Azar Says HHS Is Open To Medicare Drug Price Negotiation

By Ariel Cohen / February 27, 2020 at 12:28 PM
HHS Secretary Alex Azar said Thursday (Feb. 27) that the administration is open to Medicare negotiation of drug prices. Just last week, Azar said the president’s proposed budget supports the Senate Finance Committee’s drug pricing bill , which specifically does not include pricing negotiations. “We are open to that, but it has to be practical and implementable,” Azar told House Ways & Means Chair Richard Neal (D-MA) when asked whether the administration supports government price negotiation during a House...


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