I am so pleased that @realDonaldTrump has nominated my good friend Jim O’Neill @regardthefrost as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of HHS. Jim was my Associate Dep Sec when I was in that role. He will make a superb Dep Sec of this department that means so much to me.

denying access for U.S. patients. The potential consequences to human health could be very grave. (6/6)

more expensive injectables (which get more years before price fixing) are prioritized over cheaper pills, launches of drugs are delayed to develop the full suite of indications before starting the clock on price fixing, and new drugs get launched first outside the U.S., (5/6)

The real impact of this solution in search of a problem will come in future decades as new molecules aren’t developed, drugs are not studied for multiple indications, cancer drugs are not studied as first-line therapies, drugs for rare diseases aren’t invested in, (4/6)

There are real issues with drug prices and how we pay for drugs, but this is a terrible solution to an aspect of drug pricing where competition actually drives down net prices. (3/6)

These older drugs face stiff competition from therapeutic alternatives and already give significant rebates to pharmacy benefit managers to get covered. (2/6)

Don’t be deceived if there’s a collective yawn today from the financial world in reaction to the drug price-fixing decisions being announced today. 🧵(1/6)

Just appeared on the Radio Advisory podcast with Rachel Woods. It's a long one, but I think a good one. Much deeper discussion of the wonky aspects of health policy and economics than one can cover in a normal media interaction. link.chtbl.com/episode206?si…

The @US_FDA once again affirmed the safety of aspartame, as have many other food regulatory bodies across the world.  The FDA is the gold standard in ensuring the safety of America's food supply. That’s good enough for me and my family.  newsweek.com/upholding-fdas-…

Very happy to be joining my predecessor as Secretary of HHS @DonnaShalala and so many other wonderful new colleagues as Adjunct Professor of Business and Senior Executive-in-Residence at the University of Miami Herbert Business School @miamiherbert. bit.ly/3ipS2zB

My first publication since leaving office. It’s about the incredible accomplishments of the Operation Warp Speed team. If you haven’t done so already, please go get your shot. nytimes.com/2021/08/03/opini…

Our team led a once-in-a-generation restructuring of healthcare in America. Here is my end-of-administration letter of resignation to President Trump, who empowered me to take on entrenched special interests. We put the patient at the center of healthcare. Where he/she belongs.

As of noon, January 20, 2021, I will be tweeting again from this personal account on public policy matters, rather than @HHSGov and @SecAzar. Follow me here. Thankful for the life-changing experience of leading the unbelievable women and men of HHS for the past three years.

In my official capacity as @HHSGov Secretary, I'll be tweeting from @SecAzar. Please follow me there. This handle will remain a personal account.