{"id":11080,"date":"2018-08-01T08:00:49","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T12:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=11080"},"modified":"2018-08-01T08:00:49","modified_gmt":"2018-08-01T12:00:49","slug":"to-tame-prescription-prices-hhs-dips-a-toe-into-drug-importation-stream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=11080","title":{"rendered":"To Tame Prescription Prices, HHS Dips A Toe Into Drug Importation Stream"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News)<\/p>\n<p>It came as something of a surprise when Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced that the administration was\u00a0exploring the importation of prescription drugs\u00a0to fight high domestic prices. 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