High drug prices are sure to come up again. So is Obamacare.

President Donald Trump's pick to lead the U.S. Health and Human Services Department is likely to face questions on those subjects and others when he faces senators at his second hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.

Until about a year ago, nominee Alex Azar was an executive at drugmaker Eli Lilly & Co., a role that's fueled lawmakers' concerns that he might not be willing to take a tough stance against the pharmaceutical industry on drug prices. Azar told senators at a November hearing that he wants to end "gaming" by drugmakers that allows them to extend monopolies and keep prices high, an idea backed by both Republicans and Democrats.

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