Helen Santoro / The LeverMar 18, 2024
As Medicare drug-price negotiations take shape, Democrats in the pockets of the pharmaceutical industry want to limit the number of medicines regulators can target. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Elisabeth Rosenthal / KFF Health NewsAug 22, 2023
A peek at big pharma’s playbook that leaves many Americans unable to afford necessary medication. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Mark Kreidler / Capital & MainAug 1, 2023
Health insurance CEOs pocket millions while Americans citizens with insurance forgo treatment because they can’t pay the out-of-pocket. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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Dean Baker / Center for Economic and Policy ResearchJul 21, 2023
Patent monopoly financing lies at the heart of an unequal healthcare system—the government has agreed to consider alternatives. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Jessica Corbett / Common DreamsJun 16, 2023
Chaired by Bernie Sanders, the Senate HELP committee has released a report about the inequities of Big Pharma. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Hannah Fresques / ProPublicaDec 22, 2019
Pharmaceutical companies have paid doctors billions of dollars for consulting, promotional talks, meals and more. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Common DreamsOct 16, 2019
At the Democratic debate, the progressive senator castigates his rivals for repeating right-wing talking points against Medicare for All. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR / The Associated PressSep 19, 2019
The House Speaker's proposal incorporates ideas from the Trump administration and from Republican and Democratic senators. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
STEVE LeBLANC and MARTIN CRUTSINGER / The Associated PressMay 11, 2019
One top state official says the evidence shows the companies ran a "multi-year conspiracy" and "perpetrated a multibillion-dollar fraud." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
LINDSEY TANNER / The Associated PressMar 6, 2018
A yearlong study—released just as a jump in opioid overdoses is reported—offers rigorous new evidence against using the prescription drugs for chronic pain. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Charles Ornstein / ProPublica, and Katie Thomas / The New York TimesDec 11, 2017
As insurers ask consumers to pay a greater share of their drug costs, it may be cheaper to pay cash than use an insurance card. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
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