Policy

The FDA’s site inspection backlog continues
The FDA’s site inspection backlog continues
Lecia Bushak
February 14, 2022
5:15 am

The agency has caught up domestically, but continues to lag on the international front.

COVID-19 pills were touted as pandemic ‘game changers.’ Are they reaching patients who need them most?
COVID-19 pills were touted as pandemic ‘game changers.’ Are they reaching patients who need them most?
Lecia Bushak
February 4, 2022
4:44 pm

Much like the monoclonal antibody therapies they were designed to augment, their rollout has been plagued by doubts around health equity.

Building a better Build Back Better
Building a better Build Back Better
Lecia Bushak
January 27, 2022
3:01 pm

As Democrats seek to revive Build Back Better, drug pricing reform tops the list of provisions likely to make the final cut.

Can the Biden administration reverse its pandemic policy pitfalls?
Can the Biden administration reverse its pandemic policy pitfalls?
Lecia Bushak
January 20, 2022
4:05 pm

A push to deliver home tests and high-quality masks is set to replace the previous emphasis on vaccination.

Medicare price negotiations, cancer care and ‘unintended consequences’
Medicare price negotiations, cancer care and ‘unintended consequences’
Lecia Bushak
January 13, 2022
12:40 pm

Some experts argue that the current Build Back Better pricing scheme will hinder cancer research and care.

More COVID, more CDC communications confusion
More COVID, more CDC communications confusion
Lecia Bushak
January 6, 2022
11:16 am

The CDC has tweaked its messaging to focus on harm reduction. It hasn’t made any difference.

‘Only mostly dead’? Build Back Better plan up in the air
‘Only mostly dead’? Build Back Better plan up in the air
Lecia Bushak
December 22, 2021
1:00 pm

The Build Back Better act’s drug-pricing reform scheme may be in jeopardy, but it’s not time to write an obituary just yet.

Telehealth key to ensuring access for people with addiction
Telehealth key to ensuring access for people with addiction
Lecia Bushak
December 16, 2021
3:09 pm

A just-released report suggests that states can and should act to maintain pandemic-era telehealth policies for addiction treatment.

“We’ve been waiting for something like this”
“We’ve been waiting for something like this”
Lecia Bushak
December 9, 2021
1:00 pm

Health and policy experts herald the Surgeon General’s acknowledgement of a “mental health crisis” among young people.

The Omicron messaging dilemma
The Omicron messaging dilemma
Lecia Bushak
December 3, 2021
5:10 am

Why public health experts believe communications around Omicron need to toe the line between too much concern and just enough.

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