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USA Today
A day after President Donald Trump lashed out at the black CEO of drug maker Merck on Twitter, his new Food and Drug Administration commissioner said brand name drug companies are "gaming the system" to block generic competition and vowed to do something about it.
Physician and FDA chief Scott Gottlieb declined to comment on Trump's tweet urging Merck's Kenneth Frazier to lower drug prices after Trump's response to the violent Charlottesville, Virginia, protests prompted Frazier to resign from the White House manufacturing council. However, in a meeting Tuesday with USA TODAY's Editorial Board, Gottlieb didn't mince words when it came to his plans to stop what he said are anti-competitive actions by brand-name pharmaceutical companies that keep prices high.
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Politico
President Donald Trump's condemnation on Twitter Monday of Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier for what he called "ripoff drug prices" was just his latest rebuke of the drug industry for its soaring prices. But six months into his administration, the president's rhetoric bears little resemblance to his record.
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The Hill
White House officials are exploring ways to pressure Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) to return to the controversial issue of Obamacare repeal when the Senate returns to work in September. President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly criticized McConnell in public, wants to hold the leader's feet to the fire on the issue, say White House sources.
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The Hill
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) said he's meeting with the White House and the Trump administration "two or three times per week" on a plan to repeal and replace Obamacare. Cassidy has teamed up with Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Dean Heller (R-Nevada) on a new proposal that would essentially block-grant Obamacare funding to the states while repealing the law's individual and employer mandates.
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The Associated Press via ABC News
South Carolina on Monday became the latest state to accuse a drug manufacturer of exacerbating its opioid drug crisis by using deceptive marketing. Attorney General Alan Wilson sued Purdue Pharma on Monday, accusing the maker of OxyContin and other opioid drugs of violating South Carolina's Unfair Trade Practices Act.
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The Associated Press
At the New Hampshire State Library's latest art exhibit, the bright smiles and bold colors of the canvases belied the broken hearts of those who attended its opening reception. More than 80 paintings are on display this month featuring the faces of the state's opioid epidemic. What started as one mother's private outlet for grief has grown into a larger effort to comfort others and reduce the stigma of addiction.
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New Hampshire Public Radio
New Hampshire has a long history of coming up with solutions to fund its Medicaid program that — depending on how you look at it — are either creative or a little crooked. The most recent example can be seen in the plan lawmakers came up with to fund the state's share of Medicaid expansion for the last two years. As a refresher: The federal government, to get more states to sign up to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, offered to cover the full costs of the program for the first few years.
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Politico
Sen. Cory Gardner was hammered for supporting Obamacare repeal during a series of raucous town halls on Tuesday, where constituents repeatedly criticized his role in a closed-door partisan process to draft the failed GOP health bill. Gardner, who’s responsible for protecting the GOP majority in the Senate in 2018, faced heated criticism over the repeal effort that collapsed just a few weeks ago, even as congressional leaders try to pivot to tax reform when they return from the lengthy recess next month.
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Georgia Health News
The director of Georgia Medicaid has left that position, state officials said Tuesday. Linda Wiant's departure as Medicaid chief appeared to come suddenly, since she had attended Thursday's Department of Community Health board meeting. It was not clear whether Wiant resigned or was dismissed.
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