Pharmaceutical Industry

A New York Times piece showed that statin use by Medicare beneficiaries dropped from 58.9 percent at 6 months down to 41.6 percent at 2 years. Lower cost of medication was identified as one way to alleviate this problem. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Healthcare

Too many people don’t follow their prescriptions, but one change could fix it

Kenneth Braunstein -

February 13, 2018 5:01 pm

The analysis released Tuesday estimates that the cost of the opioid crisis increased from $29.1 billion in 2001 to $115 billion in 2017. It comes as Congress is adding more money to fight the epidemic. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Healthcare

Opioid crisis cost US more than $1 trillion since 2001

Robert King -

February 13, 2018 3:05 pm

Over the summer, several California municipalities filed suit against ExxonMobil and other energy companies for damages to coastal property and infrastructure caused from climate change-related increases in sea levels. (iStock)

Energy and Environment

The trial lawyers behind the climate litigation racket

John Burnett -

February 13, 2018 5:14 am

Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, has maintained the Republican Party is committed to bringing down the national debt, but timing is everything. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Beltway Confidential

John Cornyn: GOP hasn’t given up on reducing deficits and debt

Al Weaver -

February 13, 2018 5:01 am

Nearly 41 million American adults lack access to a physical university, and of those, 3 million also lack access to an Internet connection suitable for online education.

Education

Efforts to stem opioid abuse have side effects

Washington Examiner Staff -

February 13, 2018 5:01 am

The White House budget proposal unveiled Monday offers several measures to help lower drug prices. However, none of the proposals directly address the problem of expensive, specialty drugs, experts say. (iStock)

Healthcare

Trump budget’s reforms unlikely to make big dent in high drug prices, experts say

Robert King -

February 13, 2018 1:07 am

People are hurting under the current broken system that denies individuals control over their own health decisions while hugely driving up their costs. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Healthcare

Trump budget pushes Graham-Cassidy Obamacare repeal bill

Robert King -

February 12, 2018 5:32 pm

Beltway Confidential

Can the ‘Supercommittee II’ fix Congress’ dysfunction?

Susan Ferrechio -

February 12, 2018 5:01 am

Last year, states passed more than double the number of laws attacking high drug prices than in 2016, and in 2018, legislatures show no signs of stopping. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Healthcare

States tired of waiting for feds to tackle high drug prices

Robert King -

February 11, 2018 5:01 am

The Food and Drug Administration has opened an investigation into a range of brands that offer wet dog food. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Healthcare

FDA opens investigation into dog food contaminated by euthanasia drug

Kimberly Leonard -

February 10, 2018 9:44 pm

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Tag: Pharmaceutical Industry

Too many people don’t follow their prescriptions, but one change could fix it

Opioid crisis cost US more than $1 trillion since 2001

The trial lawyers behind the climate litigation racket

Efforts to stem opioid abuse have side effects

Trump budget’s reforms unlikely to make big dent in high drug prices, experts say

Trump budget pushes Graham-Cassidy Obamacare repeal bill

States tired of waiting for feds to tackle high drug prices

FDA opens investigation into dog food contaminated by euthanasia drug

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