Biden’s HHS Pick Sought ‘March In’ Rights For Veklury; Targeted AbbVie ‘Pay For Delay’ Tactics
Executive Summary
California attorney general Xavier Becerra has sought to lower drug prices in California as part of a broader focus on health care costs, an approach he may bring to a new role in the Biden Administration.
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