On December 7, PhRMA participated in The Hill’s event: U.S. Healthcare’s Annual Checkup. PhRMA’s President and CEO, Stephen J. Ubl, spoke during the “Mission to End Cancer” panel about the need to develop groundbreaking innovations that provide cancer patients with affordable treatments and the policies that are standing in the way, like government price setting for medicines and attacks on IP protections. He advocated for policies that nurture advancements in oncology and reforms that address two drivers of patients’ out-of-pocket costs: PBMs and the 340B program.

When:

December 7, 2023, at 10 AM ET

Speakers:

• Dr. Clifford Hudis, Chief Executive Officer, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
• Dr. Karen Knudsen, CEO, American Cancer Society & American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN)
• Stephen J. Ubl, President and Chief Executive Officer, PhRMA
• Bob Cusack, Editor in Chief, The Hill (Moderator)