President Donald Trump, ever the negotiator, is angling to lower drug prices through his Most Favored Nation policy. But will ...

Keynote, Alex Azar, former HHS secretary Former HHS Secretary Alex Azar took the stage at Day 2 of the Fierce Health Payer Summit on Thursday. Azar said he is “bullish” on Medicare Advantage ...

Azar discusses COVID-19, health disparities, and the success of Medicare Advantage with Summit attendeesWashington, D.C., Oct. 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Better Medicare Alliance (BMA), the ...

Azar said it starts with surveillance, testing and containment. Then it moves to making sure the health care systems have adequate capacity and supply, plus treatment and vaccines.

White House coronavirus coordinator Deborah Birx, Medicare chief Seema Verma, and Deputy HHS Secretary Eric Hargan are among the people being considered to replace Azar, according to Politico.

Azar has also been at odds with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma, an ally of Pence’s from Indiana who has been involved in the coronavirus task force briefings.

Alex Azar, secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), speaks as President Donald Trump listens during a Coronavirus Task Force news conference in the White House briefing room on March 20, 2020.

A White House push to replace HHS secretary Alex Azar has reportedly restarted after he ousted a government vaccine official last week, but President Trump denied the reports and insisted “Alex ...

Alex Azar, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, speaks at a press conference about the Coronavirus on Feb. 26, 2020. Michael Brochstein—Echoes Wire/Barcroft Media/Getty Images ...

Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar and administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Seema Verma look on as President Donald Trump speaks in 2019. | Evan Vucci/AP Photo ...

White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney wants to see if the Medicare chief Seema Verma and the health secretary, Alex M. Azar II, can still work together.