Drug Pricing Reform: Now It Is HHS Secretary Becerra’s Turn

After months of reticence about his Administration's plans for tackling drug pricing, Biden's executive order offers some clues about what might be in store and what kind of timeline they are working with. 

Becerra's Drug Pricing Plan Due At End Of August • Source: Alamy

US Health and Human Services Department Secretary Xavier Becerra is tasked with developing a “comprehensive” plan to lower drug prices in an Executive Order signed by President Biden on 9 July.

As Democrats in the US Congress ramp up efforts to find consensus on drug pricing legislation, the order sets the...

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