states

Politics By Nicholas Florko

Right to try 2.0: Advocates want to reduce oversight of ‘n of 1’ therapies

Pharmalot By Ed Silverman

Louisiana accuses UnitedHealth and its OptumRx PBM of inflating drug costs for its Medicaid program

First Opinion By Benjamin F. Miller

Not going all in on the 988 hotline will ensure its failure

Politics By Lev Facher

Biden’s new high-stakes research agency needs a home. For cities and states, the race for ARPA-H is on

Pharmalot By Ed Silverman

Nevada joins a little-known, ambitious state consortium dedicated to better drug prices

Pharmalot By Ed Silverman

Oregon withdraws a waiver request to run a closed Medicaid formulary

Politics By Rachel Cohrs

Covid-19 politics force state lawmakers to ponder pharma campaign cash

Politics By Nicholas Florko

Oregon wants to get out of covering drugs like Aduhelm in Medicaid

Politics By Maaisha Osman

Can a pro-Covid vaccine, anti-mandate position help a Republican win in a Democratic state?

Pharmalot By Ed Silverman

A California law that bans drug coupons failed to increase generic use

Politics By Megan Molteni

California could become first state to mandate biosecurity screening by mail-order DNA companies

Pharmalot By Ed Silverman

California once again delays launch of a closely watched prescription drug purchasing program

Health By Lev Facher

‘You work your butt off’: Inside the scramble to bring Covid-19 vaccines to homebound Americans

Pharmalot By Ed Silverman

A nascent state effort would tax drug makers for not providing clinical evidence for price hikes

Politics By Rachel Cohrs

Andrew Cuomo’s Covid-19 nursing home fiasco shows the ethical perils of pandemic policymaking

Politics By Lev Facher

States still can’t import drugs from Canada. Now, many are seeking to import Canadian prices

Health By Amy Sokolow

A Baltimore pastor, preaching about vaccines to the Black community, emphasizes personal agency

Politics By Nicholas Florko, Lev Facher, Rachel Cohrs, Andrew Joseph and Casey Ross

The 9 biggest challenges Biden will face on Covid-19, from today on

First Opinion By Pinar Karaca-Mandic

New data, dashboard provide information on Covid-19 hospital capacity

First Opinion By Eli Cahan

A new rule that protects VA clinicians who practice across state lines should kick off a movement

First Opinion By Amy K. Liebman

Every state needs emergency regulations to protect essential food workers

Health By Andrew Joseph

‘They’re not really doing anything’: As Covid-19 cases spiral, leaders around the U.S. lose urgency on prevention

Politics By Andrew Joseph, Lev Facher, Kate Sheridan and Nicholas Florko

Shalala loses — and other 2020 election results that will have big implications for health and science

First Opinion By Kacie Kidd and Gina Sequeira

Laws to ban gender-affirming care could increase youth suicides, parents fear

Politics By Usha Lee McFarling

With wildfires burning and Covid-19 spreading, can California afford stem cell research? Voters are set to decide