The Prescription Drug Delivery System: Tackling Costs, Ensuring Access
06/23/17 09:21 AM EDT
Sponsored By: Coalition for Affordable Prescription Drugs
In the United States, expenditures on prescription drugs are rising faster than overall health care spending. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, about 17 percent of health care spending in 2015 was directed toward prescription medicines, up from roughly seven percent in the 1990s.
What will it take to tackle the rising cost of medicines? How can every entity in the prescription drug delivery system help manage costs and keep medicines accessible for all Americans?
How can the system be made more transparent and sustainable for all those who use it? What innovative market-based solutions are being explored and what role can government play?
The Hill convened a wide-ranging discussion including manufacturers, insurers, pharmacy benefit managers, employers and patients to explore a healthcare landscape where stakeholders are working to ensure patients get the medicines they need, at a price they can afford.
Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Member, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions
Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Member, House Energy and Commerce Committee
Scott Gottlieb, M.D., Commissioner, United States Food and Drug Administration
Congressman Gene Green (D-TX), Ranking Member, House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee
Ceci Connolly, President and CEO, Alliance of Community Health Plans
Chester "Chip" Davis, Jr., President & CEO, Association for Accessible Medicines
Sumit Dutta, M.D., Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, OptumRx
James Gelfand, Senior Vice President, Health Policy, ERISA Industry Committee
Bill Reid, Senior Director, Global Public Policy and Anti-Counterfeiting Operations, Eli Lilly and Company
Meghan Scott, Executive Director, Coalition for Affordable Prescription Drugs
Ellen Sigal, Chairperson & Founder, Friends of Cancer Research
Kim Dixon, Policy Editor, The Hill
Reid Wilson, National Correspondent, The Hill