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Blue Dog Consultant Working With Anti-Health Care Reform Lobbying Group
Kristen Hawn, a communications consultant, appears on emails with industry-backed groups strategizing against health care changes.
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Pharma-Funded ‘Dark Money’ Group Hosts House Staffers for California Junket
By Donald Shaw Health Primary category in which blog post is published
After Meeting With Pharma-Backed Rep, Trump Flip-Flops on Drug Price Negotiations
By Donald Shaw Health Primary category in which blog post is published
Big Pharma Keeps Bankrolling House Republicans’ Dark Money Arm
By Brittany Gibson Health Primary category in which blog post is published
CBO Health Panel Packed With Experts Tied to Anti-Medicare For All Groups
The 19-member panel that advises the Congressional Budget Office on health policy is flush with health insurance, pharmaceutical, and hospital interests.
As He Attacks Medicare for All, Mayor Pete Gets Campaign Cash From Health Care Executives
Buttigieg’s recent transformation into explicit Medicare for All critic was accompanied by continued donations from pharmaceutical and health insurance interests.
After Record Fundraising Haul From Big Pharma, McConnell Vows to Block Drug Pricing Bill
The bill is backed by both Trump and Pelosi, so McConnell is standing in the way of a major bipartisan breakthrough that could lower drug prices for millions of Americans.
Group Claiming to Speak for Rural Democrats is Tied to Fossil Fuel Lobbyists
Heidi Heitkamp’s One Country Project urges Democrats to take a moderate approach to climate change.
This Pharma-Backed Astroturf Group Wants to Keep Your Drug Prices High
The Coalition Against Socialized Medicine, a project of the American Conservative Union, is advertising on Politico Playbook this week.
Trump Poised to Give Big Pharma a Big Present in India Trade Deal
Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are discussing an agreement that would lock the world’s second-most-populous country into exclusive prescription drug arrangements.
Meet the Oligarchs Funding Campaign to Kill Anti-Poverty Programs
Top funders behind a campaign against food stamps and Medicaid include some well-known rightwing political megadonors.
DSCC Raked In Cash From Health Care and Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Before Endorsing Hickenlooper
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is intervening in Colorado’s crowded Senate primary to boost a candidate who opposes Medicare for All and the Green New Deal.
After Taking $1 Million from Big Pharma, Hoyer Says Marijuana is a Gateway Drug
Hoyer’s belief that marijuana “leads to the use of harder, very harmful drugs” has been thoroughly debunked.
