Lilly doubles down on radiopharma
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STAT+: Bernie Sanders may have reached the limits of his pharma pressure campaign
WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders is figuring out just how far bullying drugmakers can take him….
Second House panel advances two-year telehealth extension
WASHINGTON — A House subcommittee on Thursday advanced legislation that would extend some pandemic-era telehealth…
WuXi Biologics beefs up its lobbying operation
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Blackstone wants in on red-hot immunology market
The need-to-know this morning Biogen and Ionis Pharmaceuticals are ending their development of an experimental drug for ALS based on…
STAT+: WuXi Biologics execs register to lobby as Congress comes for the company
WASHINGTON — WuXi Biologics executives have joined the lobbying fray in the lead-up to a…
HHS suspends federal funding for EcoHealth Alliance
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has suspended federal grants issued to EcoHealth Alliance, the infectious…
STAT+: Lawmaker accuses Amgen of placing profits above patients with dosing for a cancer drug
A U.S. lawmaker is accusing Amgen of “putting profits before patients” over its decision to…
Opinion: Congress: Close Medicare’s dangerous gaps in coverage for addiction treatment
While many people immediately picture young adults when thinking about the current addiction and overdose…
STAT+: CDC goes hard on military pets
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STAT+: Drug supplies for millions would be jeopardized by U.S. crackdown on China biopharma industry, trade group says
U.S. legislation that would sever ties with Chinese drugmakers would jeopardize the drug supply for…
STAT+: House panel eyes PBM reform to pay for telehealth extensions
A new bill set to be considered on Wednesday by the House Ways & Means…
STAT+: Lawmakers unlikely to permanently extend telehealth flexibilities this year
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress appear poised to advance another short-term extension of pandemic-era telehealth…
Republicans, concerned about dairy industry, urge calm about H5N1 bird flu
WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers have one big message on the avian flu outbreak in cows:…
UnitedHealth’s Andrew Witty gets no pity in Congress
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Opinion: The U.S. needs a reliable supply of baby formula. A new bill in Congress can help
Families in America should never have to scrounge for baby formula. The United States needs…
Lawmakers, as part of ‘lab leak’ Covid inquiry, press to bar EcoHealth from federal research funds
WASHINGTON — A House panel is pushing for a virus research group and its director…
FDA wants to hear your thoughts on advisory committees
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STAT+: Momentum builds for House bill cracking down on Chinese biotechs
WASHINGTON — A House committee plans to mark up next month legislation that would restrict…
Opinion: Former HHS secretaries: Congress should adopt site-neutral payments for health care
As two former secretaries of Health and Human Services, we are all too familiar with…
STAT+: How BIO CEO’s cozy relationship with WuXi soured
WASHINGTON — In the photo, the two men are grinning widely: the CEO of WuXi Biologics…
Opinion: Kids can’t wait any longer for social media safety
When my son Conall took his life at age 17, it was devastating to me…
STAT+: Chuck Schumer’s broken promise on affordable insulin
WASHINGTON — In February 2022, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer stood alongside constituents in Buffalo,…
STAT+: Grocers are pushing legislation they claim would enhance food safety. Advocates say it would gut FDA rules
WASHINGTON – In the last decade, Americans have been sickened by salmonella from cucumbers, listeria…
Lawmakers want to add more Chinese biotechs to defense list
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Why a bill meant to stop surprise medical bills hasn’t worked
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What’s Congress going to do with WuXi?
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STAT+: Medicare expected to negotiate obesity drug prices soon, new analysis predicts
WASHINGTON — Medicare will likely choose the obesity drug semaglutide for price negotiation “within the…
STAT+: BIO severs ties with WuXi in the face of U.S. government concerns over China
WASHINGTON — The Biotechnology Innovation Organization, an industry trade group, is cutting ties with Chinese…
Geron’s resurgence might have been short-lived
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Opinion: Good health care price transparency rules are at risk if Congress doesn’t act
Consider shopping for cereal in the grocery store. Buyers easily know how many grams of…
Biden calls for election wake-up call on abortion rights — but new upheavals are fast approaching
WASHINGTON — President Biden started his sprawling national address Thursday night with a warning to…
In his State of the Union, Biden takes clear aim at ‘Big Pharma’
WASHINGTON — Often, a president’s State of the Union address is a staid affair, with…
Banning WuXi is more complicated than it might sound
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STAT+: Senate panel advances bill to ban some Chinese biotechs, with Sen. Paul taking up industry’s cause
WASHINGTON — A Senate panel today passed a bill aimed at preventing certain Chinese companies…
STAT+: Republicans consider a new attack on Biden ‘march-in’ plan for lower drug prices
WASHINGTON — Republicans in Congress might try to use a technical maneuver to block the…
STAT+: Congress gives doctors Medicare pay bump, sets up December fight in new funding package
WASHINGTON — Doctors will get a 1.68% pay hike in Medicare starting March 9 under…
STAT+: What does America’s crackdown on Chinese firms mean for the U.S. biotech sector?
WASHINGTON — The federal government increasingly is scrutinizing Chinese businesses and their interactions with American…
House looks to weaken Medicare negotiation
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Why won’t Medicare deliver food to sick seniors, if it could get them healthy?
WASHINGTON – Some twelve percent of traditional Medicare beneficiaries have heart failure. Roughly a quarter…
STAT+: FTC says pharmacy benefit managers are stonewalling requests for information
A much-anticipated inquiry by U.S. antitrust regulators into pharmaceutical industry middlemen has been stymied because…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Congress punts PBM reform, another obesity drug and more
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. Sadly, gray skies are…
GSK pill works in uncomplicated gonorrhea
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STAT+: Congress ditches site-neutral hospital pay policy
WASHINGTON — Congress will not move forward with a controversial policy to equalize certain Medicare…
STAT+: Congress punts on PBM reform efforts
WASHINGTON — Congress has abandoned its attempt to reform how pharmacy middlemen operate in an…
Colorado could cap payments for Amgen’s Enbrel
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Key congressman blasts HHS for lack of cooperation on Covid-19
The Health and Human Services Department’s lack of cooperation with a congressional committee investigating the…
Covid-19 vaccine confidence soured by officials’ messaging, Republicans argue
WASHINGTON — A House hearing on vaccine safety claims sought to pierce through Americans’ falling…
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Juul’s internal playbook opens a rare window into influence in Washington
WASHINGTON — A new trove of internal emails and other documents from the e-cigarette maker…
Long Covid research funding at NIH gets a nearly 50% boost
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has dedicated an additional $515 million to a major initiative…