U.S. Summit I: Is the U.S. Subsidizing the Global Pharmaceutical Market? A European Perspective

On 5 December 2003, the Global Medical Forum Foundation met in the Hall of Flags at the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington DC to discuss the following question: Is the U.S. Subsidizing the Global Pharmaceutical Market? - A European Perspective. The meeting presented a unique comparison of the American and European solutions to drug pricing and their respective effects on innovation. Summit presentations Watch the Speeches from the Summit View Photos from the Summit Main Takeaways from the Event

U.S. Summit II: What is the Truth About the Cost and Utilization of Medical Technology in Europe vs. the U.S.?

On 3 December 2004, the Global Medical Forum Foundation met in the Hall of Flags at the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington DC to discuss the following question: What is the Truth About the Cost and Utilization of Medical Technology in Europe vs. the U.S.? The meeting presented a unique comparison of the evolving American and European methods and strategies for paying for medical technology. Summit presentations Takeaways Watch the Summit View Photos from the Summit Summit Program Speaker & Panelist Biographies Prior Summit on Pharma Pricing in Europe

Summary

The Global Medical Forum Foundation has completed the second in its series of annual U.S. Summits (U.S. Summit II). The first Summit "Is the U.S. Subsidizing the Global Pharmaceutical Market? A European Perspective" was held in December 2003 (U.S. Summit I).

The objective of these Summits is to bring experts who have substantial experience outside the U.S. to share what they have learned about issues that are of major consequence in the U.S. healthcare system. As the U.S. healthcare system is coming under significant cost and access pressures, how other nations have dealt with, or are dealing with, these challenges can be of value. The objective of these U.S. Summits is to enable U.S. policymakers, marketplace leaders, healthcare provider leaders, and the press direct access to those who have dealt with many of the same challenges that are faced in the U.S.

The Global Medical Forum Foundation is a non-profit private global network of selected innovators and decision-makers in healthcare. The Foundation is a means to better understand the interrelationship of the global systems of healthcare. It is a place to discuss rational solutions to the healthcare debate and it is a provider of unbiased information to the public as a whole on the value and role of medical innovation and technology, the financing of healthcare, and other related issues of public policy.

Every nation - every healthcare business leader, health minister, and scientist - faces virtually the same challenges in advancing new technologies and agents through an efficient and rational system of healthcare financing. The issues that these leaders face are more similar than different.

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