Hashing Out Rising Drug Costs: An Invitation-Only Event
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell wants to bring drug manufacturers together with consumers, health care providers, employers, insurers, state and federal government officials and other stakeholders at a Nov. 20 invitation-only forum to discuss the rising costs of prescription medicines – an issue that's been at the center of debates in recent months among politicians, payers and patient advocates.
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