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HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania health officials moved to calm growing anxiety over childhood vaccinations on Thursday, reaffirming that there have been no changes to vaccine access, insurance coverage, or school …
Pennsylvania Reaffirms Childhood Vaccine Access as Misinformation Swirls Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have reached an agreement in principle on pharmaceutical pricing that U.S. officials say could reshape the global drug …
U.S., U.K. Strike Drug Pricing Deal Aimed at Ending Transatlantic Imbalance Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a move that could reshape how obesity and metabolic disease are treated nationwide, federal health officials unveiled a new strategy to bring high-profile GLP-1 weight-loss drugs …
Weight-Loss Drugs Could Hit Medicare for $50 as CMS Upends Coverage Rules Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Food and Drug Administration rolled out a rapid-fire series of moves this month that could reshape how Americans manage chronic disease, treat rare and life-threatening blood …
FDA’s Week of Breakthroughs: New Gene Therapy, New Antibiotics, New Rules Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States and the United Kingdom reached a sweeping agreement in principle last week to rebalance pharmaceutical pricing between the two nations, marking a rare international …
U.S. Strikes Breakthrough Drug-Pricing Deal With U.K., Promising Major Shift in Global Pharma Costs Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal government is quietly preparing one of the most sweeping overhauls of Medicare policy in years, advancing a slate of proposed and final rules that could …
Medicare Shake-Up: Inside CMS’s Sweeping Plan To Rewrite The Rules For Seniors Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — A bill designed to prevent thousands of older Pennsylvanians from losing access to affordable prescription medications is on its way to becoming law, following bipartisan approval in …
New Push to Protect Seniors’ Prescription Benefits Sparks Big Policy Shift Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The longstanding Medicaid financing system is undergoing its most sweeping overhaul in decades as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Friday issued new federal guidance …
New CMS Rules Shake Up Medicaid Financing as Medicare Costs Climb for 2026 Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a sweeping set of reforms and enforcement actions last week aimed at lowering prescription drug costs and protecting children from …
FDA Cracks Down on Unapproved Fluoride Drugs, Fast-Tracks Cheaper Biologic Alternatives Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald J. Trump on Friday announced a new agreement with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca aimed at lowering prescription drug costs and strengthening U.S. manufacturing, part of a …
Trump Administration, AstraZeneca Reach Deal to Cut Drug Prices and Expand U.S. Investment Read More