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>Drugs in the Pipeline: The Coming Cost Wave
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>After nearly a decade of single-digit increases, health insurance premiums
>may swell by as much as 12 percent this year, a good part of which is
>attributable to the rising cost of pharmaceuticals. But this is only the
>first crest of an approaching storm. To learn the full forecast of the cost
>of new pipeline drugs, please join the Blue Cross and Blue Shield
>Association and the Health Insurance Association of America for the
>symposium Pipeline Pharmaceuticals: How They Will Affect the Cost of Health
>Care. Hear researchers from the University of Maryland present a new study,
>and get reaction from a panel of experts and industry leaders.
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>Dates and times:
>Washington, D.C.-April 13, 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
>New York City-April 14, 9:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
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>The symposium and all meals are free of charge.
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>For schedule information and/or to reserve your place, please click on the
>following web link: www.hiaa.org/yourhealthdollar/index.html
><http://www.hiaa.org/yourhealthdollar/index.html>
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