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Senate Confirms New HHS Secretary

Published on Thu Jan 25, 2018

The Department of Health & Human Services once again has a leader. The Senate confirmed former pharma exec Alex Azar as HHS Secretary on Jan. 24. Azar, who spent 10 years at Eli Lilly and was also HHS general counsel and deputy secretary previously, is reportedly critical of the Affordable Care Act and favors converting Medicaid to block grants.
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