STAT+: Biden’s Medicaid pressure tactics could put his team at odds with hospitals
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is pressuring states to expand Medicaid — and it’s setting…
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STAT+: Top Senate Democrat heads back to drawing board on drug pricing
WASHINGTON — A powerful Democratic committee chair is starting to work on a new drug…
STAT+: Lander fends off controversy, pledges broader access to STEM careers during Senate confirmation hearing
WASHINGTON — Eric Lander, President Biden’s nominee to lead the White House’s science policy office,…
In his biggest speech yet, Biden pitches a new health agency to help ‘end cancer as we know it’
WASHINGTON — In one of the most emotional moments of his first major address to…
Biden is set to ask for drug pricing reform this year. But it’s an empty call
WASHINGTON — President Biden is set to tell Congress tonight to let Medicare negotiate drug…
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A mask break: Federal health officials say vaccinated people can doff face coverings when outside, away from crowds
People who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 no longer need to wear masks while outside…
STAT+: Drug pricing déjà vu: Now it’s Democrats struggling to unite on the issue
WASHINGTON — It’s the eve of a major speech by the president, and it’s anyone’s…
STAT+: Worried drug pricing reform might be left behind, Democrat pushes Biden to make clear his support
WASHINGTON — At least one Democratic lawmaker is openly pushing President Biden to include drug…
STAT+: Why hospitals hate Bernie Sanders’ latest health reform push
WASHINGTON — Progressives in Congress, led by Sen. Bernie Sanders, have ramped up pressure on…
Top Senate Republican holds up Biden’s CMS nominee over Texas Medicaid waiver
WASHINGTON — A top Senate Republican is holding up the confirmation of President Biden’s nominee…
STAT+: Biden officials met privately with 3M, AmerisourceBergen, PhRMA and more to debate shoring up the national stockpile
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration met privately this month with some of the nation’s biggest…
STAT+: The lobbying juggernaut the American Hospital Association is losing its top advocate at a critical moment for the industry
WASHINGTON — Tom Nickels helped build the American Hospital Association into one of the biggest…
In Q&A, Vice President Harris calls for urgent action on the Black maternal health crisis
It’s an American crisis that was long ignored at the government’s highest levels: Black women…
STAT+: Hints emerge about a key Senate committee’s plans for health care
WASHINGTON — A Senate hearing Thursday provided one of the clearest roadmaps to date for…
STAT+: PhRMA chief talks strategy — and he’s surprisingly optimistic about drug pricing reform
WASHINGTON — Steve Ubl, who leads the drug industry lobbying powerhouse PhRMA, has a bold…
STAT+: Cavazzoni to take over influential spot atop FDA drug center
WASHINGTON — Patrizia Cavazzoni has been named the permanent leader of the FDA’s Center for…
Biden officials rebuff appeals to surge Covid-19 vaccine to Michigan amid growing crisis
WASHINGTON — Amid Michigan’s worst-in-the-nation coronavirus surge, scientists and public health officials are urging the…
STAT+: There’s no point person in Biden’s HHS for its $186 billion Covid-19 fund for health care providers
WASHINGTON — Health care providers are eagerly awaiting billions of dollars from a Covid-19 relief…
Former Biden, Trump advisers renew push to delay second Covid vaccine
WASHINGTON — As Covid-19 cases spike and coronavirus variants continue to spread, the Biden administration…
Resistance from health experts and business owners could doom ‘vaccine passports’ even before they launch
WASHINGTON — When it comes to decrying the concept of “vaccine passports,” conservatives have company….
STAT+: Here are the drug pricing policy options Democrats could use to pay for their next big legislative push
WASHINGTON — Democrats in Congress are already gearing up for their next big legislative push,…
STAT+: The operation formerly known as Warp Speed: Biden leans heavily on the flagship Trump-era initiative
WASHINGTON — The Biden White House has made no secret of its disdain for President…
‘Right now I’m scared’: CDC director warns of a coming spike in Covid-19 case counts
WASHINGTON — As Covid-19 cases begin again to spike throughout the United States, CDC Director…
After U.S. failures on Covid, Congress is working to prepare America to fight the next pandemic
WASHINGTON — Congress, in a rare show of bipartisanship, is gearing up to try to…
STAT+: Xavier Becerra’s 4 most urgent challenges as Biden’s soon-to-be HHS secretary
WASHINGTON — Xavier Becerra has survived the worst of a tense confirmation battle to become…
The White House is set to unveil a wide-reaching, billion-dollar campaign aimed at convincing every American to get vaccinated
WASHINGTON — The White House this week will unveil a wide-reaching, $1.5 billion public relations…
STAT+: Bipartisan group of former FDA commissioners pushes for strong tobacco regulation
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan cadre of FDA commissioners urged the Biden administration to get tough…
STAT+: Hospitals’ push to boost Medicare pay through December faces uncertain fate in the Senate
WASHINGTON — Hospitals successfully lobbied to get a House vote next week to prolong a…
Biden will compel states to make vaccines available for all adults by May 1
WASHINGTON — The White House will compel state, local, and tribal governments to make Covid-19…
STAT+: 6 former FDA commissioners push Biden to nominate a permanent chief
WASHINGTON — Six former FDA commissioners are urging President Biden to quickly nominate an FDA…
With the ear of Joe Manchin, West Virginia hospitals helped secure billions in new Covid relief funds
WASHINGTON — West Virginia University Health System doesn’t have the name recognition of the Mayo…
STAT+: Biden’s silence on an FDA nominee underscores how tough it is to fill that job
WASHINGTON — Nearly everyone here expected President Biden to move with record speed to nominate…
STAT+: Health care industry scores lobbying wins in Senate on drug pricing, provider funds, insurance subsidies
WASHINGTON — Health care industry lobbying groups are poised to score big wins in the…
Biden promises enough Covid-19 vaccines to inoculate all adult Americans by the end of May
WASHINGTON — President Biden pledged Tuesday that the federal government will have enough doses of…
The ‘other’ epidemic: Amid Covid-19, addiction experts fear Biden could back-burner the overdose crisis
WASHINGTON — There’s an epidemic sweeping the country, causing thousands of needless deaths each month…
The Trump administration quietly spent billions in hospital funds on Operation Warp Speed
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration quietly took around $10 billion from a fund meant to…
STAT+: Janet Woodcock revolutionized the way the FDA reviews cancer drugs, inspiring her supporters and raising concerns for detractors
WASHINGTON — In 2000, the Food and Drug Administration approved just three cancer drugs. Last…
‘We’re not there yet’: Biden officials issue somber warning about uptick in Covid-19 cases
WASHINGTON — Biden administration officials on Friday warned of a “very concerning” uptick in Covid-19…
STAT+: Republicans’ surprising Becerra attack: He’s not sympathetic enough to pharma
WASHINGTON — Republican senators on Tuesday blasted President Biden’s health secretary nominee using an unexpected…
STAT+: Federal judge nixes hospitals’ attempt to force HHS 340B crackdown
WASHINGTON — A federal judge ruled Thursday that it’s too early for hospitals to challenge…
Biden to nominate Brooks-LaSure to oversee CMS
WASHINGTON — President Biden plans to nominate Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, a health policy consultant and veteran…
Opinion: A public option for health insurance could be a disaster, especially in times of crisis
In a step to help more Americans get health insurance, President Biden signed an executive…
The Biden administration is making nursing schools pay for a government mistake amid Covid-19
WASHINGTON — The federal government miscalculated funding for hospital-based nursing schools for nearly two decades,…
STAT+: Woodcock vs. Sharfstein: A head-to-head comparison of Biden’s top choices for FDA commissioner
WASHINGTON — President Biden will soon have to nominate someone to helm the Food and…
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…
STAT+: Biden administration pumps brakes on signature Trump drug pricing proposal
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has agreed to delay for a year the implementation of…
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…
STAT+: Senate rules could pose hurdles for vaccine funds
WASHINGTON — Progressive Democrats in the Senate are hoping to use a streamlined process that…
U.S. will have enough Covid-19 vaccines for 300 million Americans by end of summer, Biden says
WASHINGTON — President Biden plans to purchase another 200 million doses of coronavirus vaccines from…