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Sent: Friday, March 31, 2000 12:47 PM
Subject: Spending your health care dollar...


> Don't miss out! Seats are going fast.
>
> Drugs in the Pipeline: The Coming Cost Wave
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> The symposium and all meals are free of charge.
>
> 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>
>
>
> If you have already registered for the symposium, please disregard this
> notice. You will receive your confirmation letter shortly.
>
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