Global Health Institute

Imagine a patient with a life-threatening condition who cannot afford the necessary prescription. Without access to treatment, their situation becomes a matter of life or death. Thanks to the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation program, which allows Medicare to negotiate directly with drug companies to make life-saving medications more affordable for millions of Americans, this is beginning to change.

On February 25, Meena Seshamani, M.D., Ph.D., visited Georgetown’s campus to speak with students in Conversations in Health: Global to Local class. I was fortunate to be among those who heard her insights on a career in health care, spanning direct patient care to leadership in the public and private sectors, and the ways the United States can improve its health care for all.