Last week, Congressman John Larson of Connecticut, and 156 other congressional Democrats...
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Justice Department sues UnitedHealth Medicare Advantage for fraud
At the end of March, the U.S. Justice Department joined a lawsuit brought by a whistleblower...
Senate bill would deliver lower drug prices
It is unacceptable that people in the U.S. are going without needed medicines because they...
When will Congress address health care costs?
While the majority of Americans have health insurance through Medicare, Medicaid or private...
Pharma pays academics to justify high drug prices
A new report from Pro Publica and Consumer Reports reveals how, behind the scenes, pharmaceutical...
Republicans could hurt Medicare, Medicaid and ACA without ACA...
A splintering in the Republican party forced Speaker Paul Ryan to pull the American Health Care...
Even without ACA repeal, quality of care at risk
The Republican leadership’s ACA repeal bill is dead for now, but quality of care in the U.S...
Orphan drug act delivers big profits to drug companies
More than 30 years ago, to foster drug innovation for rare diseases, Congress passed the Orphan...
Life expectancy projected to rise in 35 countries, with smaller...
Life expectancy is projected to rise in 35 countries, with smaller gains in the U.S., according to...
Research costs provide no basis for high drug prices in U.S.
Pharmaceutical companies often argue that they need to charge high prices for their drugs in the...