribution, supply chain, and public health service 340B program management.
Christopher Laman, PharmD, MBA
Christopher Laman, PharmD, MBA is vice president of strategy, focusing on vision and mission at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria. He has been with the Columbia Memorial Hospital since 2006, also serving as pharmacy manager and director of Pharmacy and Cancer Center Services. Christopher is a third generation pharmacist, following after his grandfather and father, who ran a chain of community pharmacies. Christopher met his wife in pharmacy school and moved to rural Oregon. Christopher has opened two retail pharmacies, a 340B program and a cancer center. He has seen firsthand the inequities and effect that prescription drug prices can have on underserved members of the community, as well as the incredible burden on the healthcare system. Christopher worked as the incident commander for the Covid Vaccination Task Force in Clatsop County, a role that opened his eyes to health inequities in rural communities. His experience in a broad range of practice settings will allow him to bring a unique perspective and value to the board. “When individuals from diverse backgrounds come together, they bring unique perspectives, experiences, and ideas,” he said. “This diversity of thought encourages innovative solutions and promotes out-of-the-box thinking crucial to success in our ever-evolving world.” Christopher said: “I’m very excited to bring that experience to the board and look forward to doing the work.”
John Murray, RPh
John Murray, RPh is a licensed pharmacist and co-owner of Murrays Drugs with his wife Ann who is also a pharmacist. John also has 2 adult children who are pharmacist and involved in the business. “Murrays” started in 1959 and operates 3 rural pharmacies, also known as critical access or “frontier” pharmacies in the towns of Heppner, Condon and Boardman Oregon and serves over 3,000 square miles as the only local pharmacy providers. John has served for 19 years as a board member of the Morrow County Health District, and as Board Chair the last 8 years.Murrays pharmacy in Heppner has provided contracted pharmacy services to MCHD’s Pioneer Memorial Hospital for the past 40+ years and is the contracted pharmacy for the district’s 340B program. John oversees the day to day pharmacy operations of filling 200-300 prescriptions per day and the delivery of clinical services including vaccinations. He sees first-hand the impact of high cost, unaffordable medications and how it affects the patients that need them. John is committed to preserving the rural way of life for the next generation including access to affordable, equitable, and quality health care.John says, “Turning in a prescription for filling should not fill a patient with worry and trepidation that they won't be able to buy groceries that week. As a practicing pharmacist in rural eastern Oregon I have seen this happen far too many times, the last time no easier to see than the first.”
Akil Patterson, JD, MLS, PCM
Akil Patterson, JD, MLS, PCM was involved in advocacy efforts for the creation of PDABs in Oregon as a member of the Oregon Coalition for Affordable Prescriptions (OCAP) and in Maryland where he previously resided. He is a passionate in his advocacy that poor and people of color have access to the same lifesaving medications as others.Mr. Patterson is former a political organizer for the Oregon Nurses Association where he lead trainings around diversity and inclusion, and efforts to address the social determinants of health in health policy reforms. Currently Mr. Patterson serves as the city of Portland social equity and educational development coordinator for the cannabis program. Mr. Patterson has worked throughout his career as a champion of social justice and racial equity issues and was awarded a Presidential Service Award in 2016 by President Barack Obama. He has served in a number of leadership roles including the Maryland State Medical Society's Sugar-Free Kids Project and Aids Healthcare Foundation.
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