By Shweta Kumar, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Kentucky Colorado is one of a handful of states with a review board for drug prices and one of only four with a board empowered to set upper limits on what state agencies, insurers and other purchasers may pay or be
By Aneri Pattani, KFF Health News Companies accused of recklessly marketing and distributing prescription opioid painkillers are paying roughly $58 billion to settle lawsuits over their role in fueling the addiction crisis. It’s a pot of gold eyed by addiction treatment providers, companies creating the latest opioid-related products, and government
By Rachana Pradhan, Samantha Liss and Kate Wells, KFF Health News Marie Noon takes eight medications a day. One keeps her heart rate from spiking to avoid a stroke. One prevents debilitating headaches. Another ensures she doesn’t retain excess fluid. More than a decade ago, Noon said, she was diagnosed
By SoRelle Wyckoff Gaynor, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Politics, University of Virginia President Donald Trump’s obsession with unfounded claims of election fraud has defined his second term in office. But in recent months his fixation has moved from executive nominee litmus tests and executive orders reinforcing proof of
By Sam Whitehead, KFF Health News Alice Thornton has spent more than two decades treating people living with HIV in Lexington, Kentucky. This story also ran on The Washington Post. It can be republished for free. Her team tends to “cringe” anytime they hear about patients having to fill out
By Rafael Carranza, ProPublica This story was originally published by ProPublica. Co-published with Arizona Luminaria. Arizona’s largest sheriff’s department is losing ground in its effort to comply with court-mandated reforms tied to a long-running racial profiling lawsuit and settlement, a monitor has found. An investigation launched last year by the
This story was originally published by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. By Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Sharon Lerner, ProPublica For decades, the U.S. Department of State gave money to groups protecting free speech, human rights and persecuted minorities in poor and authoritarian countries. To decide what
This story was originally published by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. By Jennifer Smith Richards, Megan O’Matz, Mollie Simon and Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica A decade ago, the state of Florida stripped a teacher of her license for sexual abuse of a 16-year-old boy. Last year,
President Trump publicly thanked FIFA President Gianni Infantino for the reversal of a red-card suspension issued to U.S. forward Folarin Balogun during the World Cup, while also suggesting the United States should host a future tournament without Canada and Mexico. Trump has said he spoke with Infantino about reviewing Balogun’s
President Donald Trump will attend Sunday’s FIFA World Cup final between Spain and Argentina at the New York-New Jersey stadium, the White House confirmed, capping a tournament held on U.S. soil for the first time since 1994. Trump is scheduled to begin the day at a FIFA reception at Trump
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