Down Prescription Drug prices. The witnesses at the hearing, representatives of the pharmaceutical industry and advocates for patients. Good morning, everyone. The Sub Committee on health will now come to order. The chair now recognizes for five minutes for an opening statement. Last week our Sub Committee held a hearing to essentially follow the money in the drug supply chain. We came away with much valuable information, but we also found there are many secrets. Secret decisions about how drugs are priced. Secret deals between Drug Companies and the pbms and secret agreements between pbms and insurers. Today were considering seven bipartisan bills that essentially unmask the secrets, that secret process, and ensure that low income seniors can afford their medications and build on the drug pricing package passed by the house last week. The first and very important bill ensures that seniors can afford their drugs. Representatives cunningham and bill araukus introduced a creating lower c
Congress. Former special Counsel Robert Mueller is set to appear before two committees of congress. The House Judiciary Committee and the House Intelligence Committee on wednesday, july 17th, at 9 00 a. M. Eastern. Hell testify in open session about his report into russian interference in the 2016 election. Watch live coverage on cspan3 j online at cspan. Org or listen with the free cspan radio app. The house energy and Commerce Sub Committee on health heard from officials from two pharmaceutical trade associations. They testified alongside other policy experts. Good morning, everyone. The Sub Committee on health will now come to order. The chair now recognizes for five minutes for an opening statement. Last week our Sub Committee held a hearing to essentially follow the money in the drug supply chain. We came away with much valuable information, but we also found there are many secrets. Secret decisions about how drugs are priced. Secret deals between Drug Companies and the pbms and s
Public comment phone number. Id like to welcome the members of the public and staff who are watching us on sf gov tv to eliminate background interference. All panelists and presenters that are presenting via webex are asked to mute themselves when not speaking or waiting to present. Additionally, the San Francisco hsa Das Commission acknowledged that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone, who are the original inhabitants of San Francisco peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land , and in accordance with their traditions, the ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in this traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homelands. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders, and relatives of the Ramaytush Ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peo
Public comment phone number. Id like to welcome the members of the public and staff who are watching us on sf gov tv to eliminate background interference. All panelists and presenters that are presenting via webex are asked to mute themselves when not speaking or waiting to present. Additionally, the San Francisco hsa Das Commission acknowledged that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone, who are the original inhabitants of San Francisco peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land , and in accordance with their traditions, the ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in this traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homelands. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders, and relatives of the Ramaytush Ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peo
Public comment phone number. Id like to welcome the members of the public and staff who are watching us on sf gov tv to eliminate background interference. All panelists and presenters that are presenting via webex are asked to mute themselves when not speaking or waiting to present. Additionally, the San Francisco hsa Das Commission acknowledged that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone, who are the original inhabitants of San Francisco peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land , and in accordance with their traditions, the ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in this traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homelands. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders, and relatives of the Ramaytush Ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peo