• STAT+: Califf criticizes insurers for doing too little on drug research

    13 days ago - By STAT

    WASHINGTON - FDA Commissioner Robert Califf wants private insurers to chip in on doing post-approval clinical research on drugs. It's a new request from the agency chief, who's long pushed to find new ways to test drugs.
    β€œI'm not aware of a major effort by the insurance plans to help people get studies done,” he said at America's Health Insurance Plans conference on Thursday. β€œIn fact, what I'm hearing from clinicians out there is just the opposite, that it's very hard to do research in the current environment.” Continue to STAT+ to read the full story...
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