NHS and Future Trade Deals
Debate between Matt Western and Mike Hill(5 years, 4 months ago)
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Matt Western (Warwick and Leamington) (Lab)
Alex Azar, the US Health and Human Services Secretary, has said that Washington will use its muscle to push up drug prices abroad in order to lower the costs paid by patients in the United States. He said on CNBC:
“On the foreign side, we need to, through our trade negotiations and agreements, pressure them.”
Does my hon. Friend agree that we would see prices rise in our NHS?
