Inside STAT: Sen. Chuck Grassley on drug pricing, insulin, and innovation

SEN. CHUCK GRASSLEY (R-IOWA) (PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS/AP)

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R -Iowa) thinks that voters are interested in more pressing issues than the impeachment trial that has recently been dominating the news. “You can bet your boots, families care a lot more about what they’re paying each month for their child’s insulin than impeaching the president,” he said. From launching investigations into insulin pricing to oversight probes into hospitals, Grassley's long career in Congress has placed him at the helm of a range of health care issues. STAT Plus subscribers recently had the opportunity to ask Grassley their questions about all things health care, and the questions ranged from what would happen to those senators who are up for reelection in November if the Senate fails to take action on lowering drug costs to how the government could address gene therapies. Subscribers can read more here.