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Twenty percent of Medicare beneficiaries, or 10 million people, had cardiovascular disease in 2020, while 27 percent, or 13.7 million people, were obese or overweight.
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20 percent of Medicare beneficiaries or 10 million people had cardiovascular disease in 2020 while 27 percent or 137 million people were obese or overweight
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{
    "date": "2020",
    "statistic": "27 percent or 13.7 million people"
}
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Health Statistical
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February 15, 2026 at 4:57 PM (6 months ago)
Last Updated
February 15, 2026 at 4:57 PM (6 months ago)

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Pharma lobbying up in 2024
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https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-pulse/2024/04/24/pharma-lobbying-up-in-2024-00153996

Pharmaceutical companies increased lobbying spending in the first quarter of 2024. Key issues driving the spending include 340B program reform, supply chain issues, and pharmacy benefit manager regulations. The article also covers Supreme Court arguments on abortion and bird flu fragments in milk.

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