Donald Trump nominates man for HHS whose firm tripled price of insulin to regulate drug companies.
Oct 24, 2019 18:31:10 #
This is what you call corporatism--allowing business run government. It was the form of economic system made popular by Adolf Hitler and that conservative always seem to embrace. Oh, by the way, if you ever think you will get a break under corporatism LOL because you are a bigger fool than you appear...
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-nominates-alex-azar-eli-lilley-who-tripled-price-of-insulin-to-regulate-drug-companies-a8062886.html?fbclid=IwAR0hheIH05DQYO29wN4bqeaBDXvvgJGv7ljMjuc_mcYHowVkBfHn75FFSHA
Trump's pick for health secretary, Alex Azar, was previously an executive at a pharmaceutical company that repeatedly raised the prices of its drugs and tripled the cost of its top-selling insulin over the five years he served as a company president, it has emerged.
Mr Trump announced his choice on Monday, tweeting that Mr Azar would be a “star for better healthcare and lower drug prices”.
If Mr Azar becomes Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, he will oversee a $1tr (£760bn) department responsible for America’s major insurance programs, including Obamacare, public health, medical research and food and drug safety.
He would succeed Tom Price, who resigned in September after allegedly using private and government planes at the expense of taxpayers.
The nomination has sparked criticism, however, over Mr Azar’s own track record at Eli Lilly, a pharmaceuticals giant that was one of several to repeatedly increased the price of insulin, a life-saving drug used to treat diabetes.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-nominates-alex-azar-eli-lilley-who-tripled-price-of-insulin-to-regulate-drug-companies-a8062886.html?fbclid=IwAR0hheIH05DQYO29wN4bqeaBDXvvgJGv7ljMjuc_mcYHowVkBfHn75FFSHA
Trump's pick for health secretary, Alex Azar, was previously an executive at a pharmaceutical company that repeatedly raised the prices of its drugs and tripled the cost of its top-selling insulin over the five years he served as a company president, it has emerged.
Mr Trump announced his choice on Monday, tweeting that Mr Azar would be a “star for better healthcare and lower drug prices”.
If Mr Azar becomes Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, he will oversee a $1tr (£760bn) department responsible for America’s major insurance programs, including Obamacare, public health, medical research and food and drug safety.
He would succeed Tom Price, who resigned in September after allegedly using private and government planes at the expense of taxpayers.
The nomination has sparked criticism, however, over Mr Azar’s own track record at Eli Lilly, a pharmaceuticals giant that was one of several to repeatedly increased the price of insulin, a life-saving drug used to treat diabetes.
Oct 24, 2019 21:41:03 #
PeterS wrote:
This is what you call corporatism--allowing busine... (show quote)
Not sure about this one....
He did his job well... That's not a crime...
Time will tell...
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