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A discussion with Jeanne Ireland, advisory board member, District Policy Group and former senior advisor to the Commissioner and Associate Commissioner for Legislation at the FDA, Obama Administration; and The Honorable Dr Phil Gingrey, senior advisor, Drinker Biddle & Reath and District Policy Group and former US Congressman, R-Georgia, 2003-2015. This discussion took place at the Cost-Sharing Roundtable: Sustainable Strategies for Providing Access to Critical Medications. The event was co-hosted by the PAN Foundation and The American Journal of Managed Care®.

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