Helen Santoro

Colorado, United States

Reporter at The Lever

Science Journalist at Freelance

reporter at @LeverNews investigating how political corruption and corporate greed runs our health care system and other businesses

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Big Pharma Puppet Groups Are Keeping Your Drug Prices High

1 month ago | rsn.org | Helen Santoro

Six so-called patient advocacy groups are working to advance corporate profits in the pharmaceutical industry by routinely lobbying in line with Big Pharma’s priorities and opposing drug price negotiations. At least six organizations that claim to champion patient rights have deep financial and operational ties to Big Pharma and work to advance corporate profits.
Big Pharma Puppet Groups Are Keeping Your Drug Prices High

1 month ago | jacobin.com | Helen Santoro

At least six organizations that claim to champion patient rights have deep financial and operational ties to Big Pharma and work to advance corporate profits. These industry front groups routinely lobby in line with the pharmaceutical industry’s priorities, challenge drug price negotiations in court briefings, and promote the industry’s interests in public statements, according to new research.
The Pharma Puppets Keeping Your Drug Prices High

1 month ago | levernews.com | Helen Santoro

At least six organizations that claim to champion patient rights have deep financial and operational ties to Big Pharma and work to advance corporate profits. These industry front groups routinely lobby in line with the pharmaceutical industry’s priorities, challenge drug price negotiations in court briefings, and promote the industry’s interests in public statements, according to new research.
Senators Probe Cash Funneled To Trump IRS Nominee

1 month ago | progressivehub.net | Helen Santoro

Citing The Lever’s reporting, top Senate Dems say “unusually timed contributions” to Trump’s stalled IRS nominee Billy Long “potentially violate federal bribery laws.”By Helen Santoro, The LeverTop Senate Democrats are probing President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Internal Revenue Service over “unusually timed contributions” uncovered by The Lever.
Senators Probe Cash Funneled To Trump IRS Nominee

1 month ago | levernews.com | Helen Santoro

Top Senate Democrats are probing President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Internal Revenue Service over “unusually timed contributions” uncovered by The Lever. The new scrutiny of the donations — which Democrats say “potentially violate federal bribery laws” — comes less than a week before the long-delayed Senate confirmation hearings for former U.S. Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.)’s IRS nomination. In letters released on Thursday, Sens.
The FDA’s New Culture of Secrecy

1 month ago | jacobin.com | Helen Santoro

Once confirmed as the secretary of health and human services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr promised a new era of “radical transparency” — but instead, he’s made the agencies he oversees even more opaque. In February, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which Kennedy oversees, removed thousands of pages of medical information for doctors, from HIV protocols to guidance on contraception and transgender health care.
RFK Jr.’s Vow Of Silence

1 month ago | levernews.com | Helen Santoro

Once confirmed as the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised a new era of “radical transparency” — but instead, he’s made the agencies he oversees even more opaque. In February, the Food and Drug Administration, which Kennedy oversees, removed thousands of pages of medical information for doctors, from HIV protocols to guidance on contraception and transgender health care.
One of the Largest Health Insurers Is Making It Harder to Get Asthma Medicine

2 months ago | truthout.org | Helen Santoro |Samantha Borek

This article was originally published by The Lever, an investigative newsroom. If you like this story, sign up for The Lever’s free newsletter. Madison, a 12-year-old from Illinois, visits a medical clinic every other week to get injections of Xolair, a powerful asthma and allergy medication. The drug helps protect her from severe asthma attacks as well as serious allergic reactions to peanuts, tree nuts, and sesame seeds.
The Insurer Making It Harder to Get Vital Asthma Medicine

2 months ago | jacobin.com | Helen Santoro

Madison, a twelve-year-old from Illinois, visits a medical clinic every other week to get injections of Xolair, a powerful asthma and allergy medication. The drug helps protect her from severe asthma attacks as well as serious allergic reactions to peanuts, tree nuts, and sesame seeds. Medical professionals at the clinic monitor her response to the injections, since the drug can trigger life-threatening anaphylactic shock.
For This Insurer, Breathing Now Comes With A Catch

2 months ago | levernews.com | Helen Santoro

Madison, a 12-year-old from Illinois, visits a medical clinic every other week to get injections of Xolair, a powerful asthma and allergy medication. The drug helps protect her from severe asthma attacks as well as serious allergic reactions to peanuts, tree nuts, and sesame seeds. Medical professionals at the clinic monitor her response to the injections, since the drug can trigger life-threatening anaphylactic shock.

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