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STAT+: Patient groups push federal government to enforce health care price estimates
People don’t receive bills after going to a grocery store or a mechanic’s shop. They…
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To gin up opposition to the proposed menthol ban, tobacco companies are turning to gas station ads
GETTYSBURG, Pa. — At the Gateway mini mart here, you can buy menthol-flavored hemp cigarettes,…
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…
White House science adviser Alondra Nelson on the midterms, the cancer moonshot, and a book in the works
Science, according to President Joe Biden’s deputy science adviser Alondra Nelson, is more bipartisan than…
White House’s Jha isn’t predicting a holiday Covid surge this year
Ashish Jha, the White House Covid-19 coordinator, predicted Tuesday that the United States will not…
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…
Free sunscreen, ear plugs — and Covid shots? At the NASCAR race, vaccinations are still a tough sell
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Under the bright lights of the Phoenix Raceway, as a hundred thousand…
Health and science are on the ballot this election. Here’s what we’re watching
WASHINGTON — The midterm elections this year are centered on weighty topics: the economy looms…
Missouri Senate race shows just how hard it is to campaign on abortion in the heartland
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – If any Senate race should be a referendum on abortion access…
‘If I were a hospital, I’d be reading the tea leaves’: Pressures grow on the health care industry to reduce its climate pollution
Flooding, heat waves, wildfires, and other climate-driven weather extremes in recent years have catapulted hospitals…
STAT+: Q&A: A health justice lawyer and new MacArthur ‘genius’ on pharma’s patent games
Priti Krishtel has had it with the patent tricks up pharma’s sleeves. The co-executive director…
On the campaign trail, Republicans ramp up anti-science, anti-Covid, often anti-Fauci messaging
WASHINGTON — Even as the pandemic fades from our daily lives, it is at the…
Medicare is going to cap patients’ spending on drugs. But there’s no such limit for hospital or doctor bills
By 2025, people on Medicare who take expensive medications will feel significant financial relief: They…
FDA, DOJ sue 6 vape shops for ignoring warnings about selling illegal products
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is suing six vape shops after the companies ignored Food…
In new White House plan, Biden administration outlines ambitious strategy to prevent and prepare for pandemics
The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled a new national biodefense strategy, aiming to adapt lessons…
Biden officials scramble for a backup as Covid variants threaten a key therapy for immunocompromised people
WASHINGTON — Biden health officials are bracing for the prospect that the country’s sole preventive…
A minuscule new HHS office has a mammoth goal: tackling environmental justice
WASHINGTON — Ask 10 people how a federal health care agency might tackle “environmental justice,”…
To boost rural vaccination rates, health officials head for NASCAR
WASHINGTON — The federal government, which has long struggled to increase Covid-19 vaccinations in rural…
STAT+: Medicare tasks a senior adviser with staffing its new drug pricing division
WASHINGTON — Medicare has tasked a senior adviser at the agency with assembling a small…
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…
White House’s open-access research directive scrambles long-entrenched models, raising key questions
In August, the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy released a memo directing…
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+: Democrats concede to clean user fee agreement to fund FDA
WASHINGTON — Democrats have conceded to Republican demands and agreed to fund the Food and…
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…
Opinion: The White House has a major chance to improve coordination of federal nutrition efforts
At the end of September, the White House will host a Conference on Hunger, Nutrition…
Listen: Pharma’s telehealth gold mine, the return of the biotech IPO, & a merger deferred
Is online prescribing a good idea? When is $2 billion not a lot of money?…
STAT+: Lawmaker requests investigation into HCA over billing practices
WASHINGTON — A Democratic House lawmaker with oversight authority is calling for an investigation into the…
U.S. to spend more than $2 billion to launch Biden’s biomanufacturing initiative
The federal government is pledging more than $2 billion to launch President Biden’s new national…
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…
White House signals most people will only need annual Covid booster
As part of its push to encourage vaccine-weary Americans to get the updated Covid shot,…
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STAT+: Doctors, seniors groups flag concerns with Medicare Advantage
Doctors, patients, and seniors groups are airing new grievances about Medicare Advantage, arguing the growing…
New Covid vaccines are hitting pharmacy shelves. What happens to the original shots?
WASHINGTON — Senior Biden officials are in discussions about what to do with millions of…
Rahul Gupta, first physician to serve as drug czar, says stigma among doctors is key culprit in addiction crisis
WASHINGTON — Rahul Gupta is no stranger to the nationwide addiction crisis. Drug use and…
The Biden administration is pushing another round of Covid boosters. Who’s listening?
WASHINGTON — Federal health officials are starting to push new, variant-targeting vaccines that they say…
STAT+: In a new lawsuit, pharma-backed patient groups fight federal rule around copay coupons
Three patient advocacy groups are suing the Biden administration to challenge a federal regulation they…
White House directs agencies to make federally funded studies free to access
The White House on Thursday directed health and science agencies to make federally funded studies…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: House report shows Trump sought to pressure FDA on Covid response; Pfizer Covid pill provides little benefit to younger adults
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. Or will it be…
What Fauci’s exit tells us about the ongoing fight against Covid
There was a time when Anthony Fauci thought he would retire when the Covid-19 pandemic…
The FDA stands by as the vaping industry flouts its orders
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has spent more than four years trying to…
STAT+: Biden administration largely stands firm on its method for resolving surprise billing disputes
The Biden administration largely stood firm on its plan for resolving disputes over surprise medical…
White House, facing pressure from activists, to accelerate rollout of monkeypox treatments and vaccines
Biden Administration health officials said Wednesday they would accelerate access to vaccines and treatments for…
STAT+: Pharma’s likely to sue over Medicare negotiation. Here are the arguments they might use
WASHINGTON — Democrats finally achieved a win over the pharmaceutical industry this month when they…
In an effort to address its missteps during Covid, CDC plans an ‘ambitious’ agency overhaul
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an agency that has had its reputation battered…
STAT+: Unpacking the drug pricing policies that Congress just approved
WASHINGTON — Medicare coverage for prescription drugs will look very different when President Biden signs…
Private equity’s latest fixation & the ACA subsidy spigot
You’re reading the web edition of Health Care Inc., STAT’s weekly newsletter following the flow…
In a momentous vote for Pelosi, House sends drug pricing reforms to President Biden’s desk
WASHINGTON — Fifteen years later, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is fulfilling one of her first campaign…