Alex Azar, Trump’s HHS Pick, Has Already Been a Disaster for People With Diabetes Alex Azar, Trump’s HHS Pick, Has Already Been a Disaster for People With Diabetes
While he was at Eli Lilly, the company more than tripled the price of its best-selling insulin.
Nov 21, 2017 / James Elliott
Fighting the Opioid Epidemic by Targeting Big Pharma’s Bottom Line Fighting the Opioid Epidemic by Targeting Big Pharma’s Bottom Line
The Teamsters are fighting the profit-driven medical industry that is tearing their communities apart.
Oct 3, 2017 / Michelle Chen
From Free Lunch to Public Banks, These Cities Are Giving Us Hope From Free Lunch to Public Banks, These Cities Are Giving Us Hope
Dispatches from the Urban Resistance: Alameda to Elyria and beyond.
Sep 29, 2017 / Cities Rising / Jimmy Tobias
The Stark Difference Between Republicans and Democrats on Health Care Couldn’t Be Clearer The Stark Difference Between Republicans and Democrats on Health Care Couldn’t Be Clearer
More and more Americans understand that health care should be a basic right, not a commodity that you purchase if you can afford it.
Sep 19, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Want National Health Insurance? Dump the Term ‘Single Payer’—and ‘Medicare for All’ Too Want National Health Insurance? Dump the Term ‘Single Payer’—and ‘Medicare for All’ Too
“Medicare for all” is better than “single payer,” but better yet is “guaranteed lifetime coverage for all.”
Jul 13, 2017 / Trudy Lieberman
Trump’s Plan to Make Drugs Cheaper Could End Up Making Them More Expensive Trump’s Plan to Make Drugs Cheaper Could End Up Making Them More Expensive
Now, that’s good policy!
Jul 6, 2017 / Michelle Chen
The Government Created This Zika Vaccine. Why Should Big Pharma Reap the Profits? The Government Created This Zika Vaccine. Why Should Big Pharma Reap the Profits?
Lawmakers are concerned that giving a drug company a monopoly on the promising vaccine could make it unaffordable.
Jun 20, 2017 / Richard Eskow
Why Are Canada’s Prescription Drugs So Much Cheaper Than Ours? Why Are Canada’s Prescription Drugs So Much Cheaper Than Ours?
US drug prices are out of control—Bernie Sanders wants to change that.
May 18, 2017 / Michelle Chen
Elizabeth Warren Proposes to Strengthen Democratic Spines With a Powerful New Tool: Math Elizabeth Warren Proposes to Strengthen Democratic Spines With a Powerful New Tool: Math
Noting that more Americans voted for Democrats, the senator says her party has a mandate to resist Trumpism.
Nov 30, 2016 / John Nichols
Congress Is Poised to Give a Dangerous Christmas Gift to Big Pharma Congress Is Poised to Give a Dangerous Christmas Gift to Big Pharma
The 21st Century Cures Act has been “hijacked” by corporations, Senator Elizabeth Warren warned on Monday.
Nov 29, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter