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Government and Policy

Trump Discovers Drug Prices That Already Existed, Declares Historic Breakthrough

February 10, 2026February 6, 2026 by editor

WASHINGTON — President Trump announced a breakthrough in drug pricing this week after unveiling a new website that displays medication prices already available across pharmacies, insurers, and discount programs nationwide. … Read more

Categories Government and Policy Tags Costs, drugs, Insurance, Medication, Pharmacy, Trump

Government Requires Hospital Price Transparency, No One Notices

February 5, 2026 by editor

BOISE, ID — Hospitals across the country celebrated a major transparency milestone this week after proudly posting prices online, a move experts confirmed would change absolutely nothing about how patients … Read more

Categories Government and Policy Tags Costs, Government, Hospital

Congress Asks PBM Execs for Advice, Decides To Maintain Stability

February 4, 2026February 2, 2026 by editor

WASHINGTON, DC — In a breakthrough hearing held after lunch and before donor calls, Congress asked pharmacy benefit managers how to lower drug prices and then nodded with relief when … Read more

Categories Government and Policy

CDC Updates Recommendations, Darwin Awards Now Require a Playoff Bracket

January 30, 2026January 25, 2026 by editor

NEW YORK, NY – The CDC released its updated recommendations this week and the Darwin Awards committee responded the only way it could: by opening a second spreadsheet, ordering extra … Read more

Categories Government and Policy Tags cdc, Government, HHS, RFK, Wellness

RFK Jr. Disappears During Ultimate Cold Plunge, Returns With Ice-Based Medicine™ Plan

January 30, 2026January 24, 2026 by editor

MCMURDO STATION, ANTARTICA: Federal wellness officials confirmed this week that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. traveled south for what aides described as “the ultimate cold plunge” and what the National Science … Read more

Categories Government and Policy Tags Government, Policy, RFK, RFKJr, Wellness

Health Insurers to Meet with President – Bring Ozempic as Peace Offering

January 24, 2026January 22, 2026 by editor

PALM BEACH, Fla. — Several leading insurance executives met with the President this week at Mar-a-Lago to discuss healthcare access, affordability, and what one attendee described as “the general concept … Read more

Categories Government and Policy Tags Insurance, Ozempic, Policy, Prior Authorization, Trump

RFK Jr. Brings Back Whole Milk: Fighting “Calories With Calories” Now Federal Policy

January 19, 2026 by editor

WASHINGTON DC – The Department of Health and Human Services announced this week that whole milk is officially “back,” with Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unveiling a new national strategy … Read more

Categories Government and Policy Tags HHS, Milk, RFK, Wellness

Dr. Oz Names Alcohol “Social Lubricant” – Panel Now Reviewing Tobacco

January 16, 2026January 8, 2026 by editor

A Clarification, Not a Reversal In remarks delivered with the calm confidence of a man reorganizing the pantry of public health, Dr. Oz clarified that alcohol is not that bad … Read more

Categories Government and Policy Tags Oz, Policy, RFK

Arsonist Pardoned by White House, Appointed to Head Fire Administration

January 16, 2026January 6, 2026 by editor

President Promises to Apply Healthcare Shake-Up Logic Everywhere WASHINGTON — After declaring victory in healthcare reform by appointing a longtime critic of public health institutions to oversee them, the President … Read more

Categories Government and Policy Tags Policy, vaccine

Private Equity Responds with Fear to CMS Site-Neutral Payment

January 17, 2026December 24, 2025 by editor

By Daniel Whitmore, Senior Managing Director for Policy Affairs, HorizonBridge CapitalWith public affairs support from Atlas Strategies Group Recent commentary around the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ final rule … Read more

Categories Government and Policy Tags Costs, Private Equity
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