The pharmaceutical industry is beginning to wade into the 2010 midterm elections in support of those that helped to preserve... View Article
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PBS’ Frontline is running an investigation into the various negotiations and deals that led to the formation of the health... View Article
Continue readingLast Minute Drug Deal In Health Care Reform
Concessions to the pharmaceutical industry were added to the reconciliation bill after the industry agreed to provide additional savings requested... View Article
Continue readingHealth Sector Contributions by Party (1990-2008)
From the 1990 election cycle to the 2008 election cycle the health sector contributed over $829 million to candidates for... View Article
Continue readingTransparency, the Internet and the Affordable Care Act
Last year, I looked at the instances of the word “Internet” in the Senate version of the health care reform... View Article
Continue readingHealth Care Recap: Interest Group Power
I noticed this post last week from Matt Yglesias dinging Ezra Klein on the power of interest groups in light... View Article
Continue readingRead the Bill Becoming the Norm
Check out this line from Jay Newton-Small’s Swampland blog post on the way forward for health care reform in the... View Article
Continue readingA Brief History of Senate Reconciliation Votes
As Democrats move forward to pass health care reform attention has focused on a key piece of Senate rules known... View Article
Continue readingPotential House Health Care Vote Switchers Reliant on Party Campaign Money
Seven key Democrats seen as potential vote-flippers on the health care reform bill are heavily reliant on campaign funds from... View Article
Continue readingWhite House-PhRMA Update
Last we left off in the story of the White House-PhRMA deal the White House had made new cost cutting... View Article
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