Panel discussion moderated by Clifford Goodman, PhD, of The Lewin Group. The discussion took place at the Cost-Sharing Roundtable: Sustainable Strategies for Providing Access to Critical Medication, which was co-hosted by the PAN Foundation and The American Journal of Managed Care®.
Panel discussion moderated by Clifford Goodman, PhD, of The Lewin Group. Panelists were Andrea Baer, MS, of Mended Hearts, Inc; Jalpa A. Doshi, PhD, of University of Pennsylvania; Mary Richards of Partners for Better Care; Veena Shankaran, MD, MS, of University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; and Kai Yeung, PharmD, PhD, of Group Health Research Institute. The discussion took place at the Cost-Sharing Roundtable: Sustainable Strategies for Providing Access to Critical Medication, which was co-hosted by the PAN Foundation and The American Journal of Managed Care®.
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