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Trump Picks Pharmaceutical Exec as New HHS Secretary
(AFP) President Donald Trump, who harshly criticized pharmaceutical firms during his campaign, said Monday he has chosen an executive from the industry to be his new secretary of health. “Happy to...
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Trump’s HHS Pick Shows Admin Still Focused on Repeal
(Daily Caller News Foundation) President Donald Trump announced Monday he is nominating former Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Alex Azar to replace Tom Price as head of the...
View ArticleTrump, Pushes Low-Cost ObamaCare Alternatives; Dems Fume
‘The current system is failing too many…’ (Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News) Insurers will again be able to sell short-term health insurance good for up to 12 months under a proposed rule released...
View ArticleReps. Say HHS Has Authority to Defund Planned Parenthood NOW
‘We urge you to…stop funding for programs where abortion is a method of family planning…’ (John Wynne, Liberty Headlines) Members of Congress are calling for new Title X regulations, according to a...
View ArticleU.S. Taxpayers Pay Double for Prescription Drugs Compared to Other Nations
‘There’s no reason that Americans should pay more than anyone else for exactly the same medications…’ (Joshua Paladino, Liberty Headlines) Americans pay nearly twice as much for prescription drugs as...
View ArticleDrug Firms Will Have to Show Prices in TV Ads
‘American patients deserve to know the prices of the healthcare they receive…’ (AFP) The United States will soon require pharmaceutical companies to disclose the price of their drugs during television...
View ArticleTrump Admin ‘Open for Business’ on Drug Imports from Canada
‘There are hurdles, but we think those hurdles are surmountable and this can be done…’ (Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News) A year after calling proposals allowing Americans to import cheaper drugs from...
View ArticleTrump Admin Seeks Cheaper Drugs from Across Border
‘Our government needs to challenge the power of drugmakers head on, beginning by negotiating prices directly…’ (Noam N. Levey, Los Angeles Times) The Trump administration—under mounting pressure to...
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US Beefs Up Screening of Travelers for New Virus from China
Illness may have spread without showing symptoms… (Associated Press) U.S. health officials are expanding their checks of international travelers for signs of a worrisome new virus from China, even as...
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Pence Dispatched to Oversee Coronavirus Response Beyond HHS Dept.
‘I promise you, this president … will work with leaders across this nation at the state and local level and this president will always put the health and safety of American first…’ (Associated Press)...
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