Pharma funded more than 2,400 state lawmaker campaigns in 2020, new STAT analysis finds
(By Lev Facher for STAT) WASHINGTON — State lawmakers in Oregon have tried to lower high drug prices from nearly
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Elections – Healthcare issues
Biden Plan to Lower Medicare Eligibility Age to 60 Faces Hostility From Hospitals
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Of his many plans to expand insurance coverage, President-elect Joe Biden’s simplest strategy
Read MoreFirst-of-its-kind examination shows how widely pharma showers campaign cash at the state level
(By Lev Facher for STAT) By the time Will Guzzardi, a state legislator in Illinois, called a vote on his
Read MoreAs Trump Touts His ‘Great’ COVID Drugs, the Pharma Cash Flows to Biden, Not Him
(By Jay Hancock for Kaiser Health News) Pharmaceutical giants Regeneron and Gilead Sciences got the kind of publicity money can’t
Read MoreNew Research Suggests In-Person Voting May Be Less Risky Than Previously Thought
(By David Welna for NPR) Amid widespread alarm about the ability of the embattled U.S. Postal Service to deliver mailed
Read MoreSanders releases ‘Medicare for All’ funding details
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., revealed a long-awaited funding plan on
Read MoreNewsom Touts California’s ‘Public Option.’ Wait — What Public Option?
(By Ana B. Ibarra for Kaiser Health News) Several Democratic presidential hopefuls are pitching a federal “public option” as a
Read MoreIt’s the insulin, stupid: How drug pricing’s simplest case study became a top issue for 2020 Democrats
(By Lev Facher for STAT) WATERLOO, Iowa — Presidential candidates can’t stop talking about insulin. At a campaign stop here
Read MoreDemocrats Debate Whether ‘Medicare For All’ Is ‘Realistic’
(By Emmarie Huettman for Kaiser Health News) In the end, literally, the candidates returned to health care. The sixth Democratic
Read MoreWarren’s ‘Medicare for All’ funding plan: 8 things to know
(By Molly Gamble for Becker’s Hospital Review) Nearly a week after promising a funding plan for her “Medicare for All” policy, Sen.
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