Forum on prescription drug costs set for today

Lawrence health organizations will have a community forum on prescription drug costs from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. today at the Lawrence Public Library’s auditorium, 707 Vt.

The forum will include panelists Karen Braman, deputy director for the state’s division of health policy and finance; Neal Masia, economic policy director at Pfizer Inc.; and Pat Parker, pharmacy director at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Joann Keyton, Kansas University professor of communication studies, will moderate.

Registration is recommended due to limited seating. Call 843-3833, ext. 104, or e-mail kdavis@lawrence.lib.ks.us.

LMH, Health Care Access Clinic and the Osher Institute for Lifelong Learning are sponsoring the forum, titled “The High Cost and Challenging Economics of Prescription Drugs.”