This group of lawmakers has a new plan to bring down insulin prices, and it takes clear aim at drug makers
(By Nicholas Florko for STAT) WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of more than 290 lawmakers is throwing its support behind
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Elections – Healthcare issues
Pharma’s ‘come-to-Jesus moment’: The industry braces for a Pelosi speakership and Democrats’ drug pricing agenda
(By Lev Facher for STAT) WASHINGTON — Nancy Pelosi marched into PhRMA’s offices this July with the law on her
Read MoreCOMPARISON OF U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL PRICES FOR TOP MEDICARE PART B DRUGS BY TOTAL EXPENDITURES
(Source – aspe.hhs.gov) The prices charged by drug manufacturers to wholesalers and distributors (commonly referred to as exmanufacturers prices) in
Read MorePoliticians Hop Aboard ‘Medicare-For-All’ Train, Destination Unknown
(By Elizabeth Rosenthal and Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) After decades in the political wilderness, “Medicare-for-all” and single-payer health
Read MoreHealth Care Tops Guns, Economy As Voters’ Top Issue
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Health care has emerged as the top issue for voters headed into the
Read MoreThreat To The ACA Turns Up The Heat On Attorney General Races
(By Emmarie Huetteman for Kaiser Health News) For years, congressional Republicans have vowed to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Now,
Read MoreStates Looking To Tax Opioids Pin Hopes On November Elections
(By Jan Hancock and Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) After almost slapping a tax on makers of opioid pills
Read MoreConsumers rank cost as top healthcare concern ahead of midterms
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Twenty-two percent of voters said costs were the top healthcare issue they most
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