Nathaniel Weixel

Major bipartisan health bills, including changes to the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) industry and hospital payment reforms, were excluded from the $1.2 trillion government funding bill after members failed to come to a last-minute agreement. Lawmakers and aides said they were close to a bipartisan, bicameral agreement, but there were ultimately too many people involved...

The flagship U.S. program to combat HIV/AIDS abroad got a one year reprieve in the spending bill, putting a temporary pause on what was an atypical partisan fight over the initiative. The one year extension for PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, keeps funding flat through March 2025, but also won't impose any...

Presented by Express Scripts by Evernorth — AstraZeneca became the second company in recent weeks to put a limit on the price of its inhaler. {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story AstraZeneca to cap inhaler costs at $35 AstraZeneca on Monday became the second company in recent weeks to announce it will...

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R), who is running for Senate, said Friday that he would sponsor legislation to protect access to in vitro fertilization (IVF), a day after he dodged questions on it.  “Access to IVF is vital to millions of families and must be protected. I will sponsor legislation in the Senate to...

The percentage of kindergarteners whose parents opted them out of school-required vaccinations rose to the highest level yet during the 2022-2023 school year, according to new federal data released Thursday. The drop in coverage for routine vaccinations against diseases like measles, mumps, and rubella increase the chances of an outbreak, and underscore the continued fallout...

The percentage of kindergarteners whose parents opted them out of school-required vaccinations rose to the highest level yet during the 2022-2023 school year, according to new federal data released Thursday. The drop in coverage for routine vaccinations against diseases like measles, mumps, and rubella increase the chances of an outbreak, and underscore the continued fallout...