Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Tag: prescription drugs

‘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.

While lobbying to kill Build Back Better, Pharma hikes costs of...

"Outrageously high prescription drug prices are now even higher."

Coalition calls for bold pricing reforms to save $450 billion on...

"Allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices and then reinvesting those savings back into the program to expand services further strengthens our path towards universal coverage for all."

FDA failed to make sure opioid prescriptions were safe, documents show

"FDA has tools that could mitigate opioid risks more effectively if the agency would be more assertive in using its power to control opioid prescribing, manufacturing, and distribution."

New study shows staggering consequences of for-profit healthcare system and Americans’...

34 million adults know someone who died after not getting the necessary treatment because of affordability.

A drug to treat a rare disease used to cost patients...

"The egregious price set by Catalyst cannot be allowed to stand. Patients in America should not be allowed to suffer or die because of the greed of a drug company."

Senate Democrats introduce bill to deny tax loophole for Big Pharma...

“The American public shouldn’t be subsidizing Big Pharma’s ads which is why my legislation would close this egregious loophole.”

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Trump administration threatens media licenses and treason charges over Iran war coverage

Critics warn FCC pressure on broadcasters and presidential threats of treason charges represent a dangerous escalation against press freedom during an active military conflict.

Thanks, MAGA, for exposing six corrosive myths that plague America – if we survive!

So kudos to today’s rightwing bellicosity for making clear the U.S. unilaterally wields deadly, rapacious power, whether sensible or stupid or gratuitous.

Neocon nightmare: Americans flee Iraq as US embassy is hit and oil ports are...

Now that the US is again involved in a major war in the region, Iraq tilts to Washington’s enemy, Iran.

Million-dollar earners stop paying into Social Security for 2026

Recent polling indicates significant public support for reform, with approximately 71 percent of voters favoring a tax increase on wealthy Americans to guarantee the program's solvency.

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