Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 May 2018
President Trump wants to go 'much further' to attack high drug prices, HHS secretary says
2 May 2018 - President Trump has repeatedly attacked drug companies for "getting away with murder" on prices.
President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly attacked pharmaceutical companies for "getting away with murder," wants to do more to address drug prices, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Wednesday.
HHS is working with Trump to create a comprehensive strategy to address issues that are causing ever-increasing drug prices, Azar said in a speech at the World Health Care Congress. The agency will build on proposals laid out in Trump's budget proposal for 2019, he said.
