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Pfizer court fight could legalize Medicare copays and unleash “gold rush” in sales

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Counterfeit N95 scam widens as senator demands FTC investigation

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Dr. Jason Smith displays his bandage after being administered a COVID-19 vaccination at University of Louisville Hospital on December 14, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine became available for specified use on Monday morning to five members of hospital staff. Dr. Smith became the first recipient of the vaccine in the state of Kentucky. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

Inside the first chaotic days of the effort to vaccinate America

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As Trump touts his “great” COVID drugs, the Big Pharma cash flows to Biden

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Portland police officers fires less lethal rounds through smoke while dispersing a crowd of about 150 people from Portland City Hall on August 25, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. Crowds chanted in support of Kenosha Wisconsin on the 90th night of protests Tuesday, where demonstrations have continued for days following the police shooting of Jacob Blake. (Nathan Howard/Getty Images)

Cities and states look to crack down on “less-lethal” weapons used by police

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Hospital group mum as members pursue patients with lawsuits and debt collectors

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Pharma cash rolls into Congress to defend an embattled industry

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Trump administration salutes parade of generic drug approvals, but hundreds aren’t for sale

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Winners and losers under bold Trump plan to slash drug rebate deals

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States looking to tax opioids pin hopes on November elections

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FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump, accompanied by Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y., speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. House Republican leaders want to shift more than $2 billion in Medicaid costs from upstate counties to the New York State government. The provision would help mostly Republican-controlled counties that have struggled to subsidize Medicaid payments for the poor. New York City wouldn’t get the same relief. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) (AP)

As an investor in biotech stock, Republican Chris Collins may have overshared

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Déjà voodoo: Pharma’s promises to curb drug prices have been heard before

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Drug trade group quietly spends “dark money” to sway policy and voters

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Drug industry spent millions to squelch talk about high drug prices

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FILE - This Oct. 24, 2016, file photo, shows the HealthCare.gov 2017 website home page on a laptop in Washington. Health insurance costs will be on the rise again in 2017, just like they have been for several years now. Experts say we should get used to these annual rises, unless we’re ready to accept significant changes in how we consume health care. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) (AP)

A cheat sheet for the trickiness of shopping for Obamacare

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Death by 1,000 cuts: How Republicans can still alter your health coverage

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With “Trumpcare” on the horizon, voters go wobbly on repeal

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