Meet the McKibbin Group’s husband-and-wife team.
Scott has more than 20 years of experience consulting to large public entities, employers and foundations on a variety of health care and public policy issues.
As the Special Advocate for Prescription Drugs for the state of Illinois, Scott was responsible for overseeing the state’s $1.8 billion annual prescription drug spending. He was responsible for state programs including Medicaid, Illinois Cares Rx (a Medicare Part D wraparound program), Illinois Rx Buying Club, state employee/retiree programs and prescription drugs dispensed at mental health facilities and correctional facilities.
In September 2003, Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich commissioned a study on the feasibility of Canadian importation of prescription drugs for state employees and retirees. Scott and a colleague led a multi-agency team to Canada to research the subject, and they completed a report on the topic in October 2003.
In August 2004, Scott and a colleague completed a similar report on European personal and parallel importation of drugs, which was used as the basis of the I-SaveRx prescription drug personal importation program launched in October 2004. Scott later co-authored a report recommending the expansion of the I-SaveRx program into Australia and New Zealand.
The I-SaveRx program was the first in the United States to allow Illinois’ uninsured population access to safe and affordable prescription drugs from Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. Residents of Wisconsin, Missouri, Kansas and Vermont have been added to the program eligibility.
Scott has testified at various congressional and state committee hearings throughout the country and before the Food and Drug Administration Prescription Drug Reimportation Committee.
Professional Organizations:
Pharmacy Technician License, State of Illinois
Life Disability Insurance License, State of California, 1988
License in Fire and Casualty Health and Life, State of Illinois, 1999
Community Service:
University of Illinois College of Pharmacy National Advisory Board
Elected park district commissioner, Naperville, Illinois, 1999
DuPage Children’s Museum Past Board Member
Boy Scouts of America leader
Kidney Cancer Association
American Cancer Society
Military Service:
Honorable discharge, U.S. Air Force
Barb McKibbin has 10 years of experience in business management, most recently as a portfolio manager for a property management company. Prior to that, she was an office manager for an eye specialist.
Barb is a Certified Manager of Community Associations. She has managed multiple clients with $1 million annual budgets and has been the project manager for additions to several Homewoners Association. She specializes in customer service, contractor relations, contract negotiation, and community association laws and rules enforcement.
