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Alex Michael Azar II ( / ˈeɪzɑːr /; born June 17, 1967) is an American attorney, businessman, lobbyist, and former pharmaceutical executive who served as the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services from 2018 to 2021. Azar was nominated to his post by President Donald Trump on November 13, 2017, and confirmed by the United States Senate ...
Jan 16, 2021 · Alex Azar, the Health and Human Services Secretary, resigned earlier this week, citing the violent Capitol riot inflamed by President Donald Trump in his resignation letter obtained by NBC...
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Oct 12, 2022 · Alex Azar’s Story of the Genesis of Operation Warp Speed - Penn LDI. Interviewed by LDI Senior Fellow and Perelman School of Medicine Professor Kevin Volpp (left), former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar recounts his time as head of HHS’ Operation Warp Speed project that produced COVID-19 vaccines in record time.
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- His ties to pharma run deep. Azar worked for Eli Lilly for the greater part of the last decade. He held several positions at the company, including as president, senior vice president of corporate affairs and communication and vice president of managed healthcare services for Puerto Rico.
- He doesn’t have a great track record on reducing drug prices. Trump declared on Twitter that Azar will be “a star for better healthcare and lower drug prices!”
- He has contributed a lot of his money to the pharmaceutical industry political spending. Although Trump has criticized the amount of money drug companies give to politicians, Rollcall reported that since 2000, Azar has spent approximately $105,000 in political contributions.
- He opposes Trump’s policy proposal to import medications from Canada. One of the best parts of the American healthcare system, he told Fox Business during an interview in June, is its closed distribution system and the tight control of products in the U.S.
Nov 13, 2017 · Who is Alex Azar? Former drugmaker CEO and HHS official nominated to head agency. Maureen Groppe. USA TODAY. 0:00. 0:37. WASHINGTON – When Alex Azar had to rush his three-year-old son to...
Alex Azar served as the 24th secretary of health and human services (HHS). He was a member of President Donald Trump's (R) administration. President Donald Trump formally nominated Azar to the position on November 14, 2017. Azar was confirmed by the U.S. Senate by a vote of 55-43 on January 24, 2018, and sworn in on January 29.
