Buttigieg Backed by Pharma Lobbyist Who Sought Drug Price Hikes in Poor Countries
In touting the endorsement of Josh Black, the Buttigieg campaign declined to mention that Black now works for the pharmaceutical industry’s top lobbying group.
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Here Are the Corporate Elites Hosting Biden’s Manhattan Fundraisers
More than a dozen high-powered lawyers and executives, including the man who inspired Gordon Gekko, will help “Middle-Class Joe” raise campaign cash in early January.
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.
Pharma-Funded 'Dark Money' Group Hosts House Staffers for California Junket
The staffers, several of whom work for reps on the subcommittee overseeing pharmaceuticals, met with executives from drug companies Merck and Genentech.
After Meeting With Pharma-Backed Rep, Trump Flip-Flops on Drug Price Negotiations
After Rep. Greg Walden, the biggest recipient of pharmaceutical campaign cash in the last election cycle, met with Trump, the president decided to scrap his support for lower drug prices.
Top Democratic Consultants Work for Anti–Medicare for All Campaign
The industry-led Partnership for America’s Health Care Future, which has assailed Democratic presidential candidates’ reform plans, is drawing on Democratic firms for assistance.
Big Pharma Keeps Bankrolling House Republicans' Dark Money Arm
The leading pharmaceutical lobby gave to numerous Republican groups—and one key Democratic one.
Chair of Pharma-Funded Blue Dogs Pushes for Drug Company Protections in New NAFTA
Freshman Rep. Anthony Brindisi (D-N.Y.) is advocating a 10-year exclusivity period for biologic drugs as the Blue Dog PAC takes maxed-out donations from the pharmaceutical industry.
How to Pay For Medicare for All Without Raising Taxes: Cut the Pentagon’s Budget
With a clearer picture of how Medicare for All can be financed through reducing military spending, voters can debate the merits of a single-payer system without needing to consider any new taxes.
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.