WASHINGTON — Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said that it’s not his agency’s job to regulate drug prices — but on Wednesday morning, he used his bully pulpit to condemn a “rigged payment scheme” that he said he fears is keeping some generic drugs out of the market.
Speaking to a group of hundreds at a conference run by America’s Health Insurance Plans, Gottlieb spoke about the challenges facing biosimilar manufacturers, which make generic biologic drugs. He called on the audience primarily of insurance professionals to do something, offering a few concrete suggestions.
