hotspot -WSS

hotspot

author：hotspot 2025-09-03 05:32:24 - browse：2132

Cathy McMorris Rodgers -- health policy coverage from STAT — Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

WASHINGTON — House Republicans have drafted drug-shortage legislation that differs significantly from the approach Democrats propose to stem shortages of chemotherapies and other critical medicines that hospitals typically use.

Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee are focused on what they say are the underlying economic reasons for shortages. Hospitals band together to negotiate drug prices, and makers of generic injectables say those group purchasing organizations can drive prices down so low that they stop making certain drugs or can’t afford to maintain manufacturing facilities, which then leads to manufacturing interruptions.

Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), the ranking Democrat on Energy and Commerce, called some of the Republican proposals “handouts” to drug companies and said they don’t fix the problem. Democrats also have been critical of Republicans’ choice to separate the drug shortage policies from a must-pass pandemic-preparedness bill — they’d rather combine the two efforts to increase its chances of success.

Unlock this article by subscribing to STAT+ and enjoy your first 30 days free!

GET STARTED Log In

Previous article： New air purifier tech could be key to improving indoor air quality
Next article： Digital health: a case of mistaken identity

focus

WSS

FDA poised to publish guidelines for clinical trial diversity

Questions and answers about ramping up H5N1 bird flu vaccine

New weight loss drugs vying to be the next Wegovy or Mounjaro

Acelyrin, a rare IPO success, stumbles in its first big test

How housing is health care on Long Island

Listen: A conversation with researcher Kevin Esvelt on biosecurity

Wikipedia

hotspot

explore

At least 13 dead in Texas as scorching temps continue

PEPFAR is under serious threat — and so is global health

How to save PrEP access — and even expand it

How medical schools plan to diversify without affirmative action

Apple is now the first public company to be valued at $3 trillion

Questions and answers about ramping up H5N1 bird flu vaccine

ChatGPT in medicine: STAT answers readers' burning questions

FDA approves updated Covid vaccines

New Eli Lilly Alzheimer’s data poses Medicare coverage conundrum

Digital health: a case of mistaken identity

hotspot

Questions and answers about ramping up H5N1 bird flu vaccine

Citing H5N1 threat, CDC urges peak flu monitoring this summer

Study finds gene variants tied to breast cancer risk in Black women

How medical schools plan to diversify without affirmative action

Long Covid needs a new name — and a new frame

Regeneron agrees to White House price limits on anti

hotspot

focus

explore

Wikipedia