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Big Pharma Gave Money to Patient Advocacy Groups Opposing Medicare Changes
About half of the groups representing patients have received funding from the pharmaceutical industry.
New Medicare for All Bill Will Dramatically Revamp Health Care
Democratic Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal discusses the new bill she introduced.
There Is a Real National Emergency in the US, It’s Just Not the Wall
The opioid emergency requires a multifaceted and sustained solution.
Drug-Pricing Reforms Find New Momentum as “a 2020 Thing”
Lawmakers are pushing a bevy of new proposals on health care following the 2018 midterms.
Tainted Drugs: When Medicine Makes Patients Sicker
A review of thousands of FDA documents reveals how poorly manufactured or contaminated drugs can reach consumers.
Warren-Schakowsky Bill Is a Huge Step Toward Bringing Drug Costs Down
A new bill would allow the federal government to create a manufacturing capacity in order to enter the drug market.
Prominent Doctors Aren’t Disclosing Industry Ties in Publications
Medical journals, which depend on researchers for exclusives, are not enforcing their own rules.
Sanders-Khanna Bill Would Stop Monopoly Drug Pricing in the US
The bill would likely reduce the price of most brand drugs by around 50 percent.
Insurance Industry Readies Propaganda Blitz as Medicare for All Gains Traction
Private insurers and Big Pharma are not giving up their immensely profitable hold on the health care system.
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Measure to Cap Dialysis Profits Pummeled After Record Spending by Industry
The dialysis industry spent nearly $111 million in California to defeat a ballot measure capping its profits.