Tag: prescription drugs
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.
Bernie Sanders calls out Big Pharma over exorbitant drug prices: Novo...
As Novo Nordisk rakes in billions, Sen. Bernie Sanders and public health advocates demand answers on why U.S. patients are charged sky-high prices for life-saving drugs like Ozempic while generics could sell for a fraction of the cost.
Sanders advocates for equity in pandemic response, presses for fair pricing...
Economic parity in health emergence: Sanders' rallying cry for global equity in WHO pandemic accord.
Sanders demands probe of push to give company patent for public-funded...
Sanders demanded a probe of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) patent proposal in a letter to Christi Grimm, inspector general of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Pharma lobby furious over wildly popular effort to curb drug prices
"This is the biggest defeat Big Pharma has ever suffered—and it won't be the last. We are going to keep fighting until every single person in America can get the medications they need."
We don’t need government-granted patent monopolies to finance drug development
The best way to get alternatives to the current patent system was to have examples of successful drugs developed without relying on patent monopolies.
‘Monstrous’: Federal judge rules HIV drug coverage mandate violates religious freedom
"No one's religious beliefs should ever prevent access to essential lifesaving medication."
Walmart, CVS and Walgreens must pay $650M for filling prescriptions to...
A federal judge in Ohio found the pharmacy chains accountable for filling prescriptions even after suspecting doctors were operating pill mills.
Corruption in drug patents: Take away the money
When patents can be worth enormous sums of money, companies will find ways to abuse the system.
Progressive organizations launch new campaign: ‘Make Meds Affordable’
The new campaign is calling on President Biden to take executive action to lower drug prices.
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Trump EPA rolls back protections from toxic forever chemicals in drinking water
Amid pressure from chemical and utility industries, the Trump administration weakens key PFAS drinking water regulations—exposing millions to cancer-linked toxins.
GOP tax cuts for the rich advance as Republicans push record-breaking Medicaid and SNAP...
As House Republicans approve tax breaks for the wealthy, they simultaneously move to gut Medicaid and food assistance, rejecting all amendments to protect vulnerable Americans.
Trump-Musk Social Security fraud hunt yields chaos, not criminals
An internal document reveals that the Trump administration’s crackdown on supposed fraud in Social Security phone claims has identified just two questionable cases out of more than 110,000—prompting bipartisan outrage and warnings of a politically motivated attack on the program.
Why the right really hates the Postal Service
It’s not about USPS’s efficiency or viability. It’s about equity and collective good, values that are anathema to predatory capitalism.