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STAT+: Federal watchdog raises concerns about increasing telehealth fraud during pandemic
WASHINGTON — A federal government watchdog is sounding the alarm that Americans’ growing enthusiasm for…
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By looking the other way, pharma money helped fuel a toxic political atmosphere in the U.S.
As the impeachment trial for former President Trump plays out, the pharmaceutical industry can thank…
STAT+: House Democrats slip drug-pricing proposal into Covid-19 relief bill
WASHINGTON — House Democrats are expected to insert a controversial Medicaid drug pricing policy into…
Hospitals’ Covid-19 heroics have them poised for power in the new Washington
WASHINGTON — For frontline health care workers at hospitals, the Covid-19 pandemic has been a…
Eric Lander is brilliant, connected, and controversial. Now Joe Biden wants him to ‘reinvigorate’ American science
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden’s presence at meetings of the Obama administration’s scientific advisory council sometimes…
Trump officials actively lobbied to deny states money for vaccine rollout last fall
WASHINGTON — Top Trump officials actively lobbied Congress to deny state governments any extra funding…
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STAT+: Senate rules could pose hurdles for vaccine funds
WASHINGTON — Progressive Democrats in the Senate are hoping to use a streamlined process that…
The 9 biggest challenges Biden will face on Covid-19, from today on
WASHINGTON — No president wants a federal emergency. No one in that role is waiting…
STAT+: After repeated delays, Trump’s HHS punts on oversight of a massive Covid-19 response fund for hospitals
WASHINGTON — The Department of Health and Human Services acted with lightning speed to send…
Some Trump staffers face a slightly different revolving door
A version of this story first appeared in D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s weekly newsletter about the…
Biden to request $415 billion from Congress to ramp up the country’s Covid-19 response
WASHINGTON — President-elect Biden will call on Congress to approve $415 billion in emergency spending…
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…
STAT+: Democrats have their best shot yet at letting Medicare negotiate drug prices — but it’s still not a done deal
WASHINGTON — Democrats have their best shot in more than a decade to deliver on…
Listen: Biden’s plans for biopharma, a CES preview, & the next phase of the pandemic
What does a Democratic Senate portend for the drug industry? Is software eating health care?…
STAT+: 3 pharma trends to watch in 2021
To say this past year has been like no other is an understatement. But for…
STAT+: 3 freshman lawmakers for health wonks to watch
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress have a habit of contorting their resumes to find a…
Opinion: Looking back and looking ahead: Vioxx, drug safety, and the legacy of Sen. Michael Enzi
The prescription painkiller originally known as Vioxx may be making a comeback after its maker,…
Sackler family members deny responsibility for the opioid crisis in a rare public appearance
In a first-of-its-kind appearance on Capitol Hill, two members of the Sackler family that controls…
Opinion: Covid-19 is temporary. The health ramifications of failing to provide adequate economic relief may last decades
The rollout of a Covid-19 vaccine across the U.S. that began this week suggests that…
STAT+: PhRMA took in a record $527 million in 2019, new records show
PhRMA, the pharmaceutical industry trade group, took in nearly $527 million in revenue last year,…
STAT+: Sackler family members agree to testify at House hearing on Purdue’s role in opioid crisis
In an unexpected development, two members of the Sackler family, which controls Purdue Pharma, will…
Patrick Kennedy pitches himself for Biden ‘drug czar’
Patrick Kennedy, the former congressman and mental health care advocate, has launched a public push…
STAT+: Biden’s HHS pick, Becerra, has taken in more campaign cash from health groups than any other industry
WASHINGTON — Xavier Becerra, President-elect Biden’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human…
STAT+: Burr, in line to lead Senate Republicans’ health strategy, has a long history of antagonizing the FDA
WASHINGTON — Ask some key public health officials, and they’ll warn you that next year,…
STAT+: House passes a bill to close a loophole in a law that gives drug makers ‘unfair’ monopolies
Seeking to boost competition in the pharmaceutical industry, the House passed a bill that would…
STAT Plus: New bill would create a subscription payment model to jumpstart antibiotic development
In a bid to combat antimicrobial resistance, two U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan bill…
‘You just got better at making money’: Democrats blast Celgene, Teva for price hikes detailed in internal documents
WASHINGTON — A handful of newly elected Democrats, including Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Ayanna Pressley…
Congressional investigation reveals Celegene, Teva plotted to keep drug prices high
WASHINGTON — The House Oversight Committee released two major reports Wednesday that expose the internal…
STAT Plus: Drug industry CEOs will testify this week about some of pharma’s most controversial medicines
The House Oversight Committee will hold two days of hearings this week with six drug…
Republicans blasted Obama’s use of an obscure Medicare law. Now Trump’s using it on $200 drug coupons — and the GOP is silent
WASHINGTON — The last time a president used an obscure law to spend billions of…
Opinion: America’s mental health care system fell short for my brother. Access to that care should be a legal right for all
The year 2020 has put an exclamation point on the need for robust mental health…
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…
STAT Plus: Congressional committee to subpoena AbbVie in drug pricing investigation
A Congressional committee plans to subpoena AbbVie (ABBV) for documents about pricing practices for two…
STAT Plus: Lawmakers urge federal watchdog to probe government’s role in discovering remdesivir
Amid concerns over access to medicines that were hatched with U.S. taxpayer funds, Democratic lawmakers…
The first U.S. Covid-19 case was found in her district. A congresswoman reflects on the last six months
Six months ago, the first Covid-19 case was diagnosed in the U.S. in a man…
Covid-19 relief package likely to include billions more for vaccines, testing
WASHINGTON — The latest round of Covid-19 relief could include a dramatic increase in new…
Pharma promises lawmakers, again and again, industry won’t cut corners with Covid-19 vaccines
The pharmaceutical industry does not want you to worry about the safety or efficacy of…
STAT Plus: Many drug companies working on Covid-19 vaccines and treatments are lobbying harder than usual
WASHINGTON — Pharmaceutical companies racing to develop coronavirus treatments and vaccines have upped their lobbying…
STAT Plus: Three lawmakers own large sums of stock in vaccine makers set to testify before their committee
Three of the lawmakers tasked with grilling pharmaceutical executives on the development of Covid-19 vaccines…
What will it cost? And 5 other questions Congress could push Covid-19 vaccine makers to answer
Some drug companies say we’ll have a coronavirus vaccine by the winter. Others say that’s…
STAT Plus: House Democrats are using the budget process to slam the Trump administration’s Covid-19 response
A version of this story first appeared in D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s weekly newsletter about the…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: FDA to issue guidance on Covid-19 vaccines; what remesdivir pricing may really mean
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. A shiny sun…
Top U.S. health officials say they were never told to slow down Covid-19 testing, contradicting Trump
WASHINGTON — Four key government health care officials said Tuesday that despite recent remarks from…
STAT Plus: Lawmakers, government watchdog blast FDA for poor oversight of U.S. drug supply chain
WASHINGTON — A government watchdog blasted the Food and Drug Administration for fumbling its oversight…
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…
Opinion: In the face of Covid-19, the U.S. needs to change how it deals with mental illness
Before Covid-19 arrived in the U.S., the country was in the midst of a mental…
Opinion: Covid-19 is battering independent physician practices. They need help now
Autumn Road Family Practice is a small, six-doctor primary care practice that’s been caring for…
Federal legislation to protect health data has made little progress. Will that change in the Covid-19 era?
Before the Covid-19 pandemic, health data privacy wasn’t exactly a hot topic on Capitol Hill….
9 ways Covid-19 may forever upend the U.S. health care industry
WASHINGTON — In the U.S. alone, Covid-19 has claimed nearly 100,000 lives and 30 million…
Rick Bright is facing attacks from Republicans across Washington, but his opponents can’t seem to land a punch
WASHINGTON — It may have been Rick Bright’s best day in two months. The ousted…