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Inside One of the Last Hospitals in Gaza

Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On June 6, the Rahma Worldwide international medical delegation arrived at Gaza European Hospital in Khan Younis. The humanitarian volunteers noticed something immediately: Some of the medical staff welcoming them—with the best food available, an assortment of cucumbers,…

The War on Drug Prices Is Just Getting Started

Prescription drugs at a Manhattan pharmacy in July.Spencer Platt/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On Thursday, the Biden administration announced that it had negotiated down the cost of the 10 most costly drugs covered by Medicare in a landmark deal. Once the reduced…

White House Strikes Landmark Deal to Cut Drug Costs

Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Sipa USA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On Thursday, the Biden administration announced that—after months of negotiations—it had finally struck a deal with prescription drug companies to slash the prices of some of Medicare’s most expensive medications, prescriptions for which currently cost…