Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar issued the following statement regarding Merck’s decision to substantially reduce prices for a number of drugs: “The President’s blueprint for lower drug prices is working, drug prices are coming down, and American patients are going to see the savings in their pocketbook. We welcome Merck’s decision to reduce ...
As part of the Trump administration’s efforts to lower drug prices and put American patients first, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar requested today that FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb establish a working group to examine how to safely import prescription drugs from other countries in the event of a dramatic price increase for a ...
Below is a summary of the reunification process that the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Homeland Security (DHS), and Justice (DOJ) are implementing for eligible children over 5 years of age who may have been separated from their parents. This document is intended to educate the public about the detailed interdepartmental reunification plan ...
On Wednesday, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced that Adam Boehler, currently Director of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), will also begin serving as Senior Advisor for Value-Based Transformation and Innovation. Boehler is the fourth individual Azar has appointed to serve as a senior advisor to the secretary overseeing one ...
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar issued the following statement on FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb’s announcement of a Biosimilars Action Plan to aid the development of a market for biosimilars: “Increased competition is one of the key strategies President Trump outlined in the American Patients First blueprint to bring down prescription drug prices. Biologics ...
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar issued the following statement on the Food and Drug Administration’s announcement of a guidance laying out new ways to empower patients with over-the-counter drugs: “FDA’s announcement is another step in our efforts to deliver on President Trump’s blueprint to put American patients first. The agency’s new guidance will ...
Health and Human Services spokesperson Evelyn Stauffer issued the following statement on maximizing child welfare and meeting all court orders: “HHS has been working tirelessly with all relevant partners, including the court, to achieve two objectives related to the separated minors in our care: maximizing child welfare and meeting all court orders. “The court has ...
In today’s filing in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, it is mentioned that HHS has identified 2,551 minors 5 to 17 years of age in the department’s custody who could potentially have been separated from a parent at the time of entry into the United States and therefore could potentially ...
Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan issued the following statement regarding the release of the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit of travel practices at the department: “HHS appreciates OIG’s work in reviewing the travel records in question. Reviews like this are an important part of any organization’s efforts to ensure that ...
Under order of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, the departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Homeland Security (DHS), and Justice (DOJ) have been reunifying alien minors under 5 years old who are currently in the custody of HHS with adults who have been in the custody of DHS. HHS ...
