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Drug tariffs cast cloud over smaller biotechs

The real cost of high prescription drug prices in America

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Insurers cast themselves as MAHA allies

Axios Live: Utah's health worker shortage is more than a numbers problem

The most pressing midterm issues for rural voters

What rural voters want candidates to address

Data: KFF/AP Rural Voters Survey; Chart: Herb Scribner

Midterms' new populism: Taking on health industries

Trump announces cheaper drugs for state Medicaid programs

Mounting calls for surprise billing fix divide Congress

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Americans' income hits record, but lower earners lose ground

A line chart that shows U.S. real median household income from 1967 to 2025 in inflation-adjusted 2025 dollars. Income rose from $56,230 in 1967 to $87,460 in 2025, the series high. It peaked earlier at $85,310 in 2019, fell to $81,460 in 2022, then recovered.

U.S. real median household income: 1967 to 2025

Data: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 1968 to 2026 Annual Social and Economic Supplements; Note: Census identifies breaks in the series in 2013 and 2017 due to methodological changes; Chart: Russell Contreras/Axios

Biosimilars stuck in a rut

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