JOEY MATTINGLY

Joey Mattingly, PharmD, MBA, PhD is Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Research for the Department of Pharmacotherapy at the University of Utah College of Pharmacy. Dr. Mattingly has been in pharmacy for over twenty years, with pharmacy operations experience as an entry-level technician, staff pharmacist, pharmacy manager, district manager for a major pharmacy chain, and private equity start-up director for a long-term care pharmacy operation serving multiple states. Dr. Mattingly has developed a research portfolio that primarily focuses on drug pricing policy, health economics, and patient-engagement where he has engaged policymakers at local, state, and federal levels, including serving as Speaker of the House of Delegates and Trustee for the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) from 2019-2021. From November 2022 to April 2023, Dr. Mattingly served as an advisor to the Center of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to aid in the implementation of the new “Drug Price Negotiation Program” authorized under the Inflation Reduction Act. Most recently, he was named a Research Fellow for the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to inform policy on pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) practices and was appointed to lead pharmacy benefits strategy for the University of Utah Health plan, representing over 30,000 employees at the University of Utah. In September 2024, Dr. Mattingly testified before Congress on the role of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) in the pharmaceutical supply chain. Recently, Dr. Mattingly was appointed to the newly formed Working Group on Reducing Administrative Burdens for the Healthcare Advisory Committee for CMS.