{"id":9952,"date":"2026-01-23T23:02:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T23:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailitics.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/23\/biotech-news-insurers-blame-drugmakers-hospitals-for-prices\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T23:02:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T23:02:55","slug":"biotech-news-insurers-blame-drugmakers-hospitals-for-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailitics.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/23\/biotech-news-insurers-blame-drugmakers-hospitals-for-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"STAT+: Insurers blame drugmakers, hospitals for high prices"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Morning. Today, we see\u00a0insurers telling Congress that hospital and drugmakers are to blame for health care pricing issues, and read about ways in which some drug shortages are easing.<\/p>\n

Insurers fault others, including drugmakers, as D.C. scrutiny of pricing intensifies\u00a0<\/h2>\n

Health insurance executives told Congress yesterday that they share lawmakers\u2019 frustration with an overpriced, wasteful U.S. health care system. But they argued that the biggest drivers of rising costs are not insurers but others, particularly hospitals and drugmakers, STAT\u2019s Bob Herman and Daniel Payne report.<\/p>\n

Continue to STAT+ to read the full story\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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