HHS forum to explore pharmaceutical access, affordability
The Department of Health and Human Services today announced a Nov. 20 stakeholders meeting on pharmaceutical innovation, access and affordability. “During the forum, we will hear from a broad range of stakeholders on opportunities to improve patient access to affordable prescription drugs, develop innovative purchasing strategies, and incorporate value-based and outcomes-based models into purchasing programs in both the public and private sectors,” the agency said. The AHA has been invited and will participate. For more on the event, visit https://register.mitre.org/hhs_pharmaceutical_forum.
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