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Hearings » Is the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Meeting the Pharmaceutical Needs of Veterans? An Examination of the VA National Formulary, Issues of Patient Safety, and Management of the Pharmacy Benefits Program

Opening Statements

• Hon. Michael H. Michaud, Chairman, Subcommittee on Health

Witness Testimonies

• Panel 1

• Jack Hoadley, Ph.D., Research Professor, Health Policy Institute, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
• Frank R. Lichtenberg, Ph.D., Courtney C. Brown Professor of Business, Columbia University, New York, NY, and Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research
• Richard F. Weidman, Executive Director for Policy and Government Affairs, Vietnam Veterans of America
• William Ray Bullman, M.A.M., Executive Vice President, National Council on Patient Information and Education, Bethesda, MD



• Panel 2

• Solomon Iyasu, M.D., MPH, Director, Division of Epidemiology, Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Belinda J. Finn, Assistant Inspector General for Audits and Evaluations, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Accompanied By:
• Irene Barnett, Ph.D., Audit Manager, Bedford Office for Audits and Evaluations, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs



• Panel 3

• Michael A. Valentino, R.Ph., MHSA, Chief Consultant, Pharmacy Benefits Management Services, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Accompanied By:
• Chester B. Good, M.D., MPH, Chair, Veterans Affairs Medical Advisory Panel, Veterans Health Administration U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Paul Tibbits, M.D., Deputy Chief Information Officer for Enterprise Development, Office of Information and Technology, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs



• Panel 4

• Submissions for the Record 

• American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO
• The Honorable Cliff Stearns, a Representative in Congress from the State of Florida