Health Feb 06 How effective will TrumpRX be at lowering prescription drug prices for Americans? By Stephanie Sy, Jackson Hudgins
Politics May 16 Fact-checking Trump's claim that prescription drug price drops could happen 'almost immediately' Experts said Trump’s action could potentially lower the cost of prescription drugs, perhaps by the 30 percent to 80 percent scale Trump said, but they cautioned that the order’s required procedural steps would make it far from an immediate fix. By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact
Health Aug 29 What are the 10 drugs to be negotiated by Medicare? New prices would not go into effect until 2026, and first must survive legal challenges from the pharmaceutical industry. By Laura Santhanam
Health Mar 01 Eli Lilly to cut insulin prices, as low as $25 a vial for most common drug Eli Lilly will cut prices for some older insulins later this year and immediately expand a limit on costs insured patients pay when they fill prescriptions. By Tom Murphy, Associated Press
Nation Aug 16 Watch 5:25 How Congress overcame deep differences to pass major legislation President Biden on Tuesday signed the Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act into law. The massive economic, climate and health care package comes after more than a year of negotiations among Democrats in Congress and the White House and caps off a… By Lisa Desjardins
Aug 11 Watch 7:24 Examining the tax provisions in the Democrats' budget bill By Lisa Desjardins As the House prepares to cast the final vote Friday on the Democrats’ sweeping climate and health care bill, we take a look at how the legislation also impacts tax policy. Michael Graetz, a professor of tax law at Columbia… Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch 10:41 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer discusses Democrats' major climate and health bill President Biden on Tuesday signed the bipartisan CHIPS Act into law, just days before his top health care, tax and climate change bill known as the Inflation Reduction Act heads to the House, where it's likely to pass after proceeding… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch 5:48 How Democrats coalesced around the Inflation Reduction Act After working through the weekend, Democrats are on the cusp of passing an historic, half-trillion dollar spending package. It's a mere fraction of what President Biden first sought more than a year ago, but significant nonetheless. Lisa Desjardins is here… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch 7:35 White House economic adviser Brian Deese discusses the Senate budget bill and inflation The Senate’s passage of the Inflation Reduction Act is a major legislative victory for the Biden administration and it comes after months of negotiations on Capitol Hill. Brian Deese, chair of the National Economic Council and President Biden's top economic… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch 6:14 What the reconciliation bill would do to boost clean energy and combat global warming By William Brangham If the House passes the Inflation Reduction Act in the coming days it will lead to by far the biggest investment the federal government has made on tackling climate change. Several estimates have indicated the initiative may mean a 40… Continue watching