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Yusra is a reporter at Morning Consult covering health care.
By Yusra Murad Top Stories AstraZeneca PLC posted revenues of $6.42 billion in the fourth quarter of 2018 and total annual revenue of $22.09 billion, down 2 percent from the year before. Sales for the quarter totaled $5.77 billion, representing an 8 percent increase in product sales, driven in large part by a 50 percent rise […]
By Yusra Murad Top Stories The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued first-of-its-kind guidance recommending health plans cover counseling services for pregnant women and new mothers with risk factors for depression, such as a history of depression, anxiety, abuse or partner violence, young age, low income or pregnancy complications. Most insurance plans are required to comply […]
By Yusra Murad Today, Morning Consult is launching a new interactive report looking at the Democratic primary – what voters think about the potential field, how views have shifted over time, and which candidates are performing best among key voter blocs. View the report. Top Stories National spending on employer-sponsored health plans reached a record $5,641 […]
By Yusra Murad Top Stories The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America is requesting that the Trump administration take “urgent action” against two dozen countries regarding their drug pricing policies, claiming that Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, and Canada specifically have engaged in practices that threaten innovation and result in billions of dollars of lost sales for […]
By Yusra Murad Week in Review Pharmaceutical companies Top executives from Pfizer Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Sanofi SA, Merck & Co., AbbVie Inc., AstraZeneca PLC and Johnson & Johnson have all accepted Senate Finance Committee Sen. Chuck Grassley’s request to testify at the committee’s upcoming hearing on drug pricing on Feb. 26. Johnson & Johnson will […]
By Yusra Murad Top Stories In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court extended the stay on a Louisiana law which, if implemented, would close almost every abortion provider in the state, with Chief Justice John Roberts voting alongside the more liberal justices. The ruling maintains the status of U.S. abortion rights until at least this […]
By Yusra Murad Morning Consult has published the latest edition of its monthly Trump Tracker, showing the president’s approval state by state, month over month. See it here, and read our analysis here. Top Stories According to a new Commonwealth Fund survey, while the uninsurance rate is still 12.4 percent — statistically unchanged from 2016 — […]
By Yusra Murad Top Stories In his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump outlined his health goals for the next two years and beyond, calling on Congress to reduce health care costs by passing legislation to deliver consumers price transparency, and to end “global freeloading” contributing to high drug prices. The president also announced […]
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