Want to help patients? Get rid of drug rebates, HHS chief says

Drug rebates and list prices have been on a race to the top, and patients have paid the price. One solution, according to HHS Secretary Alex Azar? Sweep the rebate system aside entirely.

"[E]verybody wins when list prices rise, except for the patients," and overhauling the pricing system to remove drug rebates would help with that problem, Azar said on Capitol Hill Tuesday.