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Program creep is a familiar Washington problem. Good ideas, originally intended to solve targeted challenges, expand beyond their original... Read More

Congress has a responsibility to fix policy mistakes when they become clear, especially when those mistakes could make it harder for patients... Read More

Every year, millions of patients pay their health insurance premiums, trusting their insurer will be there to support them if something... Read More

In May, I wrote about the emergence of a bootleg market for retatrutide, Eli Lilly’s experimental obesity drug. The problem was already... Read More

As Florida's Secretary of Elder Affairs and Chair of the Federal Advisory Council on Alzheimer’s, I helped finalize the new... Read More

It's been four years, nearly to the day [August 12, 2022], since Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) on a party-line vote.... Read More

There's no shortage of people complaining about cuts to science funding. Of course, they have a bias. If you're enjoying an academic career... Read More

Excerpts from my Wall Street Journal op-ed ... Read More

The world recently minted its first trillionaire, and the inevitable refrain afterward was clear - tax him However, taxing Elon Musk to fund... Read More

Landmark independent studies challenge longstanding dogma for brain aging. Read More

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry has released the political chapters of its long-awaited report. After nearly three years, the conclusion is clear. Read More

Organizations are encouraged to support employees in developing good lifestyle habits to increase work engagement. Read More

I’ve seen clients start GLP-1 medications full of hope—and stop them feeling betrayed by their own biology. Read More

If the FDA policed only safety, not efficacy, the result would be more innovation at lower cost. Read More

The Alzheimer’s Policy Working Group is a 501(c)(3) organization that unites frontline clinicians from specialty and primary care to... Read More

On Thursday, January 22, the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee will each hold a hearing with some of... Read More

This is the fourth part of a series on the crisis in academic research and publishing. Read the first three parts here, here and here. By... Read More

Introduction In August, AHIP, the trade association for health insurance companies representing the industry’s top players, announced... Read More