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FDA fines four companies for selling unapproved vapes
FDA fines four companies for selling unapproved vapes WASHINGTON — For the first time ever, the Food and Drug Administration has fined four businesses that have ignored its orders to stop selling unapproved vapes. The move is the latest escalation by the agency’s tobacco center, which has been criticized in recent months for allegedly standing…
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STAT+: Here’s another sign the Biden administration is taking a harsher stance on hospital consolidation
STAT+: Here’s another sign the Biden administration is taking a harsher stance on hospital consolidation WASHINGTON — The Biden administration this month quietly rescinded pivotal, Obama-era guidelines that let physicians sidestep antitrust scrutiny if they were pursuing certain kinds of “value-based” care — yet another sign that it’s taking a closer look at consolidation among…
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STAT+: Hugh Auchincloss was Anthony Fauci’s longtime deputy. Now he’s taking his job as House Republicans probe the pandemic
STAT+: Hugh Auchincloss was Anthony Fauci’s longtime deputy. Now he’s taking his job as House Republicans probe the pandemic WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci was the face of the fight against Covid-19, an omnipresent figure featured on T-shirts, bobbleheads, and yard signs. He was lionized by his fans as a scientific hero and villainized by…
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STAT+: Generics companies fought to stop the new drug pricing law. But they may end up benefiting
STAT+: Generics companies fought to stop the new drug pricing law. But they may end up benefiting WASHINGTON — Generic drugmakers lobbied hard against Democrats’ new law empowering Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices. Giving the government such power seemed like an admission that generic medicines don’t do enough to keep costs down. Now that…
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STAT+: Medicare details forthcoming penalties for drug price hikes
STAT+: Medicare details forthcoming penalties for drug price hikes WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday offered the first glimpse into how it’s planning to enact a new law that will penalize drugmakers for hiking their prices faster than inflation. The initial guidance documents for both physician-administered and pharmacy drugs offer details about the formulas…
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In State of the Union, Biden pitches addiction, mental health care policies as opportunities for bipartisanship
In State of the Union, Biden pitches addiction, mental health care policies as opportunities for bipartisanship WASHINGTON — President Biden strived with Tuesday night’s State of the Union address to find a plank of bipartisan support in a split Congress, with health care priorities holding up the frame. The president, halfway through his term, pointed…
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