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“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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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,…

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,…

As Democrats enter the final sprint in a campaign where health care is a dominant issue and a House takeover seems achievable, they are split on whether to promise coverage for everyone, which would fuel an already revved-up liberal base, or target cen…

The lawsuits contend the companies hired third-party contractors to deploy nurses—sometimes by phone, sometimes in patient’s homes—to ensure that prescriptions were refilled. The drug makers also allegedly provided kickbacks to physicians in the form o…

If you’re looking for cheaper health insurance, a whole host of new options will hit the market starting Tuesday. But the new plans – known as short-term, limited-duration insurance — may not pay for the medical care you need. Short-term policies are r…

The Senate passed the final version of a sweeping opioids package Wednesday afternoon and will send it to the White House just in time for lawmakers to campaign on the issue before the November midterm elections. The vote was 98 to 1, with only Utah Se…

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 …

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…

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,…