Policy Last month, Nancy Pelosi announced the Lower Drug Cost Now Act, which was previously led by Representative Elijah Cummings, before his passing in October. The bill aims to tackle the current crisis plaguing Americans, astronomically high drug prices. Within H.R...
The Policy The morning of what would be a historic opioid trial, four of the biggest U.S. drug manufacturers and distributers reached a $260 million settlement with two Ohio counties, preventing the commencement of the landmark trial. Distributors AmerisourceBergen,...
As we reach 56 weeks before the 2020 elections, candidates have detailed their proposals for improving the health of the nation and have discussed them during the recent debates. Voters have understandably placed healthcare in their top concerns when choosing a...
The Case The multiple lawsuits against arguably the biggest contributors to the opioid crisis, Purdue Pharma and the company’s founders the Sackler family, claim that both entities participated in massive false advertising. (Other companies targeted in the lawsuit...
The Policy The Trump Administration announced a proposal banning flavored e-cigarettes and products amid cries for stricter regulation after the death of 12 people and a mysterious pulmonary sickness that has affected over 800, as of Sept 27, 2019. New York has...
The Case Amid cries to hold pharmaceutical companies accountable for their role in the nation-wide opioid epidemic that killed 47,000 Americans in 2017 alone, an Oklahoma court has done just that. Judge Thad Balkman ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million,...
