FEB 25, 2021
Academy Concerns Raised at Confirmation Hearings for HHS Secretary Nominee
Over two days of hearings this week, senators probed Xavier Becerra, President Joe Biden’s nominee for secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, on a wide range of health care issues. They raised some of the Academy’s key concerns, including prior authorization burdens, provider stimulus relief and drug shortages in hearings before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension (HELP) and Finance committees.