Wednesday, June 18, 2025

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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Lawmakers move to block Trump from dragging US into war with Iran amid Israeli...

As Israel intensifies strikes on Iran, Democratic and Republican lawmakers introduce legislation to restrain Trump from launching unauthorized military action.

Senate GOP deepens Medicaid cuts to fund Trump tax breaks as healthcare losses mount

Republicans propose harsher work requirements, provider tax reductions, and new co-pays that threaten millions of low-income Americans’ access to care.

5 million reject Trump’s militarism with No Kings protests as immigration raids expand

Nationwide demonstrations denounce authoritarianism, ICE crackdowns, and Trump’s $45 million military parade while calling for sustained resistance.

Blaming the poor while the rich sneak off with the welfare

Republicans say they only want to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse. To do this they're wasting lives, defrauding their constituents, and abusing the privilege of leadership.