STAT+: A political contest in the U.K. could shake up drug pricing

STAT PlusNewsletterThe Readout A political contest in the U.K. could shake up drug pricing Makary and Cassidy’s fates, U.S. pressures Germany to pay more for drugs, and other health news Manage alerts for this article Email this article Share this article By Elaine ChenMay 15, 2026 National Biotech Reporter Elaine Chen[email protected]Elaine Chen covers biotech, co-writes The Readout newsletter, and co-hosts STAT’s weekly biotech podcast, The Readout Loud.

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Good morning. Congrats on making it to the end of the week!Advertisement U.S. officials pressured Germany to pay more for drugs Trump administration officials told the German ambassador to the United States at a recent meeting that the European country should pay more for medicines, according to a person familiar with the encounter.

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