HHS Nominee Price's Stock Picks To Surface At Confirmation Hearings
Executive Summary
Questions about US Health and Human Services Secretary nominee Tom Price's investments over the last year – including in Zimmer Biomet – and overlapping legislation he has introduced are likely to be raised at confirmation hearing before the Senate HELP Committee this week. However, Zimmer Biomet and other device firms have been trying to profit from the business models that Price opposes.
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