Harris poised to make abortion rights a centerpiece of campaign

July 23, 2024

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Drug middlemen face bipartisan criticism as Congress considers industry reform

At a House Oversight Committee hearing on Tuesday, executives from three major pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) pushed back against bipartisan criticism from lawmakers who blame the industry for high drug prices. The executives said PBMs save patients money, and that customers actively choose to work with PBMs to get those savings, and blamed drug companies for the high prices. Without a PBM to negotiate with,…

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Comedian Jon Stewart is pressing the Biden administration to fix a loophole in a major veterans aid bill that excludes some U.S. soldiers who first deployed after the Sept. 11 attacks and became ill after being deployed to bases contaminated with dangerous levels of uranium. Special operations forces were deployed to Qarshi-Khanabad…

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All over the country

Local and state headlines on health care:

Facing closure, Ivy Nursing Home Sue the state health department (Montana Free Press)
Arizona Officials warn of spread of infection Potentially deadly hantavirus (NBC News)
Biden and Georgia Fighting The fight over Medicaid And the future of Obamacare (The New York Times)

What we’re reading

Other notable health news from the media:

Healthcare groups divided over Biden plan Relaxing DEA regulations About Marijuana (statistics)
Why Millions of People Are Taking on the Challenge FDA Approved Alternatives Weight loss drugs from major pharmaceutical companies (KFF Health News)
Closure of small pharmacies Inflaming state legislative battles over PBM practicesBloomberg Law)

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