Julie Khani
Julie Khani currently serves as Vice President, Federal Health Care Programs at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS). In this capacity Ms. Khani is responsible for developing policy positions and advocacy strategies relating to federal health care issues. Ms. Khani also serves as Co-President of the Coalition for Community Pharmacy Action (CCPA), the historic alliance between the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) and the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), which together represent more than 55,000 community pharmacies.
Prior to working in the policy department at NACDS, Ms. Khani served as Director, Federal Legislative Affairs at NACDS where she was responsible for representing NACDS membership before the executive and legislative branches of the federal government. Ms. Khani also served as director of the NACDS political action committee (NACDS-PAC).
Ms. Khani has over thirteen years of experience leading coalitions, lobbying at the state and federal levels, developing and advancing policy positions, and building strategic grassroots campaigns. Prior to joining NACDS, Ms. Khani served as a legislative manager in Ford Motor Company’s Washington, DC office, where she was responsible for PAC management, and health and labor issues. During her tenure at Ford she was also a member of the Worldwide Public Policy Office in Dearborn, MI.
Before joining the Ford Motor Company Ms. Khani was Associate Director, Government Relations at Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania Advocates where she managed several successful statewide campaigns on health and welfare issues. She holds a BA from the New York University and an MPA from the George Washington University School of Business and Public Management.
John M. Coster, Ph.D., R.Ph., is Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, National Community Pharmacists Association.
Prior, from 2007 to 2009 he served as Vice President, Federal Affairs and Public Policy, Rite Aid Corporation, the nation’s third largest drug chain with 5,100 pharmacies in 37 states and the District of Columbia. He was responsible for maintaining and developing relationships with policymakers, members of Congress, and regulatory agencies and identifying and impacting Federal health program legislation and trends that impacted Rite Aid's business objectives and operations. He was also responsible for developing and executing policy and strategy relating to Federal and state health care issues.
From January 2000 until July 2007 he served as Vice President, Policy & Programs, with the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) in Alexandria, VA. At NACDS he was responsible for policy issues relating to Federal health care programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid, and Federal regulatory issues, such as FDA and CMS.
From April 1990 through April 1994, he served as a professional staff member of the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging. In his capacity, he was responsible for all issues relating to pharmaceutical coverage and cost containment. He was involved in the drafting of the Medicaid pharmaceutical rebate provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) of 1990, the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992, and the Medicaid pharmaceutical and vaccine-related provision of OBRA 93. He served as a member of the President’s Task Force on Health Care Reform, and helped to draft the pharmaceutical-related provisions of the President’s Health Security Act, including the Medicare outpatient prescription drug benefit.
Prior to joining the staff of the Senate Aging Committee, he was a Health Analyst at the United States Congress Office of Technology Assessment (1989-90), a Policy Fellow at the Center Drugs and Public Policy at the University of Maryland Graduate School in Baltimore (1988-89), and a staff member of the American Society of Hospital Pharmacists, ASHP (1984-1987).
His education includes a B.S. in Pharmacy from St. John’s University College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions in New York (1984), and a Masters (1988) and Ph.D. (1989) in Health Policy from the University of Maryland Graduate School in Baltimore. He completed an executive residency in association management at ASHP (1985). He holds pharmacist licenses in New York and Maryland.
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