Health Care — Biden orders inquiry into ways to lower drug costs

Harrison Ford is reportedly joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe, because he apparently doesn’t have enough iconic characters on his resume already. 

Today in health, President Biden signed an executive order to explore new ways of potentially lowering prescription drug costs. 

Welcome to Overnight Health Care, where we’re following the latest moves on policy and news affecting your health. For The Hill, we’re Nathaniel Weixel and Joseph Cho...

Health Care — Biden orders inquiry into ways to lower drug costs

Harrison Ford is reportedly joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe, because he apparently doesn’t have enough iconic characters on his resume already. 

Today in health, President Biden signed an executive order to explore new ways of potentially lowering prescription drug costs. 

Welcome to Overnight Health Care, where we’re following the latest moves on policy and news affecting your health. For The Hill, we’re Nathaniel Weixel and Joseph Cho...

On The Money — Five reasons why inflation is stubbornly high  

We break down why prices are still rising amid the Federal Reserve’s battle to slow inflation. We’ll also look at retail sales plateauing and President Biden’s latest efforts to make your prescriptions cheaper. 

But first, people are kind of freaked out about nuclear war. 

Welcome to On The Money, your nightly guide to everything affecting your bills, bank account and bottom line. For The Hill, we’re Sylvan Lane, Aris Folley and Karl Evers-Hi...

On The Money — Five reasons why inflation is stubbornly high  

We break down why prices are still rising amid the Federal Reserve’s battle to slow inflation. We’ll also look at retail sales plateauing and President Biden’s latest efforts to make your prescriptions cheaper. 

But first, people are kind of freaked out about nuclear war. 

Welcome to On The Money, your nightly guide to everything affecting your bills, bank account and bottom line. For The Hill, we’re Sylvan Lane, Aris Folley and Karl Evers-Hi...

Biden to sign order to explore ways to lower prescription drug costs

President Biden will sign an executive order on Friday to explore additional ways his administration can lower prescription drug costs.

The order directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to examine how it can use its Innovation Center to lower drug costs, the White House said in a press release. The Innovation Center, which was created under the Affordable Care Act, develops and tests new payment and delivery models for Medicare and Medicaid.

After a...

Biden to sign order to explore ways to lower prescription drug costs

President Biden will sign an executive order on Friday to explore additional ways his administration can lower prescription drug costs.

The order directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to examine how it can use its Innovation Center to lower drug costs, the White House said in a press release. The Innovation Center, which was created under the Affordable Care Act, develops and tests new payment and delivery models for Medicare and Medicaid.

After a...

Personal harms wrought by COVID-19 increased Americans’ support for equality: study

Story at a glance
  • New research out of Washington University in St. Louis shows those directly impacted by the pandemic were more likely to support efforts to curb inequality one year later.
  • Study authors say the findings offer a silver lining to the crisis, in that more individuals may advocate for equality going forward.
  • Results are based on three surveys carried out between May 2020 and May 2021. 
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The Hill’s Morning Report — Trump will be front and center at today’s Jan. 6 hearing

Former President Trump was repeatedly alerted to mounting violence during the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the Capitol and did not seek to end it, according to findings to be televised this afternoon by the House select committee investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Secret Service records show the former president was made aware of the escalation at the Capitol and continued to stoke the conflict, sources told The Washington Post. 

The ...

The Hill’s Morning Report — Biden: Putin `miscalculated’ in Ukraine; US has not

For the United States and global allies, backing Ukraine “for as long as it takes” continues to present tradeoffs.

Vows to supply more weapons systems and air defenses come with practical considerations, assessments of risk and reevaluations of how Russia’s war with its neighbor might eventually end.

NATO nations have committed to send Ukraine billions of dollars in sophisticated Western weapons — including about $17 billion from the United States alone. But old, surpl...

Health Care — Americans still missing out on COVID money

Is nothing sacred anymore? Fat Bear Week has been rocked by a cheating scandal, with spam bots submitting fake votes for one of the big bears.

In health news, a new watchdog report found millions of low- or no-income Americans are still eligible for COVID-19 stimulus funds. 

This is Overnight Health Care, where we’re following the latest moves on policy and news affecting your health. For The Hill, we’re Nathaniel Weixel and Joseph Choi. Some...