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Ex-pharma exec Azar is top choice to run U.S. health agency: sources
Source: Reuters
#POLITICS NOVEMBER 8, 2017 / 2:13 PM / UPDATED 4 HOURS AGO
Ex-pharma exec Azar is top choice to run U.S. health agency: sources
Yasmeen Abutaleb
3 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alex Azar, a former pharmaceutical company executive, is U.S. President Donald Trump’s top pick to run the Department of Health and Human Services, two sources with knowledge of the confidential process said on condition of anonymity on Wednesday.
Azar served at Eli Lilly for a decade, including five years as president of its U.S. Lilly USA, LLC unit.
The White House declined to comment.
Tom Price resigned as HHS secretary in September after about seven months in the post, after facing sharp criticism for his use of taxpayer-funded private travel.
Before his stint at Eli Lilly, Azar served as general counsel and deputy secretary for HHS under President George W. Bush.
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Ex-pharma exec Azar is top choice to run U.S. health agency: sources
Yasmeen Abutaleb
3 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alex Azar, a former pharmaceutical company executive, is U.S. President Donald Trump’s top pick to run the Department of Health and Human Services, two sources with knowledge of the confidential process said on condition of anonymity on Wednesday.
Azar served at Eli Lilly for a decade, including five years as president of its U.S. Lilly USA, LLC unit.
The White House declined to comment.
Tom Price resigned as HHS secretary in September after about seven months in the post, after facing sharp criticism for his use of taxpayer-funded private travel.
Before his stint at Eli Lilly, Azar served as general counsel and deputy secretary for HHS under President George W. Bush.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-healthcare-azar/ex-pharma-exec-azar-is-top-choice-to-run-u-s-health-agency-sources-idUSKBN1D82UW
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