MAGA v/s The Lobbies: Who Will Win? SPL #376 Jan 10 2025

A battle is brewing between the MAGA backers of iconoclastic Trump appointees like RFK Jr and the big corporations he and MAGA are targeting, lobbyists for whom are Trump's golfing buddies. Who will win? It will be fun to watch in any case. Also, lots of tragicomic corporation corruption/criminality driving even red-state pols to take notice. I cover most of my weekly digest here, but the full version is available if you email me (see below). 

Here are the links for the articles mentioned: 

Cheryl Clark, “This year’s Shkreli Awards: Here’s who made the list,” MedPage Today, Jan 7, 2025 https://bit.ly/4fSZOg3

Shannon Firth, “Concerns continues over private equity’s reach into healthcare,” MedPage Today, Jan 2, 2025 https://bit.ly/4h98gbS

Paul Cuno-Booth, “State approves Catholic Medical Center sale to HCA Healthcare,” New Hampshire Public Radio, Jan 6, 2025 https://bit.ly/428FDHv

“Massachusetts lawmakers approve bill to close loopholes in health care market,” Associated Press, Dec 31, 2024 https://bit.ly/4fTiT1o

Noah Tong, “Aetna sues drugmakers for widespread price-fixing and collusion,” Fierce Healthcare, Jan 3, 2025 https://bit.ly/3DIJIIk

Duaa Eldeib & Maya Miller, “Insurers continue to rely on doctors whose judgments have been criticized by courts,” ProPublica, Dec 30, 2024 https://bit.ly/3W3cOZr

Bob Herman, “Aetna lawsuit alleges radiology group of fraudulent billing and abuse of federal arbitration,” STAT, Dec 27, 2024 https://bit.ly/425L6yM

Dr. Owais Durrani, “I’m an emergency physician. The modern telehealth model should have all of us concerned,” MSNBC, Dec 28, 2024

https://www.yahoo.com/news/opinion-m-emergency-physician-modern-170914829.html

Rebekah Ninan, “Ghost networks and mental healthcare,” Bill of Health, Nov 17, 2024 https://bit.ly/4jot4yj

Nathaniel Weixel, “House Republicans launch investigation into CVS Caremark for potential antitrust violations,” The Hill, Dec 12, 2024 https://bit.ly/3DOb8wC

Noah Tong, “CMS sunsets Medicare Advantage value-based model, citing billions in costs,” Fierce Healthcare, Dec 17, 2024 https://bit.ly/4gQEqtf

Paige Minemyer, “CVS officially rolls out CostVantage model for commercial prescriptions,” Fierce Healthcare, Jan 6, 2025 https://bit.ly/4gLFT3T

Joseph Choi, “Medicare’s new drug price cap kicks in Jan. 1,” The Hill, Dec 31, 2024 https://bit.ly/408Jba7

Michael Erman, “Drugmakers to raise US prices on over 250 medicines starting Jan. 1,” Reuters, Dec 31, 2024 https://bit.ly/4afhlhk

Matt Stoller, “Big Ag vs Make American Healthy Again,” BIG, Jan 5, 2025 https://bit.ly/421W2O7

 

Shalina Chatlani, “As demand for weight-loss drugs rises, states grapple with Medicaid coverage,” Stateline, Jan 6, 2025 https://bit.ly/4gLKwux

April Baumgarten, “North Dakota becomes 1st state to cover weight loss medication with federally backed health insurance,” InForum, Jan 4, 2025 https://bit.ly/426ON7q

Leah Willingham, “West Virginia patients are left in limbo over changing insurance coverage of obesity medications,” Associated Press, Jan 2, 2025 https://bit.ly/40pLRBv

Nathaniel Weixel, “RFK Jr. vs. Oz sets up clash on weight loss drug coverage,” The Hill, Dec 30, 2024 https://bit.ly/4h40XCi

Andrea Love & Katie Suleta, “Will the Trump Administration be a dangerous ally to the wellness industry?” MedPage Today, Jan 3, 2025 https://bit.ly/3PxptQo

Habib Benzian, “The U.S. health care system is broken. It’s time for real reform,” Newsweek, Dec 10, 2024 https://bit.ly/3DMfTH7

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