Pharmaceutical Industry

In this photo from Feb. 24, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar speaks in Washington, D.C. So far, Azar and the Trump administration want to leverage greater competition in the pharmaceutical market to entice lower prices. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Healthcare

Trump’s drug-price crackdown misses the mark, experts say

March 13, 2018 5:01 am

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., (pictured) and Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, have unveiled a right-to-try bill in the House of Representatives on Saturday morning. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Healthcare

House panel unveils right-to-try bill

Robert King -

March 10, 2018 3:11 pm

Martin Shkreli, the former hedge fund manager under fire for buying a pharmaceutical company and ratcheting up the price of a life-saving drug, has been found guilty of wire fraud and securities fraud. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Beltway Confidential

The ‘Pharma Bro’ is a cautionary tale

Becket Adams -

March 10, 2018 5:01 am

Martin Shkreli gained notoriety when his company Turing Pharmaceuticals raised the price of the anti-malarial drug Daraprim from $13.50 a pill to $750. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Healthcare

‘Pharma bro’ Martin Shkreli sentenced to 7 years in prison

Robert King -

March 9, 2018 7:00 pm

U-God from the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan had choice words for convicted hedge fund manager Martin Shkreli and the fate of the Wu-Tang Clan's double-album

Beltway Confidential

U-God of Wu-Tang Clan: Martin Shkreli is a ‘cocky motherf—ker’

Siraj Hashmi -

March 9, 2018 6:40 pm

President Trump is expected to announce a 25 percent tariff on steel and a 10 percent tariff on aluminum this week. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

Republicans will let tariffs ruin the economy, because they are afraid of angering Trump

Philip Wegmann -

March 8, 2018 6:46 pm

Express Scripts is one of the biggest pharmacy benefit managers in the country. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Economy

Cigna makes bid to buy drug plan middle man Express Scripts

Robert King -

March 8, 2018 12:46 pm

The two largest providers of prescription medication programs have nearly tripled the number of medications that insurance companies will no longer cover, according to a new study by the Doctor-Patient Rights Project. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Healthcare

Insurers’ exclusion of disease treatments increases costs

Seth Ginsberg -

March 8, 2018 5:01 am

Supporters of two Obamacare stabilization bills are looking into adding protections that prevent the money from funding abortions into a must-pass, two-year spending bill Congress is expected to take up this month. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., said,

Beltway Confidential

House Republicans seek anti-abortion protections in Obamacare stabilization bills

Robert King -

March 8, 2018 12:27 am

The Right to Try Act allows terminally ill patients who have exhausted all other options to try medications that have passed basic Food and Drug Administration safety protocols but not completed the full, multiyear approval process. Such legislation has received overwhelming support nationally, becoming law in 38 states. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Healthcare

Andy Biggs and Brian Fitzpatrick: America needs the Right to Try, before it’s too late

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March 7, 2018 9:56 pm

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Tag: Pharmaceutical Industry

Trump’s drug-price crackdown misses the mark, experts say

House panel unveils right-to-try bill

The ‘Pharma Bro’ is a cautionary tale

‘Pharma bro’ Martin Shkreli sentenced to 7 years in prison

U-God of Wu-Tang Clan: Martin Shkreli is a ‘cocky motherf—ker’

Cigna makes bid to buy drug plan middle man Express Scripts

Insurers’ exclusion of disease treatments increases costs

Andy Biggs and Brian Fitzpatrick: America needs the Right to Try, before it’s too late

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