NCPDP Webinar
Pharmacy Pledge Leaders in the CMS Health Tech Ecosystem
Pledge Leaders from b.well, Hy-Vee, and NCPDP on Real-Time Benefit, Interoperability, and the Future of Connected Care
Inside the Pledge Driving Pharmacy Forward
Pharmacy’s role in the CMS Health Tech Ecosystem is expanding, and this session brings together the leaders driving that work forward. Moderated by Julia Vu, Pharm.D., Executive Vice President of Policy and Professional Relations at NCPDP, the conversation features Kristen Valdes (Founder and CEO, b.well Connected Health), Angie Nelson, PharmD (President, Hy-Vee, Inc.), and Pooja Babbrah, MBA (Executive Vice President of Strategy and Industry Alignment, NCPDP).
Together, they unpack the latest CMS Health Tech Ecosystem pledges, the growing importance of real-time benefit, and how pharmacy interoperability is shaping the path toward truly connected care.
Attendees Will Learn About
- CMS Health Tech Ecosystem pledges are accelerating pharmacy’s involvement in national interoperability efforts, with pledge leaders actively shaping what comes next.
- Real-time benefit (RTB) is a critical connector between pharmacy, providers, and patients — enabling more informed, cost-transparent decisions at the point of care.
- Interoperability is a shared responsibility across technology platforms, retail pharmacy, and standards organizations like NCPDP.
- Cross-sector collaboration — represented here by b.well, Hy-Vee, and NCPDP — is essential to moving connected care from concept to practice.
- Pharmacy has a growing seat at the table in shaping health IT policy and infrastructure, not just implementing it.
