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White House officials have soured on HHS Secretary Alex Azar and the deep divide between Trump’s top health policy officials is causing staff confusion and repeated delays, Politico dishes. The rift comes as the administration tries to hammer out several drug price rules and reach a potential drug pricing deal with congressional Democrats. For instance, Azar and White House domestic policy chief Joe Grogan are pursuing twin efforts to craft drug price reforms with Congress.

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