Since we published a Health Policy in Transit describing the "American Patients First" policy blueprint, HHS Secretary Alex Azar has been testifying in Congress on the blueprint. Specifically, he recently told lawmakers that the Administration is in favor of eliminating the "complex system of rebates" that drug companies and pharmacy-benefit managers use to negotiate and set prices. Additionally, he has been promoting new flexibility to support value-based contracting with pharmaceutical companies#Policy#healthcarereform