The US Health and Human Services agency isn’t ready to go all in on “pull” incentives to encourage the development of new antibiotics, the agency indicated in response to a new Government Accountability Office report.
Antibiotic Development: HHS Not Yet Sold On ‘Pull’ Incentives
As HHS develops strategic framework to combat antibiotic resistance, post-market financial incentives may not be included, despite prominent government panels recommending the idea years ago and GAO urging the department to do so in a just-released report. Stakeholders told that GAO reimbursement reform won't be enough to spur a strong antibiotic pipeline.
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