Season 2 Episode 4 - Drug Prices are too high! But are they Really? (part 1)

HealthReform 2.0: Beyond the Partisan Divide by Thomas W Loker

Feb 21, 201916:28Government & Organizations

With Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar's recent announcement that HHS is targeting rebates as one of the reasons for America's high drug prices, Secretary Azar is the first who has finally identified one of t...

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