Medicare Drug-Pricing Hiring Binge Gets Under Way at CMS

The Biden administration is beginning its hunt for health and policy pros to staff its massive effort to overhaul US drug prices by negotiating costs with the pharmaceutical industry.

Among the positions being sought are a director for drug pricing negotiations, health policy analysts, and pharmacists, according to listings posted on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ website.

CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure said in October that the agency would staff the drug pricing effort with professionals from the federal government, academia, and industry. That same month, the administration formally established CMS’s Medicare Drug Rebate and Negotiations Group to implement ...