Tag: Pharmaceutical Industry

Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, has maintained the Republican Party is committed to bringing down the national debt, but timing is everything. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Beltway Confidential

John Cornyn: GOP hasn’t given up on reducing deficits and debt

Al Weaver · February 13, 2018 5:01 am

Nearly 41 million American adults lack access to a physical university, and of those, 3 million also lack access to an Internet connection suitable for online education.

Efforts to stem opioid abuse have side effects

Washington Examiner Staff · February 13, 2018 5:01 am

The White House budget proposal unveiled Monday offers several measures to help lower drug prices. However, none of the proposals directly address the problem of expensive, specialty drugs, experts say. (iStock)

Trump budget’s reforms unlikely to make big dent in high drug prices, experts say

Robert King · February 13, 2018 1:07 am

People are hurting under the current broken system that denies individuals control over their own health decisions while hugely driving up their costs. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Trump budget pushes Graham-Cassidy Obamacare repeal bill

Robert King · February 12, 2018 5:32 pm

Beltway Confidential

Can the ‘Supercommittee II’ fix Congress’ dysfunction?

Susan Ferrechio · February 12, 2018 5:01 am

Last year, states passed more than double the number of laws attacking high drug prices than in 2016, and in 2018, legislatures show no signs of stopping. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

States tired of waiting for feds to tackle high drug prices

Robert King · February 11, 2018 5:01 am

The Food and Drug Administration has opened an investigation into a range of brands that offer wet dog food. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

FDA opens investigation into dog food contaminated by euthanasia drug

Kimberly Leonard · February 10, 2018 9:44 pm

OxyContin is Purdue's No.1 drug, although sales have decreased recently due to generics. (AP Photo/Douglas Healey).

Company behind OxyContin will stop promoting opioid drugs to doctors

Diana Stancy Correll · February 10, 2018 4:28 am

A new White House proposal suggest deregulating the pharmaceutical industry to help lower drug prices. (iStock)

White House proposes faster approval of drugs to lower prices

Kimberly Leonard · February 9, 2018 11:27 pm

Freshman Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., has become a favorite of the media for his vocal defense of President Trump in the Russia investigation. (Alex Wroblewski/Bloomberg)

Beltway Confidential

Matt Gaetz: The boy politician making the most of his Trump moment

Philip Wegmann · February 9, 2018 10:59 pm

House Republicans, led by Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, need political cover from President Trump, an immigration hawk beloved by the GOP base, if they're to risk crossing their most committed voters and supporting legislation that could provide amnesty to around 2 million people. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Paul Ryan, cornered on immigration, defers to Trump

David M. Drucker · February 9, 2018 5:01 am

A new two-year budget deal in the Senate aims to close the so-called "donut hole" coverage gap in the Medicare Part D drug benefit by shifting more of the program's costs to drug companies. (iStock)

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Senate budget deal benefits insurers at the expense of sick seniors

Sally Pipes · February 9, 2018 12:48 am