Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley, bipartisan Senate duo, aim to break up "Big Medicine"

Source: CBS News

February 10, 2026 / 8:00 AM EST


Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley may not agree on much — she's a Democrat from Massachusetts who ran for president in 2020, and he's a Republican from Missouri who is a staunch ally of President Trump. But they're teaming up on legislation aimed at addressing a couple of the biggest political issues heading into the midterm elections: health care and affordability.

Warren and Hawley are introducing a bill Tuesday to break up what they call "Big Medicine," focusing on health care conglomerates they say are manipulating the system, driving up prescription drug costs and stifling competition, CBS News has exclusively learned.

"There's no question that massive health care companies have created layers of complexity to jack up the price of everything from prescription drugs to a visit to the doctor," Warren said in a statement to CBS News. "The only way to make health care more affordable is to break up these health care conglomerates. Our bill would be a monumental step towards ending the stranglehold that corporate giants have on our broken health care system."

"Americans are paying more and more for healthcare while the quality of care gets worse and worse," Hawley said in a statement to CBS News. "In their quest to put profits over people, Big Pharma and the insurance companies continue to gobble up every independent healthcare provider and pharmacy they can find. Working Americans deserve better."

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