Congress

Politics By Lev Facher

In a pivotal race in North Carolina, Democrats try to paint the incumbent as ‘pharma’s favorite senator’

Pharmalot By Ed Silverman

Lawmakers release trove of Purdue documents detailing Sackler family’s involvement in opioid sales

Politics By Nicholas Florko

Quinn Nystrom is betting a platform laser-focused on high insulin prices will propel her to Congress

First Opinion By Ayanna Pressley and Carolyn B. Maloney

Children and families need resources to address trauma at its roots

Politics By Nicholas Florko

‘Are you an American, sir?’: Lawmakers interrogate Amgen, Novartis, Mallinckrodt executives on why U.S. prices are so high

Pharma By Ed Silverman

New bill would create a subscription payment model to jumpstart antibiotic development

Politics By Nicholas Florko

‘You just got better at making money’: Democrats blast Celgene, Teva for price hikes detailed in internal documents

Politics By Nicholas Florko

Congressional investigation reveals Celgene, Teva plotted to keep drug prices high

Politics By Nicholas Florko

Drug industry CEOs will testify this week about some of pharma’s most controversial medicines

Pharmalot By Ed Silverman

Congressional committee to subpoena AbbVie in drug pricing investigation

Pharmalot By Ed Silverman

Lawmakers urge congressional watchdog to probe U.S. government’s role in discovering remdesivir

Health By Andrew Joseph

The first U.S. Covid-19 case was found in her district. A congresswoman reflects on the last six months

Politics By Lev Facher

Covid-19 relief package likely to include billions more for vaccines, testing

Politics By Damian Garde

Pharma promises lawmakers, again and again, industry won’t cut corners with Covid-19 vaccines

Politics By Lev Facher

Many drug companies working on Covid-19 vaccines and treatments are lobbying harder than usual

Politics By Damian Garde

Two lawmakers own large sums of stock in vaccine makers set to testify before their committee

Health By Damian Garde and Helen Branswell

6 burning questions Congress could push Covid-19 vaccine makers to answer today

By Nicholas Florko

House Democrats are using the budget process to slam the Trump administration’s Covid-19 response  

Pharmalot By Ed Silverman

Pharmalittle: FDA to issue guidance on Covid-19 vaccines; what remdesivir pricing may really mean

Politics By Lev Facher

Trouble in paradise: The Senate’s bipartisan accord on drug prices is broken, says Grassley 

Politics By Lev Facher

Top U.S. health officials say they were never told to slow down Covid-19 testing, contradicting Trump

Politics By Nicholas Florko

Lawmakers, government watchdog blast FDA for poor oversight of U.S. drug supply chain

Politics By Lev Facher

Debate over hydroxychloroquine spills over from the White House to congressional campaigns

First Opinion By Jeffrey Geller

In the face of Covid-19, the U.S. needs to change how it deals with mental illness

First Opinion By Andy Slavitt and Farzad Mostashari

Covid-19 is battering independent physician practices. They need help now