Several U.S. senators, including Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Mike Braun, are pressuring pharmaceutical companies and health insurers to testify and investigate high drug prices and insurer restrictions on medically necessary care. Sanders wants executives of Merck, Johnson & Johnson, and Bristol Myers Squibb to testify in a January hearing on drug pricing. Hospital trade groups accused UnitedHealthcare and others of flouting federal rules meant to crack down on insurers' restrictions on medically necessary care. Health insurers are accused of flouting state laws and dodging bills for pricey treatments, leading to increased industry profits.
Across the US, health insurers are flouting state laws created to guarantee access to critical medical care, like cancer treatments. And as the companies continue to dodge bills for pricey treatments, their industry profits have risen. w/ @scrippsnews https://t.co/dAiVxP421j
Leading hospital trade groups accused Medicare Advantage giant UnitedHealthcare and others of flouting new federal rules meant to crack down on insurers' restrictions on medically necessary care. https://t.co/Pt8ne8l125
Sen. Bernie Sanders wants the executives of Merck, Johnson & Johnson, and Bristol Myers Squibb to testify in a January hearing on why the U.S. pays more for prescription drugs than other countries. https://t.co/yIK38BYHCo
Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Mike Braun called on the federal government to investigate health insurers that are paying high prices for generic drugs for serious diseases like cancer and multiple sclerosis https://t.co/PgFvNZB6tY https://t.co/PgFvNZB6tY
Sen. Bernie Sanders is publicly pressuring Merck, J&J, and Bristol Myers Squibb to testify on drug pricing. https://t.co/t443kJ9et1
Sen. Bernie Sanders is publicly pressuring Merck, J&J, and Bristol Myers Squibb to testify on drug pricing. https://t.co/b9o0HpxoPD