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Chairman Elijah Cummings, who died Thursday, is seen during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on Wednesday, February 27, 2019. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Watch: Democrats plan to name prescription drug bill for Elijah Cummings

By Thomas McKinless
Posted October 17, 2019 at 12:14pm
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., points to sign that reads “lower drug costs now” as she departs from a press conference at the Capitol in Washington on September 19, 2019. Democratic leaders unveiled changes to Pelosi’s drug pricing bill ahead of markups Thursday. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Democrats bow to critics, expand scope of drug price bill

By Lauren Clason
Posted October 17, 2019 at 6:00am
Rep. Duncan Hunter is known as the vaping congressman and the California Republican has helped create pro-vaping legislation. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

‘We vape, we vote’: How vaping crackdowns are politicizing vapers

By Kaiser Health News
Posted October 16, 2019 at 7:00am
Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill on Oct. 2, 2019. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Scope of drug pricing bill could thwart Democrats’ hope for political win

By Emily Kopp and Andrew Siddons
Posted October 16, 2019 at 5:30am
Supporters hold up Save Medicaid signs in September of 2017. The Trump administration on Wednesday unveiled plans to loosen two anti-corruption laws for doctors. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Federal health officials propose loosening anti-kickback laws

By Lauren Clason
Posted October 9, 2019 at 3:31pm
President Donald Trump speaks at an event at the White House earlier this year. He said Wednesday he is not watching the first public impeachment hearing. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images file photo)

Trump aide calls drug price deal possible if impeachment fades

By Andrew Siddons
Posted October 7, 2019 at 5:30pm
Activists hold up signs at an abortion-rights rally at Supreme Court in Washington to protest new state bans on abortion services on Tuesday May 21, 2019. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Supreme Court term to be punctuated by presidential politics

By Todd Ruger
Posted October 4, 2019 at 5:00am
Rep. Susan Wild, D-PA., holds a town hall meeting at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa. on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Freshman Democrat: Party must do better job selling health care during impeachment

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted October 3, 2019 at 11:55am
Executive order is expected to focus on increasing Medicare access to telehealth and innovative therapies. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Trump executive order to focus on modernizing Medicare

By Lauren Clason
Posted October 3, 2019 at 10:13am
More than two-thirds of air ambulance rides in 2017 were out of the patient’s insurance network, according to a March General Accounting Office report. (Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images file photo)

Air ambulance services face scrutiny over surprise billing issues

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted October 2, 2019 at 6:00am