Tag: Big Pharma
Big Pharma raises price of cancer drug by 1400%
NextSource blames Medicaid for the absurd price increase.
Big Pharma’s charging you 10,000 times more for these pills
This is a serious problem for many of those suffering from neglected tropical diseases in the U.S. who are unable to afford the medications they need.
Should former Big Pharma CEO be in charge of regulating Big...
The Senate Finance Committee responsible for the decision has a long history with Big Pharma.
Bernie Sanders and Angus King tell Big Pharma ‘we’re not gonna...
When the legislation has the support of the people and could potentially save billions of lives, we aren’t going to give up.
Big Pharma gets $28 billion tax break in GOP health plan
Big Pharma has been getting fat off American consumers and public health systems for years.
How two common medications became one $455 million specialty pill
After I was prescribed a brand-name drug I didn’t need and given a coupon to cover the out-of-pocket costs, I discovered another reason Americans pay too much for health care.
Big Pharma’s pollution is creating deadly superbugs while the world looks...
Environmental standards do not feature in international regulations governing drug production.
6 ways to put public interest ahead of Big Pharma profits
Increase access to generics, end “evergreening” drug patents, and other ways to put people before profits.
How taxpayer money provides the research for Big Pharma
Public money and public universities boost Big Pharma’s profits, so shouldn’t the public be able to afford the drugs?
Major breakthrough on Capitol Hill: Government may make drugs cheaper
Democrats are embracing a way in which the market can be used to better people’s health and reduce inequality.
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No king but madness reigns
Today I'll survey several factors feeding this unfolding fiasco.
Traders placed massive bets minutes before Trump Iran post raising insider trading concerns
Unusual oil and stock trades worth hundreds of millions of dollars occurred minutes before the president’s social media announcement about Iran peace talks, prompting calls for investigations into possible insider knowledge.
Mo. Senator Eric Schmitt’s asinine SHIELD Act would classify blowing whistles as ‘Obstruction of...
Meanwhile Schmitt ignores blatant obstruction by Bondi’s DOJ.
Multi-million dollar agreement to import giant pandas from China collapses
Reports from advocacy groups like SF Zoo Watch and In Defense of Animals call on Mayor Daniel Lurie to halt new animal acquisitions and transform the 100-acre site from a traditional exhibition-based zoo into a 21st-century ecological park.
ICE at the gates: Rights groups warn Trump airport deployment risks civil liberties crisis
Civil liberties advocates, unions, and lawmakers raise alarm over use of immigration agents in airport security amid shutdown-driven staffing crisis.