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The “new normal” of post-pandemic U.S. health care is shaping up to be similar to the old normal.

Several GOP lawmakers took aim at CMMI for its plan to slash Medicare payments to drugs cleared under the Food and Drug Administration’s accelerated approval program.

Erin asked POLITICO’s Megan Messerly about her reporting on the issue and what the nearly dozen Democratic state lawmakers and immigration advocates she spoke with had to say.

The PHE began during the Trump administration and came to affect nearly all parts of American health care, Ben writes, with the government appropriating $4.6 trillion to fight the virus.

Looking toward the 2024 elections, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is evidently hoping to seize the bipartisan moment to bring a package of drug pricing bills to the floor this month.

The GOP plan for raising the debt ceiling is here — with goals of adding work requirements for Medicaid and clawing back unspent Covid funds.

A recent study found that a quarter of Americans are food insecure, up 5 percent from the same time last year.

Even though DeSantis hasn’t formally entered the race, the campaign to tie him to a six-week ban is already beginning.

Public comments on CMS’ implementation plan for its Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program are due today.

A diminished generic and biosimilars trade group could have negative consequences for its members: Only eight of its 23 member companies employ in-house lobbyists in Washington, outside firms or both.