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Palak Desai

Palak Desai

Cardiology Pharmacy Practitioner

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    "Elevating Possibilities, Guiding Success: Your Strategic Consultant Partner" Pharmacy Executive – Corporate & Product Strategy | Cost Optimization | Market Access | Managed Care | Benefit Management

  • Education

    • Edward Hines VA Medical Center

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      ASHP Accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency

    • University of Illinois Chicago

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      Doctor of Pharmacy with Honors College of Pharmacy

    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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      Molecular and Integrative Physiology

  • Experience

    • Mayo Clinic

      Jan 2002 - Jan 2003
      Cardiology Pharmacy Practitioner

    • CVS/Caremark

      Jan 2004 - Jan 2004
      Clinical Pharmacist - Clinical Services Department

    • Walgreens

      Jan 2004 - Jan 2006
      Manager - Medication Management

    • University of Illinois Chicago

      Jan 2006 - Jan 2008
      Assistant Director - Illinois Medicaid Clinical Prior Authorization

    • WellCare Health Plans

      Jan 2013 - Jan 2019
      Director - State Pharmacy

      Guided Illinois state Medicaid and Medicare pharmacy benefits.Led pharmacy benefit management migration from WellCare to Meridian for State of Illinios upon WellCare's acquisition of Meridian in 2019.

    • Meridian

      Jan 2019 - Jan 2020
      Director - State Pharmacy

    • Centene Corporation

      Jan 2020 - Jan 2022
      Vice President - Pharmacy Actuarial Analytics

      Led a team to drive pharmacy and medical cost efficiencies, translate qualitative clinical trends and predictions into strategic information and provide pharmacy and medical precise predictive modeling.Conducted in-depth medical specialty drugs studies to enhance clinical outcomes and cost-savingsHad oversight of medical cost-offset studies supporting formulary drug inclusion or exclusionEstablished cross-functional relationship across the pharmacy benefit manager and health plan pharmacy teams with actuarial organization to advocate for rates, high-cost drug risk arrangementsPromoted from Senior Director to Vice President in 2021 Show less

    • Milliman

      Jan 2022 - now
      Senior Pharmacy Management Consultant

      Provide consulting services that focus on strategy, cost and process optimization, and business transformation within large health plans, manufacturers, and Medicaid.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Pharmacist

      Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation