We commend Johnson & Johnson for recognizing the value of informing consumers about list prices and for doing so voluntarily. We call on other manufacturers to follow their lead. Alex Azar More Quotes by Alex Azar More Quotes From Alex Azar I'm not one to say many good things about Obamacare, but one of the nice things in it is it does give a tremendous amount of authority to the secretary of HHS. Alex Azar saygoodgood-thingsnice When prices are transparent and competition is encouraged, consumers win. We believe that can prove true in health care as it has in every other area of the American economy. Alex Azar wincompetitionhealthbelieve Proposing direct discounts at the pharmacy counter is just part of the Trump agenda for fairer, more transparent prices in health care. Alex Azar morejustcarehealth Americans are blessed with a can-do spirit - we don't give up, even in the face of a daunting challenge like a life-threatening illness. Alex Azar challengefaceblessedspirit The Food and Drug Administration works to protect the interests of all patients and provide them with reliable information about the potential effects of treatments. But government rules should not stand in the way of potentially lifesaving therapies for those who do not have much time or any other options. Alex Azar governmenttimefoodway One of the challenges in the Affordable Care Act was that it prejudiced the Medicaid system very much in favor of able-bodied adults, away from the more traditional Medicaid populations of the aged, the disabled, pregnant women, and children. Alex Azar womencarechallengeschildren There's no such thing as a legal right to break patents in the United States. Alex Azar rightlegalunited-statesbreak A vigorous and profitable drug industry is not a problem to be solved but a goal to be encouraged. Alex Azar profitableindustryproblemgoal Association health plans will actually bring down the cost of insurance. Alex Azar insurancedownwillhealth Individual children are separated from their parents only when those parents cross the border illegally and are arrested. We can't have children with parents who are in incarceration. Alex Azar borderparentsindividualchildren The best advice I have is, actually present yourself at a legal border crossing and make your case. Cross illegally and get arrested, and your children will be given to us. That's the simple fact, I'm afraid. Alex Azar yourselfbestsimplechildren President Trump has exposed the dirty secret of drug pricing: There is a shadowy third player in the transaction between patients and their pharmacists: middlemen who have taken a big kickback from the drug manufacturer, which may or may not be reflected in patients' out-of-pocket costs. Alex Azar bigpresidentsecretdirty Named after four activists and their families who fought for its passage, the Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017 establishes a new pathway for access to unapproved, investigational treatments. These four Americans fought for the Right to Try because they didn't want to give up. Alex Azar rightnewtrywant We at HHS are working with President Trump on a comprehensive plan to bring down the high price of prescription drugs. Alex Azar priceplanhighdown Talk to your doctor if you or your kids haven't been vaccinated, and follow their recommendations - please. Alex Azar doctorfollowyouryou
