At a U.S. Senate Health Committee hearing this week, a top administration official tried to say that the decision by the Department of Justice to undo health insurance protections for people with pre-existing conditions had nothing to do with the president’s campaign to rein in prescription drug prices.
Senator Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, was having none of it, blasting the secretary of health and human services, Alex M. Azar.
Azar said that bringing down drug prices was a top priority for Trump. Listen to the whole hearing here.
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