We all have a vested interest in getting the system to work.
Fighting the Drug (Cost) Wars
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Speakers
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Margaret (Peggy) HamburgChair, Nuclear Threat Initiative | bio Advisory Group -
Stacie DusetzinaProfessor at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine -
Craig GarthwaiteProfessor at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management -
Corby KummerExecutive Director of the Food and Society Program at the Aspen Instit... -
Kenneth DavisCEO of Mount Sinai Health System
- 2019 Festival
- Science
- Health
- Education
- Economy
- Full transcript
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