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Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 17:58:26 -0400
SHARE, Consulate of Switzerland, (Swiss House for Advanced Research and
Education) and the American Swiss Foundation of New York are pleased to
invite you to a panel discussion on Tuesday 28th October, at 420
Broadway, Cambridge (www.SHAREBoston.org <http://www.shareboston.org/> )
:
Medicare Reform and the Future of Pharmaceutical Research
* The United States is the world's leader in scientific and
technological research and the world's largest market for the
pharmaceutical industry
* However, Americans are paying the highest drug prices in the
world
* Pressure is on to bring drug prices down
* Congress is laboring to pass Medicare reform legislation to
provide subsidized prescription drug benefits to 40 million, primarily
elderly, Medicare beneficiaries
How will the outcome of pending reform efforts affect the future of
research and U.S. healthcare?
A distinguished panel will debate this and other related healthcare
issues, such as:
Why are drug prices escalating as a percentage of overall healthcare
costs? Is research getting more expensive? Do breakthroughs come at a
higher cost? Are marketing costs driving prices up? How should
government and the free market interact in this process? Will lower
prices cause cutbacks in drug research, or, alternatively, will
increased demand boost drug research? What, then, will be the impact on
the future development of life-saving "miracle drugs"? And how will that
affect global pharmaceutical corporations such as Swiss-based Novartis
and the many Cambridge-based firms in this field ?
Panelists
Iain M. Cockburn, Ph.D., Professor of Finance and Economics, Boston
University School of Management
Nick Littlefield, J.D., Foley, Hoag LLP; Partner, Life Sciences and
Government Strategies Groups; Former Staff Director for Senator Kennedy,
U.S. Senate Health and Education Committee
Moderated by Michael A. Sullivan, Mayor, City of Cambridge,
Massachusetts
Program for the evening
18:00-18:30 Arrival of guests
18:30-19:30 Panel discussion
19:30-20:30 Reception and Drinks
Additional Information
RSVP: There is no cost to attend, but you must RSVP to
Nadine_at_shareboston.org <mailto:Nadine_at_shareboston.org> or Tel. 617
876-3076, ext. 10.
Location: SHARE, Consulate of Switzerland is located at 420 Broadway in
Cambridge. Please follow the link below for a map and directions:
http://www.shareboston.org/info/info.shtml#location
Parking in the area is mostly residential. The closest public parking is
in Harvard Square, 10 mins walking time from SHARE.
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Received on Mon Oct 20 2003 - 19:26:25 PDT
