Health Insurers Are Paying Third Way as It Targets the Left
A health insurance industry group run by Republican consultants made its only disclosed 2024 donation to the centrist Third Way, according to a tax filing by the group.
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Right-Wing Group Trains State Lawmakers to Cut the Safety Net
Sludge obtained a conference agenda from the Foundation for Government Accountability that uses the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" as a launch pad for sweeping conservative policies like cuts to SNAP and Medicaid programs.
Democratic Ad Firm Works to Protect Insurance Company Profits
Bully Pulpit International, a leading Democratic digital firm, was paid millions in 2024 by a health insurance industry group that is working to ensure companies like UnitedHealth and Humana can continue overbilling Medicare.
Billionaire Pharma Investors Fund Privatized 'Strike Team' at the FDA
Venture capitalist Joe Lonsdale, a close ally of Elon Musk who announced the project, and his Koch network funding partner each have extensive investments in healthcare startups subject to FDA regulations.
EPA Reverses Course, Drops Limits on Three Dangerous PFAS Chemicals
In a win for chemical companies like Chemours and 3M, the EPA has scrapped Biden administration rules targeting three toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water, despite their links to cancer and immune system harm.
PhRMA Spends Record Lobbying Sum to Keep Drug Prices High
The lobbying splurge coincides with Trump killing or weakening policies intended to lower drug prices that could impact company profits.
Peter Thiel Ally in Line to Oversee Drug (De-)Regulation
Jim O’Neill, Trump’s pick to be deputy secretary of HHS, criticized the FDA's drug approval process as overly cautious while directing a Thiel-founded VC firm that invests in biotech companies.
Top Dem Hires UnitedHealth Lobbyist
James Clyburn's new senior advisor is returning to Congress after a stint as a registered lobbyist for the health insurance giant.
Top Pharma Cash Recipient Takes Key Industry Oversight Job
The pharmaceutical industry has a chance to call the shots as it works to undermine drug pricing negotiations with its favorite, Kentucky Republican Brett Guthrie, heading the Energy and Commerce Committee.
PhRMA Showers Millions on Dark Money Groups Fighting Drug Price Reforms
We run down the recipients of drugmaker donations revealed in PhRMA's latest tax filing.