"Less than a day before Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price resigned from his cabinet position amid a week of controversy about his expensive travel habits, his department quietly moved to delay an Obamacare rule that would punish drug companies for knowingly price-gouging. According to Mic, the rule was...
"Why would a group that claims to hate government waste want to tear down a small federal health-care program that saves taxpayers money? We should first start by following the money. In The Hill, the group Citizens Against Government Waste tore into the tiny 340B drug discount program,...
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"A drug discount program that helps safety net providers save millions could be significantly weakened under new regulations proposed by the Trump administration. Apart from looking at higher drug costs, hospitals and clinics say the biggest hit will come to programs and services for low-income or...
"The area I represented in Congress is the most rural in America. It spans hundreds of square miles in south and west Texas. Some towns were almost four hours from the nearest airport. In others, it might take law enforcement two hours to respond to...
"Television is overly populated with ads for various pharmaceutical products and I'm SICK of it. (Is there a drug for that?) Viewers cannot watch more than 15 minutes of television without medicine being peddled for a pernicious or deadly condition with a pharmaceutical solution. 'FOR PEOPLE...
"When I think of eastern Oklahoma, I think of some of the most beautiful lakes in the country and the busy summertime towns. During my time as a medical professional and chief medical officer of the Northeastern Oklahoma Community Health Centers (NeoHealth), I've come to...
"Americans pay some of the world’s highest prices for pharmaceuticals. According to one study, it’s often two to six times more than the prices elsewhere. And drug-makers want to keep it that way. The companies blame high domestic prices on our federal regulations — which...
This summer, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a new rule for outpatient care that would slash payments for drugs to certain health care providers who qualify for the 340B Drug Discount Program (which is named for a section of the Public...
