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By: Sharon Zhang; Truthout Contraception is supposed to be fully covered under the Affordable Care Act, but insurers often deny coverage. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) is calling on federal investigators to open a probe into insurance companies that are denying coverage for contraception despite a federal mandate that contraception be free of cost to patients. In a letter sent to the Government

By: Lauren Gardner and David Lim; Politico SANDERS NOTCHES ANOTHER PHARMA WIN — Senate HELP Chair Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) scored another win in his latest battle with the drug industry, getting Novo Nordisk’s CEO to agree to testify about his company’s pricing for in-demand diabetes and weight-loss drugs. Flying solo: Sanders spokesperson Anna Bahr said the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

By: Lauren Gardner, David Lim; Politico Senate HELP Chair Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) scored another win in his latest battle with the drug industry, getting Novo Nordisk’s CEO to agree to testify about his company’s pricing for in-demand diabetes and weight-loss drugs. Flying solo: Sanders spokesperson Anna Bahr said the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee’s big win was CEO Lars Fruergaard

By: Dan Diamond, Washington Post The chair of the Senate’s health committee says women are still being charged for contraception that is supposed to be free under federal law. Women are still being charged for contraception even though federal law dictates it should be free. The chair of the Senate health committee wants a government watchdog to investigate why. Under the

By WCAX News Team; WCAX WASHINGTON (WCAX) – Vermont Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders is urging a worldwide wealth tax for the ultra-wealthy. It’s an initiative from Brazil at the G-20 summit that would establish a global minimum tax on the uber-rich. A letter detailing the proposal comes before the G-20 summit in July where Brazil will reportedly push for a joint

By: Jessica Corbett; Common Dreams “Airline carriers do not feel pressured to reach agreements quickly, likely because the flight attendants’ ability to strike has rarely been allowed to be exercised,” senators wrote to the National Mediation Board. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday led 31 Senate Democrats in a letter calling on the agency that facilitates labor and management relations within the country’s railroad and airline