Tag: Pharmaceutical Industry

The Obama administration found that drug spending on Medicare Part D, the program's prescription drug program, was $121 billion in 2014, a 17 percent increase from 2013. (AP Photo)

Medicare spending a lot more on prescriptions

Robert King · August 18, 2016 2:59 pm

Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that as president, she would tackle a host of healthcare issues from prescription drug prices to opioid abuse to mental health problems. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Clinton vows to tackle healthcare problems

Paige Winfield Cunningham · August 17, 2016 8:21 pm

The FDA hasn't spent $300 million of the $7.67 billion in user fees it has collected since 1992. (iStock photo)

FDA leaves millions in user fees on the table

Robert King · August 15, 2016 6:11 pm

Last year, nearly half of all drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration were orphan drugs, which are intended to treat rare diseases. (iStock photo)

Prices of drugs to treat rare diseases soar

Robert King · August 15, 2016 3:52 pm

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman called on seven companies to stop marketing products that claim they can prevent or protect against the Zika virus, but are in fact useless. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

New York attorney general slams deceptive Zika-prevention products

Robert King · August 3, 2016 3:59 pm

Clinton Foundation drug contracts intersected with State Department work

Clinton Foundation drug contracts intersected with State Department work

Sarah Bedford · August 3, 2016 4:01 am

Why is the FDA leaving doctors in the dark?

Sally Pipes · August 2, 2016 4:03 am

Sen. Chuck Grassley wants information about a spike in spending in Medicare's catastrophic prescription drug program. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Grassley presses administration on high drug spending

Robert King · July 27, 2016 6:26 pm

The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America announced Friday that Teva Pharmaceuticals would join the group. (Eddie Gerald/Bloomberg News)

Pharma lobbying group lets in generic rival

Robert King · July 15, 2016 5:33 pm

Democrats want to add $920 million to legislation that was created by a committee of Senate and House lawmakers to address the opioid crisis and have indicated they wouldn't support the legislation without it. (Simon Dawson/Bloomberg, File)

Democrats push for opioid funding

Robert King · July 6, 2016 3:30 pm

The platform does not mention Bernie Sanders' policy to expand Medicare to all people and to abolish private insurance through a single-payer program where all healthcare is paid by the government. (AP Photo)

In blow to Sanders, Dems ignore single-payer in party platform

Robert King · July 1, 2016 9:13 pm

Robert Califf received $365 from pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline for lodging and food expenses, according to a database of payments made by drug companies to doctors and teaching hospitals. (AP Photo)

FDA chief disputing record showing pharma payment

Robert King · July 1, 2016 7:37 pm