Yrena Friedmann Niewald
Managed Care Pharmacy Consultant
- Role
- Clinical Advisor at CVS Health
- Location
- Carlsbad, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Yrena Friedmann Niewald
Extensive knowledge and experience in all managed care pharmacy benefit management lines of business (Commercial, Medicaid and Medicare). Experience in all areas of pharmacy management (pharmacy benefit design, clinical program design focused on evidence-based coverage management decision making including formulary, prior authorization, step therapy and quantity limitations and drug utilization review. Extensive experience fraud, waste and abuse, preventing opioid abuse and supporting members with opioid use disorder (OUD), and other population and disease based clinical programs. Experience with specialty drug strategies and transition to narrow specialty networks. Extensive experience with financial analysis of program implementation, return on investment and clinical outcomes. Extensive experience with medical integration and creation of best practice population health clinical programs. Demonstrated leadership with leading cross-functional workgroups, excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize and deliver. Experience in advising pharmaceutical manufacturers to gain better access for their products. Additional strengths include: • Professional speaker. • Published author. • URAC best practice award recipient.
Experience
Clinical Advisor
Feb 2021 — Present · Carlsbad, CA, US
Education
University of the Pacific
Doctor of Pharmacy
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