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As TX considers mass tort settlement, national health reform group says MAHA should consider ‘growing burden of litigation’ on U.S. health care system

By Houston Republic News Service | Jan 22, 2025

The spokesperson for a national health care reform group said the Trump Administration’s “Make American Health Again” (MAHA) effort should factor in the costs of mass tort litigation on the U.S. health care system.

Government Waste Watchdog: ‘We have to fix the mess’ in federal drug discount program in which 161 TX hospitals participate

By Houston Republic News Service | Dec 17, 2024

A government waste watchdog group said a federal drug discount program in which 161 Texas hospitals participate is a “mess” and needs more oversight.

Houston Doctor: Talc lawsuit has 'gone on much too long and been delayed by junk science at this point'

By Houston Republic News Service | Dec 17, 2024

A Houston radiologist said a Texas judge should approve a settlement plan in a long-running mass tort case against Johnson & Johnson (J&J).