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JD Vance vs. Tim Walz on healthcare: Main takeaways from the vice presidential debate
JD Vance vs. Tim Walz on healthcare: Main takeaways from the vice presidential debate
Lecia Bushak
October 2, 2024
2:38 pm

In a more polite debate than Americans have seen in years, vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz argued over abortion, gun violence, mental health and Obamacare.

Abortion, ACA and drug prices: Harris, Trump spar over healthcare in debate
Abortion, ACA and drug prices: Harris, Trump spar over healthcare in debate
Lecia Bushak
September 11, 2024
11:48 am

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump battled over abortion rights and Obamacare during their first presidential debate.

The key healthcare measures on ballot in the 2024 elections
The key healthcare measures on ballot in the 2024 elections
Lecia Bushak
September 5, 2024
3:37 pm

As Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump battle over abortion, some 10 states will be voting on reproductive rights measures in November.

DNC 2024 platform: The top healthcare takeaways
DNC 2024 platform: The top healthcare takeaways
Lecia Bushak
August 21, 2024
3:55 pm

Vice President Kamala Harris has largely distanced herself from her 2020 presidential campaign healthcare priorities like Medicare For All.

What do the final Medicare-negotiated prices mean for pharma’s future?
What do the final Medicare-negotiated prices mean for pharma’s future?
Lecia Bushak
August 15, 2024
3:50 pm

Experts suggested the new fair maximum prices achieved from Medicare drug price negotiations might have a more muted effect on the pharma industry than originally anticipated.

Why the Senate passed bills restricting kids’ access to social media
Why the Senate passed bills restricting kids’ access to social media
Lecia Bushak
August 2, 2024
11:10 am

After years of talking about social media’s effects on mental health, lawmakers advanced two bills that would enact restrictions on kids using social media.

Unpacking the PREVAIL Act: What pharma marketers need to know
Unpacking the PREVAIL Act: What pharma marketers need to know
Lecia Bushak
July 10, 2024
3:49 pm

Lawmakers have introduced legislation, called PREVAIL, that could have a significant impact on how patents are approved in the pharma industry.

As federal healthcare AI regs stall, states take matters into own hands
As federal healthcare AI regs stall, states take matters into own hands
Lecia Bushak
June 14, 2024
12:46 pm

States like Colorado and California have recently introduced bills that would create guardrails around businesses’ use of AI, including in healthcare.

SCOTUS rules plaintiffs lack legal right to challenge FDA in mifepristone case
SCOTUS rules plaintiffs lack legal right to challenge FDA in mifepristone case
Jack O'Brien
June 13, 2024
10:40 am

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine that the plaintiffs lacked a legal right to challenge the health agency’s actions regarding the approval of abortion pill mifepristone.

New dark money group ads emerge in Chinese biotech legislation fight
New dark money group ads emerge in Chinese biotech legislation fight
Lecia Bushak
May 30, 2024
4:42 pm

Ads from a group dubbed “Defend Our DNA” have emerged as lawmakers in debate legislation that would restrict federal business with certain Chinese biotechs.

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