Alexandria, VA (March 1, 2023) The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) is proud to announce its 2023-2024 Board of Directors. Beginning this term, the association expanded to 15 the number of board seats on its governing body to provide a broader diversification of infusion provider organizations. Board members serve 3-year terms as representatives for their NHIA member organization. Companies joining the NHIA Board of Directors are:
The remaining members of the Board include:
Chair
John Rademacher, MBA
CEO, Option Care Health
Vice Chair
Gregory LoPresti
CEO, Upstate HomeCare
Second Vice Chair
Dee Grein, MBA
President & GM, OptumRx
Treasurer
Richard Iriye, BSPharm
President, Amerita, Inc.
At-Large
Eric Ho, PharmD
Sr VP, Pharmacy Services, Paragon Healthcare
Past Chair
Tim Affeldt, PharmD
Vice President of Specialty/Infusion Operations,
Fairview Pharmacy Services
Andy Copeland
CEO, ARJ Infusion
Rowena Birnel, BSPharm
CEO, Infusion Solutions Inc.
Noah Franz, PharmD, MHA
Director of Pharmacy,
Froedtert Health Pharmacy Solutions
Kathleen Patrick
President, Chartwell Pennsylvania, LP
Todd Pledger, PharmD
Director of Operations & Pharmacy Services,
Harbin Clinic, LLC
The 2023-2024 Board of Directors will be installed after the NHIA Annual Conference held in Washington, D.C. March 25-29.
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NHIA is a trade association that represents companies that provide medically necessary infusion therapies to patients in alternate sites, as well as companies that manufacture and supply infusion and specialty pharmacy products. The association’s mission is to provide advocacy, education, and resources to the home and alternate site infusion community so the patients they serve can lead healthy, independent lives. For more information, visit www.nhia.org.
The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) applaudes the introduction of bipartisan legislation in the U.S. Senate that will ensure Medicare patients can receive the intravenous (IV) medications they need while at home.
The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) is pleased to hold its second annual one-day Payor Summit. The event, designed to bring together representatives from commercial health insurance plans with home and specialty infusion leaders, will take place August 23, 2023 in Dallas, TX.
The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) applauds the introduction of the “Expanding Care in the Home Act,” (H.R.2853) which would expand coverage for home-based services, such as home infusion, dialysis, diagnostic imaging, and personal care services for Medicare beneficiaries.
