#phrma

"The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, one of the most powerful lobbies in Washington, has selected former Majority Leader Eric Cantor as its next president." https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/29/pharmas-new-top-lobbyist-is-a-former-house-majority-leader-01097057 #healthcare #PhRMA #AI #technology #biomedical #business #HealthPolicy #UScongress

"The MAHA movement’s embrace of corporate sponsorship runs counter to its anti-corporate message: that the food and health care industries have knowingly poisoned Americans’ health, causing obesity, vaccine injuries and chronic disease. The MAHA PAC, its political fundraising arm, has also accepted large donations from companies." https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/20/maha-rfk-summit-walmart-anthropic-openai-01084806 #PublicHealth #MAHA #HHS #insurance #PhRMA #vaccines #immunizations #USpol

"The poll results indicate that Americans strongly support regulatory changes: 83% support limiting drug ads on TV and streaming services, and 80% support restricting ads for newly approved drugs during an initial time period." https://medshadow.org/uncategorized/what-americans-really-want-from-drug-ads-sienna-poll/ #healthcare #PrescriptionDrugs #PhRMA #advertising #marketing #HHS #FDA

"President Donald Trump said Thursday he was nominating Chris Klomp to be Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s second-in-command at the Department of Health and Human Services. If the Senate confirms him, the 45-year-old tech entrepreneur would become deputy secretary overseeing the vast department’s operations." https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/25/rfk-klomp-hhs-deputy-secretary-00951039 #PublicHealth #HHS #PhRMA #DrugPrices #CostsOfCare #CMS #medicare #USpol

"OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is set to be dissolved and replaced by a company focused on the public good by the week’s end, as a massive legal settlement resolving thousands of lawsuits takes effect. A federal judge on Tuesday delivered a criminal sentence to the company to resolve a U.S. Department of Justice probe — a last necessary step to clear the way for the settlement." https://apnews.com/article/oxycontin-purdue-pharma-criminal-sentence-settlement-b8aa94eaab3d9d8efed520f272f6d810 #healthcare #PhRMA #opioids #settlement #courts