STAT+: Despite its threats, PhRMA is still supporting Democrats who voted for Medicare negotiation
Drugmakers’ powerhouse lobby did not exactly make good on its early August threat to hold…
Category: campaigns
As Congress takes up FDA oversight of dietary supplements, a lobbying showdown looms
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s weekly newsletter about the politics and…
Dr. Oz peddles medical misinformation — but his political rise could still have a silver lining for sound science
WASHINGTON — In his run for the U.S. Senate, Dr. Oz repeatedly reminds audiences that,…
Pharma showers John Thune with campaign cash
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s weekly newsletter about the politics and…
Covid-19 politics force state lawmakers to ponder pharma campaign cash
WASHINGTON — Ohio state Rep. Beth Liston had accepted campaign donations from Pfizer before, but…
.jpg)
Can a pro-Covid vaccine, anti-mandate position help a Republican win in a Democratic state?
Glenn Youngkin is playing both sides on Covid-19 vaccines. In his effort to win Virginia’s…
Politics is derailing a crucial debate over the immunity you get from recovering from Covid-19
WASHINGTON — Among scientists, there’s little debate: People who get sick with Covid-19 develop at…
STAT+: Vulnerable Senate Democrats escalate a push for Medicare to negotiate drug prices
WASHINGTON — Five of the most vulnerable Democrats in the Senate on Tuesday publicly renewed…
STAT+: Pharma CEOs, lobbyists showered Democrat with cash after his attempt to torpedo Pelosi’s drug pricing bill
WASHINGTON — The very next day after Rep. Scott Peters attempted to torpedo House Speaker…
More than two-thirds of Congress cashed a pharma campaign check in 2020, new STAT analysis shows
WASHINGTON — Seventy-two senators and 302 members of the House of Representatives cashed a check…
Pharma funded more than 2,400 state lawmaker campaigns in 2020, new STAT analysis finds
WASHINGTON — State lawmakers in Oregon have tried to lower high drug prices from nearly…
STAT+: Pharma showers Menendez with rare, off-cycle burst of campaign cash as Democrats eye drug pricing reforms
WASHINGTON — Sen. Bob Menendez doesn’t face reelection until 2024, but pharmaceutical executives are already…
.jpg)
Major health companies and trade groups suspend campaign contributions after Capitol riot
WASHINGTON — Following last week’s riot here, several major health care corporations are re-evaluating their…
Trump’s debate highlights his hunger for a rushed, election-eve vaccine approval
WASHINGTON — President Trump spoke on Tuesday as if his campaign depends on a Covid-19…
Trump claims his policies made insulin ‘so cheap, it’s like water.’ But for most people, it costs just as much as before
WASHINGTON — Not only has he lowered drug prices, President Trump claimed in the first…
Trump promises seniors $200 prescription drug gift certificates, but questions abound
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Thursday pledged to send $200 prescription drug coupons to 33…
Joe Biden’s campaign-trail challenge: Casting doubt on a Trump vaccine without fueling broader vaccine skepticism
WASHINGTON — To Joe Biden and his campaign allies, it’s a straightforward distinction: They trust…
Public trust in CDC, Fauci, and other top health officials is evaporating, poll finds
WASHINGTON — A new poll paints a bleak picture of Americans’ views toward the coronavirus…
A Senate race in Kansas between two doctors sets the stage for an election hyper-focused on health policy — and on Covid-19
A Democratic doctor campaigning for Senate in Kansas is betting she can leverage her health…
Debate over hydroxychloroquine spills over from the White House to congressional campaigns
WASHINGTON — Five months ahead of the general election, Democrats are escalating their attacks against…
Democrats scramble to turn the 2020 election into a referendum on Trump’s coronavirus response
WASHINGTON — Democratic groups are scrambling to recalibrate the party’s health care messaging for the…
Elbow bumps, social distancing, and Medicare for All: The coronavirus pandemic dominated every aspect of the Democratic debate
WASHINGTON — This is politics in a pandemic age: A presidential debate conducted in a…
Washington, the world’s handshake capital, adjusts to life in the coronavirus era
WASHINGTON — When Vice President Mike Pence reached for a handshake on Thursday, Jan Malcolm,…
In their words: Warren, Buttigieg, Klobuchar, and other Democrats explain exactly how they’d lower drug prices
Every single Democratic presidential candidate agrees that the federal government should take a far more…
STAT Plus: A closer look at Bernie Sanders’ plans to upend pharma and lower drug prices
The following is an excerpt from STAT’s deep dive report into the Democrats running for…
STAT Plus: A closer look at Pete Buttigieg’s aggressive, wonky plan to lower drug prices
The following is an excerpt from STAT’s deep dive report into the Democrats running for…
A bright spot amid the Iowa chaos: People with disabilities get an accessible caucus location
DES MOINES, Iowa — For a small handful of Iowans, simply participating in Monday’s caucuses…
3 congressional races to watch in 2020
WASHINGTON — Drug prices are on the ballot once again in 2020. It’s already evident…
Democrats’ drug pricing bill is a sneak peek at the party’s 2020 campaign message
WASHINGTON — If Democrats are spoiling for a 2020 fight focused on anything besides impeaching…