HHS Price Negotiators: Wyden, Thompson And “Non-Interference”
Executive Summary
Incoming Senate Finance Committee member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is likely to play a central role in the push for legislation to give HHS greater leverage over drug pricing under Medicare
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