Azar, PhRMA Praise UnitedHealthcare For Sharing Drug Rebates With Customers

HHS Secretary Alex Azar and brand drug companies praised UnitedHealthcare for sharing rebates with its customers, and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America says Medicare Part D should adopt the health insurance company’s policy. The insurance company’s announcement on Tuesday (March 6) came a day after Azar made a thinly veiled threat that the government would find ways to curb drug spending if plans, supply chain middlemen and drug makers don’t do it on their own. UnitedHealthcare said, beginning...