Senate confirms former pharma exec Alex Azar as secretary of Health and Human Services
Date Posted: Thursday,
January 25, 2018
Former pharma executive Alex Azar has a new title: secretary of Health and Human Services.
The Senate voted 55-43 to confirm the nomination of Azar, the former head of pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly's U.S. operations, to serve in the role vacated by Tom Price, M.D.