Americans Paid $11 Billion To Make Drugs You Can’t Afford
A bombshell report reveals that taxpayers spent billions developing medicines that drugmakers say shouldn’t face Medicare price negotiations.
Health Care
Deep dives into the political corruption and corporate bureaucracy that keeps Americans sick while making executives rich.
Wall Street Wants To Keep Your Drug Prices High
The government is finally attempting to regulate overpriced drugs, but venture capital firms don’t want to lose their lucrative hold on life-saving pharmaceuticals.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: People With Disabilities Score Equal Pay
Plus, funding arrives for cleaner energy technologies, insurers’ care-denial bots are put on notice, and regulators tackle an airborne killer.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: States Cancel Medical Debt
Plus, more states make Big Oil pay for climate change, new consumer protection rules block junk fees, and the EPA strengthens regulations for forever chemicals.
Obamacare Created Big Medicine
There’s a basic conflict of interest at the heart of American health care. We need to break up the industry to fix it.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Emergency Aid Gets Accessible
Plus, cancer vaccines work, states aim to tax the rich, and a fossil fuel project gets delayed.
The Case Of The Missing Health Care Providers
Many health insurers’ online provider directories are inaccurate or out-of-date, to the detriment of patients and health care professionals alike.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: White House To Slash Drug Prices
Plus, Google suffers a big antitrust defeat, New York’s private colleges could lose wasteful tax breaks, and Massachusetts says goodbye to natural gas.
LEVER TIME: Artificial Intelligence Is Denying Americans Health Care
The Lever breaks down how the country’s largest health insurer uses artificial intelligence to deny rehabilitation services for older and disabled Americans.
Why Drugs Are Disappearing From Your Insurance Coverage
Powerful companies are removing hundreds of medicines from insurance plans — and they’re spending millions to stop attempts at reform.