Rep. Gene Green Prioritizing OTC Monograph Reform, Antimicrobial Resistance Before 2018 Retirement

House Energy & Commerce health subcommittee ranking Democrat Gene Green (TX) announced Monday (Nov. 13) that he will leave Congress at the end of 2018. A Green aide tells Inside Health Policy that before retirement the representative will pursue OTC monograph reform and incentivizing development of antimicrobials. As of press time, it is unclear who is next in line for the ranking Democrat spot on the influential subcommittee. Green pledged in a Monday statement that he will continue to...