Hospitals By Tara Bannow Hospital prices are soaring especially fast in Northern California. Here’s why
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Pharmalot By Ed Silverman Washington state moves closer to creating the next prescription drug affordability board
Health By Nicholas Florko State legislatures renew the push to roll back Covid-related public health measures
Health By J. Emory Parker Visualizing how fast the pandemic is getting better or worse, state by state
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Pharmalot By Ed Silverman Louisiana accuses UnitedHealth and its OptumRx PBM of inflating drug costs for its Medicaid program
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
Politics By Maaisha Osman Can a pro-Covid vaccine, anti-mandate position help a Republican win in a Democratic state?
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