Alex Azar

A vigorous and profitable drug industry is not a problem to be solved but a goal to be encouraged. ”

When prices are transparent and competition is encouraged, consumers win. We believe that can prove true in health care as it has in every other area of the American economy. ”

There's no such thing as a legal right to break patents in the United States. ”

Talk to your doctor if you or your kids haven't been vaccinated, and follow their recommendations - please. ”

It is one of the great acts of American generosity and charity, what we are doing for these unaccompanied kids who are smuggled into our country or come across illegally. ”

The Food and Drug Administration works to protect the interests of all patients and provide them with reliable information about the potential effects of treatments. But government rules should not stand in the way of potentially lifesaving therapies for those who do not have much time or any other options. ”

Americans are blessed with a can-do spirit - we don't give up, even in the face of a daunting challenge like a life-threatening illness. ”

The 21st century is a golden age of personalization. Whether it's customizing our smart phones with our favorite apps or ordering exactly what we need when we need it from Amazon, we increasingly expect a unique customer experience, not a one-size-fits-all model. ”

I'm not one to say many good things about Obamacare, but one of the nice things in it is it does give a tremendous amount of authority to the secretary of HHS. ”

Health coverage in the form of short-term, limited-duration plans has long been widely available to individuals in circumstances where they are unable to access traditional coverage, such as those between jobs or students taking a semester off from school. ”