The Health 202: Obamacare remains unaffordable for some. But Congress doesn't plan on fixing it.
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra.
Becerra’s suit was filed yesterday in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, while the multistate suit from the group of mostly Democratic-controlled states is expected to be filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Eugene, Ore., Ariana reports. OUCH: A top official in Washington state, which is dealing with the worst measles outbreak in two decades, wants the federal government’s help in tackling the anti-vaccination movement, our Post colleagueWashington state’s health secretary John Wiesman is calling for a national campaign, similar to the government’s efforts to stop smoking, to combat the false information coming from parents and others regarding immunizations to prevent a variety of childhood diseases.
“Purdue alleges that some claims made by Healey are contradicted by the Massachusetts Department of Health and the FDA, which approved the medication and its labeling,” Katie adds. “Purdue argues that Healey is putting forward a ‘misleading narrative’ about OxyContin.”— Meanwhile, the company is reportedly considering filing for bankruptcy amid potential liabilities in more than 1,600 lawsuits against the manufacturer, alleging it contributed to the opioid crisis.
“As patient organizations gain ground lobbying Congress and the administration, experts have begun to question whether their financial ties could push them to put drugmakers’ interests ahead of the patients they represent,” they write.
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