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ALEXANDRIA, VA, April 16, 2025 – The Coalition Against Socialized Medicine (CASM), a broad coalition of leading conservative groups, including the Conservative Political Action Coalition (CPAC), Heritage Action, the National… Read More

Dear Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Durbin: On behalf of the Coalition Against Socialized Medicine (CASM), we want to strongly express our concerns about the following bills being considered during… Read More

ALEXANDRIA, VA, March 5, 2025 – The Coalition Against Socialized Medicine (CASM), a broad coalition of leading conservative groups, has issued the following statement on the introduction of the Ensuring Pathways… Read More

Dear Chairman Guthrie and Chairman Carter: On behalf of the Coalition Against Socialized Medicine (CASM), I want to thank you for your continued, fervent support for reforms that will rein… Read More

Dear Majority Leader Thune and Speaker Johnson: On behalf of the Coalition Against Socialized Medicine (CASM), we are writing today to urge you to fix the Biden Pill Penalty by… Read More

“The Coalition Against Socialized Medicine (CASM) thanks Representatives Greg Murphy, M.D., Don Davis, and Richard Hudson for re-introducing the Ensuring Pathways to Innovative Cures (EPIC) Act. Read More

Dear President Trump: In a last-ditch efort to impose its failed healthcare policy on your Administraton, the Biden Administraton unveiled the next round of drugs selected for the so-called Medicare… Read More

On behalf of the Coalition Against Socialized Medicine (CASM), I want to thank you for your commitment to protecting intellectual property rights, particularly at your upcoming hearing, IP and Strategic… Read More

Dear Chairman Durbin and Ranking Member Graham, On behalf of the Coalition Against Socialized Medicine (CASM), I urge you to support the Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership… Read More

ALEXANDRIA, VA, November 21, 2024 – The Coalition Against Socialized Medicine (CASM), a broad coalition of leading conservative groups, including the Conservative Political Action Coalition (CPAC), Heritage Action, the National… Read More

ALEXANDRIA, VA, November 7, 2024 – The Coalition Against Socialized Medicine (CASM), a broad coalition of leading conservative groups, including the Conservative Political Action Coalition (CPAC), Heritage Action, the National… Read More

Last month, Sen. Bernie Sanders led a Senate hearing targeting Novo Nordisk for the pricing of its weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy. Sanders claimed the hearing was about addressing… Read More

A recent Wall Street Journal editorial, “The FTC’s Anti-PBM Suit Could Mean Higher Health Premiums,” misses the mark on Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM). We respectfully disagree. Read More

Dear Ranking Member Cassidy, On behalf of the members of the Coalition Against Socialized Medicine (CASM), I am writing today to urge you take as strong as stand as possible… Read More

Dear Senator Crapo: On behalf of the Coalition Against Socialized Medicine (CASM), I want to take this opportunity to outline the serious concerns our coalition continues to have with the… Read More

By Andrew Langer In recent months, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) have found themselves in the spotlight, with their role in the U.S. healthcare system increasingly scrutinized by government officials and… Read More

President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law two years ago, and since then, the White House and Democrats in Congress have raved about the “success” of the… Read More

ALEXANDRIA, VA, August 15, 2024 – The Coalition Against Socialized Medicine (CASM), a broadcoalition of leading conservative groups including the Conservative Political Action Coalition(CPAC), Heritage Action, the National Taxpayers Union,… Read More

Dear Chairman Comer and Ranking Member Raskin: On behalf of the Coalition Against Socialized Medicine (CASM), I want to thank you for holding the upcoming hearing on the role of… Read More

It’s no secret by now that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) use underhanded practices to warp the free market, fleecing patients in order to line their own pockets. These drug middlemen employ anti-competitive,… Read More

ALEXANDRIA, VA, July 12, 2024 – This statement is attributable to Andrew Langer, CPAC’s Executive Director of the Coalition Against Socialized Medicine: “The old saying ‘a broken clock is right… Read More

Dear Members of the Senate Republican Conference: I am writing on behalf of the Coalition Against Socialized Medicine (CASM) to inform you of AARP’s concerning multi-billion dollar financial alliance with… Read More

Dear Chairman Arrington and Ranking Member Boyle, I am writing to you on behalf of the Coalition Against Socialized Medicine, a project of the Conservative Political Action Coalition, to express… Read More

Dear Chairman Arrington and Ranking Member Boyle: As the Executive Director of the Coalition Against Socialized Medicine (CASM), I feel very passionate about America’s free-market system and believe that it… Read More

Earlier this month, the CEO of UnitedHealth Group was called to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate regarding his company’s handling of a major … Read More

Dear Chairman Durbin and Ranking Member Graham: Safeguarding the American free-market system, particularly as it pertains to healthcare, is a vital component of our nation’s success... Read More