Location Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Regions Great Lakes, Midwestern US Gender Male
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Thomas Bizzaro is vice president, health policy and industry relations for FDB where Thomas Bizzaro has responsibility for proactively monitoring all healthcare policy issues and proposals emanating from both the federal and state governments as well as participating in health policy initiatives related to the use of electronic drug information.
Thomas Bizzaro is actively involved in various health informatics standards setting activities for interoperability and participates in the development of common drug language standards. With more than 20 years of experience in retail pharmacy and retail pharmacy management, Thomas Bizzaro is a frequent speaker at pharmacy and healthcare delivery conferences.
In addition, Thomas Bizzaro has held many roles with the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) spanning nearly two decades. In 2013, Thomas Bizzaro was elected Chair of the NCPDP Board of Trustees, and most recently, Thomas Bizzaro was Vice-Chair and in his third term on the Board of Trustees in addition to serving as Chair of the Annual Conference Committee.
In earlier roles,Thomas Bizzaro was Co-Chair of Work Group 2 Product Identification and Chair of the Nominating Committee. In 2007, Thomas Bizzaro was winner of the NCPDP TIME Award (The Individual Member Excellence). Thomas Bizzaro is also an active member of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy and was the winner of the 2012 AMCP Grassroots Advocacy Award.
Prior to joining FDB, Thomas Bizzaro was regional pharmacy supervisor for HMO Health Ohio, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Ohio where Thomas Bizzaro was responsible for operations, pharmaceutical contracting, and formulary management for HMO Health Ohio's staff model pharmacies. Thomas Bizzaro received a BS degree in pharmacy from Temple University.
