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“Historic” Shift in Support for Coverage for People with Preexisting Conditions
As we approach the midterm elections, polls are showing the vast majority of Americans believe that even if you are sick you should be able to find health insurance coverage you can afford. In a new commentary in STAT, Commonwealth Fund President David…
Doctors Like to Think Big Pharma Doesn’t Sway Them. It Does.
Doctors, when surveyed, say they are opposed to the very idea of skewing their prescribing practice in favor of companies giving them money. The problem is, they still take lots of money in the form of honoraria, speaking fees, research grants, and out…
Doctors Like to Think Big Pharma Doesn’t Sway Them. It Does.
Doctors, when surveyed, say they are opposed to the very idea of skewing their prescribing practice in favor of companies giving them money. The problem is, they still take lots of money in the form of honoraria, speaking fees, research grants, and out…
Drug Costs
“So long as our campaign finance system remains essentially the same, I think the pharmaceutical industry is going to continue to exercise really outsized influence in D.C.” — Shawn Gremminger, Senior Director of Federal Relations, Families USA
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Vulnerable House Republican Unveils Resolution on Preexisting Conditions
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) on Tuesday introduced a resolution intended to protect people with preexisting conditions, illustrating the lengths vulnerable Republicans are going to try to show they favor those protections. The resolution from Sessions,…
Vulnerable House Republican Unveils Resolution on Preexisting Conditions
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) on Tuesday introduced a resolution intended to protect people with preexisting conditions, illustrating the lengths vulnerable Republicans are going to try to show they favor those protections. The resolution from Sessions,…
Pharmaceutical Lobby
“So long as our campaign finance system remains essentially the same, I think the pharmaceutical industry is going to continue to exercise really outsized influence in D.C.” — Shawn Gremminger, senior director of federal relations, Families USA
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Senate Dems to Force Vote This Week to Overrule Trump Obamacare Change
Democrats are planning to force a vote in the Senate this week on overturning a Trump administration rule expanding non-Obamacare insurance plans. The Democratic resolution, which will likely get a vote on Wednesday, would overturn a rule finalized in …
Employer-Provided Health Insurance Approaches $20,000 a Year
The average cost of employer health coverage offered to workers rose to nearly $20,000 for a family plan this year, according to a new survey, capping years of increases that experts said are chiefly tied to rising prices paid for health services. Annu…
Vulnerable House Republican Unveils Resolution on Pre-existing Conditions
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) on Tuesday introduced a resolution intended to protect people with preexisting conditions, illustrating the lengths vulnerable Republicans are going to try to show they favor those protections. The resolution from Sessions,…
