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Feb 05, 2024
The NIH Clinical Center hosted U.S. President Joe Biden on Dec. 14, 2023 to deliver remarks on efforts to reduce the price of prescription drugs and highlight how legislation is capping prescription drug costs.
The president was joined by NIH Director Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, Clinical Center CEO Dr. James Gilman and several Clinical Center Pharmacy Department staff.
The Clinical Center frequently hosts U.S. Presidents beginning with President Harry Truman, who laid the cornerstone for the Clinical Center in June 1951. Other U.S. Presidents that have visited the Clinical Center includes Presidents Johnson, Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Clinton, George W. Bush and Obama.
- Yvonne Hylton
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Building 10 February / March 2024
On Dec. 14, 2023, U.S. President Joe Biden visited the NIH Clinical Center to deliver remarks on efforts to reduce the price of prescription drugs and highlighting how a signature piece of legislation is capping prescription drug costs.