CONWAY — U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) said Tuesday at a roundtable in North Conway that skyrocketing prescription drug prices can return to earth if there are bipartisan agreement to pass needed reforms.
The hourlong meeting was held at the Gibson Center for Senior Services. Panelists included Memorial Hospital President Arthur R. Mathisen, former state Rep. Karen Umberger (R-Conway, and representatives from Carroll County Coalition for Public Health, Service Link, Tamworth Community Nurse Association and White Mountain Community Health Center.
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