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Rep. Chris Collins January 2020
Biotech

Former Rep. Chris Collins sentenced to 26 months in prison in biotech insider trading scheme

By Damian Garde and Lev Facher

Alex Brandon/AP
Politics

Airing frustrations with pharma, a Republican FTC commissioner just endorsed Medicare negotiation

By Lev Facher

prescription drug pricing/NH
Politics

A court struck down a ban on pharma ‘price gouging.’ One state wants to revive it — and others could follow

By Lev Facher

des moines debate
Politics

Democrats zero in on high drug prices in Iowa debate

By Lev Facher

Hidden data
Politics

FDA and NIH let clinical trial sponsors keep results secret, investigation shows

By Charles Piller — Science

Chuck Grassley Feb. 2019
Politics

Trump should do more to bolster Senate drug pricing effort, Grassley says

By Lev Facher

American Action Network ad
Politics

Conservative group with pharma ties makes clear there are drug pricing reforms they can support

By Nicholas Florko

Road to nowhere
Politics

Washington took a decade to approve an obscure drug-pricing bill. That’s a bad omen for more ambitious reforms

By Nicholas Florko

cannabidiol
Politics

A spate of new class-action lawsuits threaten the CBD industry. Will they force Washington to act?

By Nicholas Florko

Three to Watch Drug Pricing
Politics

3 drug pricing policy experiments to watch in 2020

By Nicholas Florko

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By STAT staff

2019 to Watch Congressional Races
Politics

3 congressional races to watch in 2020

By Lev Facher

Senate Finance Committee hearing on drug prices
Politics

2019 was supposed to be the year Washington lowered drug prices. What happened?

By Lev Facher and Nicholas Florko

Canada Flag
Politics

One drug maker has a lot more to lose than others, under early drafts of drug importation plans

By Nicholas Florko

Politics

Top Republican blasts McConnell for derailing bipartisan drug pricing bill

By Nicholas Florko

Alex Azar, Betsy DeVos, Ryan Zinke
Politics

In a first step, Trump administration unveils two proposals to permit drug importation

By Nicholas Florko

Vial and syringe
Politics

Lawmakers slip a win for pharma into federal spending package

By Nicholas Florko

FDA Nominee Stephen Hahn
Politics

Senate confirms Stephen Hahn, oncologist and political newcomer, as FDA commissioner

By Nicholas Florko

H.R. 3 press conference Pelosi
Politics

House passes major drug-pricing bill, a Democratic salvo in a showdown far from over

By Lev Facher

HR 3 ad/Politico
Politics

It’s a bonanza: With drug pricing bill up for a vote, D.C. news outlets are drowning in advocacy ads

By Nicholas Florko

Vivitrol Opioids
Politics

FDA blasts Alkermes for underselling the risks of opioid addiction drug Vivitrol

By Lev Facher

Pramila Jayapal
Politics

After a long fight, progressives secure small tweaks to Pelosi’s drug pricing package

By Nicholas Florko

Nancy Pelosi Dec. 6
Politics

Democrats’ drug pricing bill is a sneak peek at the party’s 2020 campaign message

By Lev Facher

Trump in the Villages
Politics

With new trade deal, Trump deals a blow to drug makers

By Nicholas Florko

Pelosi - October 2019
Politics

What’s real — and what’s illusion — in drug pricing legislation on Capitol Hill

By Nicholas Florko

Rep. Greg Walden
Politics

House Republicans fuel Capitol Hill chaos with competing drug pricing bill

By Lev Facher

Grassley
Politics

Revamped, bipartisan Senate package takes aim at drug prices — and props up other health programs, too

By Nicholas Florko

Nancy Pelosi
Politics

More than 100 small biotech CEOs sound off against Pelosi’s signature drug pricing bill

By Nicholas Florko

CORY BOOKER
Politics

Senators urge Medicare to prevent bias in AI tools used in health care

By Elizabeth Cooney

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