NIH Nominee Says Americans Deserve ‘Return On Investment’ Via Affordable Meds, But Offers No Implementation Plan

 
• By Sarah Karlin-Smith
  
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Monica Bertagnolli angered Senators on both sides of the pricing debate during her confirmation hearing when said she would execute a plan to ensure the benefits of NIH research are affordable and available to all Americans but couldn’t offer any specifics on how she would achieve it.

Marta Betagnolli at her Senate HELP nomination hearing
Monica Bertagnolli testified 18 October on her nomination to lead the NIH • Source: Senate Help Committee

US National Institutes of Health director nominee Monica Bertagnolli stressed her commitment to ensuring affordability and accessibility of medical products developed with US government funding but was unwilling to endorse any specific policies to accomplish those goals at her 18 October Senate Health Committee confirmation hearing to lead the vast $45bn/year medical research organization.

Bertagnolli’s comments on the drug pricing topic put her at odds with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, including...

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