PhRMA Funnels Millions to Groups Fighting Drug Pricing Reforms The pharma lobby gave more than $16 million in 2022 to advocacy groups, many of them ostensibly “grassroots,” that are battling the Medicare drug price negotiations now underway.
Novo Nordisk Lobbies Up to Win Medicare Coverage of Its Weight Loss Drugs The maker of Ozempic and Wegovy has recently hired a dozen new lobbyists to work on the issue of obesity and medication coverage.
Schumer Took a $66k Bundle of Checks From the Health Insurance Industry’s Top Lobbyist The bundle was given as the health insurance industry was lobbying against Medicare dental, vision, and hearing coverage being included in the Build Back Better Act.
Health Care and Hedge Fund Execs Fundraise for Gottheimer as He Leads Moderate Crusade Against Reconciliation Bill