STAT+: HHS will seek more input on its new Medicare drug price negotiations
WASHINGTON — The Department of Health and Human Services is gearing up to start releasing…
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Will America’s public health reckoning ever come?
WASHINGTON — After 9/11, Congress created an entirely new government agency to address the threat of…
STAT+: Insurers hint at suing Biden administration over plans for Medicare Advantage audits
Big health insurers who spoke at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference are gearing up to…
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Still fuming over the federal Covid response, Republicans redirect the House coronavirus committee
WASHINGTON — The House’s coronavirus committee will continue in a Republican-controlled chamber — but with…
STAT+: Rep. Jason Smith and the other Republicans leading health policy in the House
Rep. Jason Smith of Missouri will helm the powerful House Ways & Means Committee this…
STAT+: 3 drug pricing issues to watch in 2023
WASHINGTON — The legislative saga on drug pricing is mostly over for now, but drug…
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3 debates about addiction medicine to watch in 2023
The U.S. is experiencing its deadliest drug crisis ever, and there’s no end in sight….
Pandemic response gets a permanent new home at the White House
WASHINGTON — The era of the rotating cast of public health czars at the White House…
Under new rules, methadone clinics can offer more take-home doses. Will they?
Danielle Russell is, as she says, a “poster child” for methadone. For more than a…
STAT+: Biden administration takes aim at Medicare Advantage care denials, misleading ads
The Biden administration has unveiled its plan for attacking people’s chief concerns about privatized Medicare…
STAT+: PhRMA, once invincible in Washington, has lost its edge
WASHINGTON — PhRMA has a reputation in Washington for might, for money, for scorched-earth tactics,…
In a Republican-led House, anti-science probes top the agenda
WASHINGTON — The Covid-19 investigations are coming. When Republicans take control of the House of Representatives…
The FDA has banned certain vapes and medicines. We still bought these 13 products in its backyard
WHITE OAK, Md. — The Food and Drug Administration, as the name suggests, is supposed…
A Democratic Senate improves the outlook for Biden health and science priorities, including key nominees
WASHINGTON — The outlook for the White House’s health and science priorities just got a…
Medicare’s midterm punts, MA marketing schemes, and a closer look at the Abiomed deal
You’re reading the web edition of Health Care Inc., STAT’s weekly newsletter following the flow…
In Fiona-ravaged Puerto Rico, hospitals were prioritized over health clinics for diesel, exacerbating rural health disparities
When Hurricane Fiona knocked out power across the entire island of Puerto Rico, hospitals turned…
STAT+: Health plans say texting could help reach underserved patients. But a federal rule is getting in their way
Health plans trying to reach low-income and underserved customers say they’re being stymied by a…
The U.S. is terrible at keeping businesses from worsening public health, experts say
WASHINGTON – Here in the U.S., it’s “in” to study the social determinants of health….
STAT+: Errors have plagued insurance directories of doctors. The government wants to clean them up with its own
The federal government wants to create a national directory that houses accurate, up-to-date information for…
Get a Ph.D. in health policy — from a single Powerpoint slide
Looking for an actually concise explanation of a half-century’s worth of research and arguments about…
STAT+: Medicare lays out the bureaucracy it will need to negotiate drug prices
WASHINGTON — New documents obtained by STAT outline how Medicare is planning to build out…
Health funding battles, a nutrition policy overhaul, and two CBD developments
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and…
STAT+: Health insurers are painting a misleading picture of Medicare Advantage savings, experts say
The health insurance industry is continuing its campaign to convince the public that Medicare Advantage…
STAT+: White House pitches drug pricing reforms as a way to extend cancer patients’ lives
WASHINGTON — The White House is pitching an added benefit to Democrats’ recent drug pricing…
Coors, Mondelez, and other big food companies want to sell CBD-filled food and drinks. The FDA is staunchly opposed
WASHINGTON — Major food makers are ready to cash in on selling CBD-filled foods and…
STAT+: Patients for Affordable Drugs taps new leader
WASHINGTON — One of Washington’s most prominent drug pricing patient groups is tapping an advocate who…
STAT+: Humana appeases Wall Street with big projections of Medicare Advantage growth
Humana is targeting ambitious growth of its Medicare Advantage plans and primary care clinics over…
With a promising new plan to pay for pricey cures, two states set out to eliminate hepatitis C. But cost hasn’t been the biggest problem
WASHINGTON — For nearly a decade, many experts assumed the biggest obstacle to eliminating hepatitis…
Opinion: Organ transplantation is at a crossroads. Major reform is needed
In early August, the Senate Finance Committee held a bipartisan hearing co-chaired by Senators Ron…
Opinion: THC ingestion by young kids highlights the need to tighten inadequate packaging regulations
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, is finding its way into the hands and…
STAT+: Medicare wants to stop publishing some hospital safety data next year
Ann MacDonald took painstaking effort to choose the very best surgeon for her mom’s colon…
Supreme Court decision suggests the legal right to contraception is also under threat
Over the past half century, Roe v. Wade has been a bedrock of constitutional rights…
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been…
STAT+: Supreme Court rules in favor of insurance plan that pushed kidney failure patient to Medicare
Patients with kidney failure face a murky future if they have insurance coverage through a…
Romney accuses White House of ‘patently false’ information about Covid-19 funds
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney, a prominent Republican senator who spearheaded failed Covid-19 response funding negotiations, on…
Francis Collins on his new life as White House science adviser
WASHINGTON — Francis Collins’ 2022 hasn’t exactly gone according to plan. The mustachioed, Harley-riding geneticist…
If Roe is overturned, the ripples could affect IVF and genetic testing of embryos, experts warn
Through their foundation, Allie LaForce and Joe Smith have so far helped families have 17…
STAT+: The FDA says it’s in the dark about thousands of dietary supplement ingredients
WASHINGTON — The companies that make dietary supplements like vitamins and herbs have quietly introduced…
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,…
“Lives could be at stake”: CDC’S Walensky warns of dire stakes surrounding abortion access
A lack of access to legal abortion services could directly lead to American deaths, the…
STAT+: Would drugmakers lower their insulin prices if Congress asks nicely?
WASHINGTON — After a yearslong, drawn-out debate over how to best lower patients’ prescription drug…
FDA issues plan to ban menthol in cigarettes, cigars
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government on Thursday released its long-awaited plan to ban menthol cigarettes…
STAT+: Lawmakers and a Pelosi aide turn lobbyist to push for new health agency’s independence
WASHINGTON — Health secretary Xavier Becerra is suddenly the target of a frenzied lobbying campaign…
Opinion: Politicians should not be deciding what constitutes good medicine
Most people get their medical advice from their doctors. But many may soon get it…
In State of the Union, Biden walks a fine line on Covid optimism
WASHINGTON — President Biden on Tuesday vowed that the U.S. won’t become complacent in its…
STAT+: Judge bars Shkreli from running another public company, fines him $1.4 million
A U.S. District Court judge has granted a request from the U.S. Securities and Exchange…
STAT+: Hospital, physician lobbies sue Biden administration over surprise billing regulation
WASHINGTON — The nation’s largest hospital and physician lobbying groups are suing the Biden administration…
STAT+: Major telehealth players unite ahead of tough lobbying battle
WASHINGTON — Major players in the telehealth space have united to create a supergroup of…
7 policies in Biden’s spending plan aimed at health equity
WASHINGTON — Democrats have made big promises to tackle racial inequities across society, including in…
Moderate Democrats are still seeking changes to the party’s drug pricing package
WASHINGTON — Rep. Kurt Schrader, the Oregon Democrat who has played an outsized role in…