Health Care Policy Expert

Alan Holmer

1 article 1999

Alan Holmer contributed to The Weekly Standard in 1999, writing about pharmaceutical expenditures and drug policy. He is known for his work in health care policy and trade issues, having served as a senior government official and industry leader.

Drug expenditures

November 22, 1999 · Blog

With much wringing of hands and gnashing of teeth, a Greek chorus of managed care executives is chanting a recurrent refrain: Prescription drug costs are spiraling out of control. Customers are demanding treatments that will raise their quality of life and keep them out of hospitals. What happened…