170 • Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
Representative Fred Upton initiated a committee and drove through
a bipartisan bill (H.R. 3204) that would become the Drug Quality and
Security Act of 2013. He did this in one of the most partisan Congresses
that we have had in decades. He continues his work in this area, trying
to streamline the FDA trials process to accelerate getting medicines to
patients in need. Dr. David Ballard has an unbelievable passion and quest
for continuous improvement in the quality of health care delivered to
patients. His philosophy starts with governance and leadership, and per-
meates all the lines of business that exist in the delivery of health care to
patients. Drug quality and drug security are a third dimension that ...