Tag: Big Pharma
Trump-GOP giveaway to Big Pharma will hit taxpayers with $9 billion...
The budget office said it now expects the provision of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act to cost $8.8 billion over the next 10 years.
Women suing Pfizer say birth control left them with brain tumors
More than 1,000 women say Pfizer ignored evidence linking Depo-Provera to brain tumors—and used the FDA’s decision to protect itself.
Drug prices soar under Trump despite promises, Senate report finds
Senate HELP Minority report says 688 drug prices rose after Trump took office, with some cancer therapies now over $200,000 a year and a rare-disease drug jumping 1,555 percent; White House tariffs and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act could push costs higher still.
Heinrich-backed ORPHAN Cures Act returns in GOP reconciliation bill, critics say...
Senate parliamentarian reverses an earlier ruling, letting a provision that shields multi-use orphan drugs from Medicare price talks ride on Republicans’ budget package as patient advocates warn of higher costs for taxpayers and seniors.
Trump executive order hands Big Pharma a major win by delaying...
Order pushes for four-year delay in Medicare price talks for most prescription drugs, echoing pharma lobby demands and risking higher costs for patients.
FTC sues Big Pharma middlemen over skyrocketing insulin prices, targeting PBM...
The suit also includes their affiliated group purchasing organizations (GPOs), accusing them of blocking patients from accessing cheaper alternatives and distorting drug markets for profit.
FTC challenges Big Pharma over unfair patents as Sanders applauds regulatory...
The Federal Trade Commission intensifies its fight against pharmaceutical patent abuses, aiming to slash drug prices and increase access to generic medications.
Medicare launches first-ever drug price negotiations with pharmaceutical giants
"We are moving ahead to help people in spite of pharma's efforts to block negotiation in the courts."
Big Pharma’s battle against FDA-approved medicine imports from Canada
Florida's groundbreaking move: importing affordable medication from Canada. Big Pharma's pushback and the FDA's historic approval — a turning point in U.S. healthcare?
$6 billion in PhRMA Network grants flood the non-profit world, muddying...
An analysis of the $6 billion in grants distributed by PhRMA and its member companies.
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$380 million in funding cuts to one of the most successful public education programs
“Every day, there’s yet another abuse.” The wanton attack on public schools is one of America’s biggest tragedies.
Trump delivers lunch to Beijing
China is taking advantage of the fact that even the most even-tempered of allies have had it with Trump and his tantrums.
Omar says ICE drawdown ‘not enough’ as thousands of agents remain deployed in Minnesota
After Trump border czar Tom Homan announced that 700 federal immigration agents would leave Minnesota, Rep. Ilhan Omar, civil rights groups, and national coalitions said the move leaves an ongoing occupation intact while killings, constitutional violations, and international human rights complaints remain unresolved.
The actual Gavin Newsom is much worse than you think
For anyone who wants a truly progressive Democratic Party, Gavin Newsom is bad news.
Senators probe Equifax over plans to profit from Medicaid and SNAP work requirements
Warren, Wyden, and Sanders are demanding disclosures from Equifax as new federal work requirements threaten to strip healthcare and food assistance from millions while expanding the company’s already dominant income verification business.