by Sharon Zhang | Sep 17, 2026 | affordability, Elizabeth Warren, health care, Health Care Costs, Health Insurance, News, Private Equity
A group of Democrats has introduced bicameral legislation to ban private equity from owning medical practices as increasingly widespread corporate ownership continues driving up health care costs each year. The bill was introduced Wednesday by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) with the support of 12 other members of the Senate and House. The legislation was based on a law in Oregon…
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by Jessica Corbett | Apr 3, 2026 | Donald Trump, drug companies, Drug Prices, Health Care Costs, News, Pharmaceuticals, Prescription Drugs, Tariffs
On Thursday, the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump’s so-called Liberation Day, US advocacy groups sounded the alarm about his new tariffs targeting “patented pharmaceuticals and their ingredients under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to bolster American national security and public health.” The administration announced a year ago that the US Department of Commerce…
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