Departing Words: Merck’s Ken Frazier Cautions Against Profit Maximization

Pharma CEOs must balance optimizing access and profitability, former Merck CEO and soon-to-be ex executive chairman of the company said. Frazier says health care industry must come to table and admit the “system ain’t working,” talks about the need to protect democracy, in a sweeping interview at the STAT Summit.

Kenneth Frazier, Chairman of the Board and CEO of US pharmaceutical company Merck looks on during an event with the French-American Foundation in Paris on July 11, 2018. (Photo by ERIC PIERMONT / AFP) GettyImages-996036844
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