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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.
The Shutdown Will Harm the Health and Safety of Americans, Even After It’s Ended
As the shutdown draws on, it increasingly weakens the government’s ability to protect Americans down the road.
Health Care Industry Spends $30 Billion a Year Pushing Its Wares
Sophisticated campaigns make people worry about diseases they don’t have and ask for drugs or exams they don’t need.
Kiss What Is Left of Your Medical Data Privacy Goodbye
Insurers and medical providers are actively cooperating to help Big Pharma peddle more drugs to you.
Medicaid Patients Suffer as Layers of Private Companies Profit
Subcontractors can deny or skimp on patients' services.
Trump’s EPA Is Undermining New Law to Regulate Chemicals
The EPA has taken steps that undermine almost everything the Toxic Substance Control Act was meant to achieve.
Public Health Workers Must Join the Struggle for Immigrant Justice
Public health professionals can take concrete actions to meet the needs of immigrants and their families.
Coal Companies Get Tax Breaks, While Black Lung Rates Rise
Trump tax cuts are slashing funding for the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund.
Before There Was Christmas, There Was the Solstice, and Hope
The solstice takes place in darkness but is all about the light.
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.