STAT+: Pharmacists can make shortage drugs, but at what cost?
Pharmacists increasingly are being asked to make drugs in bulk for hospitals that are in…
Category: Politics
STAT+: HHS leader on health and climate change talks health sector emissions and heat emergencies
Renee Salas, an emergency medicine physician at Massachusetts General Hospital, blames climate change for the…
STAT+: House committee hearing kicks off potential doctor pay reforms in Medicare
WASHINGTON — The House Energy & Commerce health subcommittee kicked off its first hearing in…
STAT+: Actually, hospital price transparency does save money, advocate highlights
BOSTON — For all those who think hospital price transparency will not save money, Cynthia…
STAT+: NIH confirmation hearing highlights just how divisive the agency’s portfolio has become
Monica Bertagnolli, President Biden’s nominee to lead the National Institutes of Health, spent her confirmation…
STAT+: When Medicare paid doctors differently, fewer patients had heart problems
WASHINGTON — Doctors lowered the incidence of heart disease and strokes among their patients when…
STAT+: White House moves closer to a ban on menthol cigarettes, amid intensifying opposition from tobacco companies
WASHINGTON — The White House is about to feel what it’s like to go up…
STAT+: HHS dispatches millions to next-generation Covid targets, including intranasal vaccine
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced Friday that it is investing in three potential vaccines…
STAT+: Medicare to cover more brain scans related to Alzheimer’s drugs
Medicare has officially expanded its coverage policy for brain scans that detect a brain plaque…
STAT+: Bernie Sanders bashes nonprofit hospitals over their tax breaks
WASHINGTON — Hospitals get tax breaks that are worth far more than the value of…
The future of health care in the House
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STAT+: 3 questions for the future of Biden’s cancer moonshot
WASHINGTON — The latest phase of President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot initiative leaves open a few…
STAT+: Key Senate panel eyes action on drug shortages
WASHINGTON — One of the top health care committees in the Senate is assembling ideas…
Opinion: The case against age limits for politicians
A recent poll from YouGov/CBS News showed that 77% of respondents said that there should…
As conservative views collide with science, doctors find themselves navigating political landmines
WASHINGTON — It started with a tweet: A year-old, 43-second clip of Kevin Wang talking…
STAT+: Congress extends some pandemic preparedness programs, but not all
WASHINGTON — Congress temporarily extended a few pandemic-preparedness programs when it forestalled a government shutdown…
STAT+: Obama-era Medicare innovation initiative doesn’t save money after all
WASHINGTON — A key Obama-era initiative was supposed to save Medicare money by testing new…
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STAT+: Court allows Medicare drug price negotiation to proceed
WASHINGTON — A federal court judge allowed a new Medicare drug price negotiation program to…
STAT+: GOP senator probes drug discount programs at Cleveland Clinic, Bon Secours
WASHINGTON — The top ranking Republican on the Senate health committee is launching an investigation…
Did you have Obamacare on your GOP debate bingo card?
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Did the government get a bad deal on the Covid-19 boosters?
WASHINGTON — After Pfizer and Moderna hiked the prices of their Covid-19 vaccines this year,…
STAT+: 6 ways the government could help address drug shortages, including in cancer
WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats alike want to stop drug shortages from happening. The vexing…
Republicans aren’t quite done talking about Obamacare, after all
WASHINGTON — In a far-ranging debate that touched on everything from border control issues to…
STAT+: Senate committee chair tries to spark negotiations to keep Medicare solvent
WASHINGTON — The Senate Budget Committee started what could become a bipartisan effort to extend…
STAT+: ARPA-H finally settles on its headquarters: hubs in Boston, Texas, and D.C.
WASHINGTON — Cities and states have been clamoring to play host to the Advanced Research…
STAT+: With Menendez indictment, pharmaceutical industry could lose a key ally
WASHINGTON — With mounting calls for embattled Sen. Bob Menendez to resign, the pharmaceutical industry…
Will a government shutdown stall Medicare drug price negotiations?
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STAT+: Medicare Advantage plans for dual-eligible enrollees set to get Senate scrutiny
The Senate has set its eyes on regulating insurance plans for some of the most…
Senate HELP on collision course
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STAT+: Bernie Sanders, Bill Cassidy clash over proposal to increase primary care doctors, nurses
WASHINGTON — In a striking display of discord Thursday, leaders of the Senate’s health committee…
STAT+: Hearing on Medicare drug price negotiation gets unusually heated
WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats fought it out over Medicare drug price negotiation Wednesday at…
Weed smokers often can’t work for the government. Some Republicans want to keep it that way
WASHINGTON — Roughly three quarters of states have legalized marijuana either for medical or recreational…
Free Covid tests will be offered again to all U.S. households
The federal government is again offering free Covid-19 tests to Americans, providing a fifth round…
STAT+: PBMs were the target of House hearing, but pharma wasn’t spared criticism
WASHINGTON — Congress wants to reform PBM business practices to help lower the cost of…
STAT+: What happened to the House vote on health care price transparency?
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Rep. Adam Smith weighs in on the country’s mental health crisis with his own story
WASHINGTON — Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) knew when he hit rock bottom. “I woke up…
STAT+: Chamber of Commerce, government clash at first court hearing on Medicare drug prices
WASHINGTON — Attorneys for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the federal government sparred Friday…
STAT+: House subcommittee forays into fixing drug shortages
WASHINGTON — A House subcommittee took a first step today toward legislation to fix drug…
New Senate deal would ban some facility fees, reform hospital contracting
WASHINGTON — A new, bipartisan deal in the Senate to fund primary care programs also…
STAT+: Civica Rx considers moving into chemo drugs as shortages worsen
WASHINGTON — A nonprofit formed by hospitals to deal with drug shortages is considering a…
STAT+: What to make of Biden’s latest cancer moonshot efforts
WASHINGTON — The next chapter of President Biden’s moonshot to end cancer has landed. While…
STAT+: In new Regeneron deal for Covid drug, Biden administration imposes price limits for first time
WASHINGTON — A groundbreaking clause in a new deal between the Department of Health and…
Opinion: PEPFAR, one of the greatest public health inventions of our time, is at risk
In the clinic where I work, I met a patient the other day whom I…
STAT+: White House touts efforts to stem cancer drug shortages
WASHINGTON — The White House says it’s working to end shortages of three key generic…
Is there a path forward for PEPFAR?
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NIH nominee Bertagnolli will get a confirmation hearing next month, Sanders says
WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will hold a confirmation hearing next month for Monica…
STAT+: House transparency, PBM reform bill gains bipartisan support
WASHINGTON — A Democrat has signed on to a legislative package that would require health…
A new House health package & hospitals’ new site-neutral talking points
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STAT+: House committees strike deal on health transparency, PBM reform package
WASHINGTON — Republicans on three key House committees have reconciled their differing legislative packages to…
STAT+: Astellas withdraws lawsuit after evading Medicare drug price negotiations
WASHINGTON — Astellas was so sure that one of its drugs was going to be…