Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Has Authority to Curb Billions in Overpayments to Private Medicare Advantage Insurers
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, sent…
Many Major Pharmacy Chains Provide Prescription Records to Law Enforcement Agencies Without A Court Order; Birth Control, Mental Health And Other Sensitive, Personal Conditions Can Be Revealed
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., with Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron…
Washington, DC – Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Barbara Lee (CA-12), and Joaquin Castro (TX-20) joined with Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) to call on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to finalize their…
“UnitedHealth Group’s proposed … acquisition of … Amedisys is the latest example of massive health care conglomerates using anticompetitive mergers to increase their market dominance, reducing competition, hurting patients, and increasing health care costs.”
“Blocking anticompetitive deals and rejecting the…
FTC To Hold Open Meeting To Consider Key Policy Statement on Improper Patent Listings
Big Pharma Exploits FDA’s “Orange Book” to Prevent the Entry of Lower-Cost Generics and Block Competition
Text of Letter (PDF)
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Pramila…
Washington, D.C. – US. Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Dr. Robert M. Califf, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), urging him to close loopholes that pharmaceutical companies have exploited to block…
