Health Policy – Talk Bio

ICER Draft Report: High-Cost GLP-1 Obesity Drugs Deemed Cost-Effective—Affordability Still a Concern

2 days ago talkbio0Tagged Affordability, cardiovascular benefits, Cost-Effectiveness, CREM gene, Glucagon-Like Peptide 1, Health Policy, Obesity, semaglutide, tirzepatide, value-based pricing

ICER; GLP-1; semaglutide; tirzepatide; obesity drugs; cost-effectiveness; health policy; affordability; value-based pricing; cardiovascular benefits

Trump Gives Pharma CEOs 60-Day Ultimatum for ‘Most Favored Nation’ Drug Pricing

1 month ago talkbio0Tagged Drug Industry, Drug Prescriptions, drug price, executive order, Health Policy, Medicaid, nation policy, Transplant Registry Unified Management Program

Trump; pharmaceutical industry; drug pricing; most favored nation policy; executive order; prescription drugs; healthcare policy; Medicaid; tariffs

CDER Employees Leave FDA in Droves Amid HHS Overhaul

2 months ago talkbio0Tagged CDER, Employee, Health Policy, HHS Overhaul, Jr., layoffs, resignations, restructuring, Robert F. Kennedy, United States Food and Drug Administration

CDER; FDA; HHS overhaul; employee resignations; layoffs; health policy; restructuring; Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

RFK Jr. Fires Top HHS Leadership in Major Department Shakeup

2 months ago talkbio0Tagged Buckham, CHARGE Syndrome, Hannah Anderson, Health Policy, Heather Flick Melanson, Leadership, RFK Jr., Shakeup, Staff, TMEM79 gene, White House liaison

RFK Jr.; HHS; leadership shakeup; chief of staff replaced; Heather Flick Melanson; Hannah Anderson; Matt Buckham; health policy; White House liaison

RFK Jr. Reshuffles Top HHS Leadership, Replacing Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief

2 months ago talkbio0Tagged Buckham, Changing, CHARGE Syndrome, chief of, federal, Hannah Anderson, Health Policy, Heather Flick Melanson, Leadership, RFK Jr., Shakeup, Staff, TMEM79 gene

RFK Jr.; HHS; leadership shakeup; chief of staff; Heather Flick Melanson; Hannah Anderson; Matt Buckham; staff changes; federal health policy

RFK Jr. Cancels USPSTF Meeting Amid Healthcare Groups’ Integrity Concerns

2 months ago talkbio0Tagged CHARGE Syndrome, Congress (U.S. Legislature), expert, Health Policy, meeting cancellation, Preventive Care, RFK Jr., USPSTF

RFK Jr.; USPSTF; meeting cancellation; preventive care; health policy; HHS; Congress; expert panel integrity

Trump Administration Considers Limits on Direct-to-Consumer Drug Advertising

3 months ago talkbio0Tagged Ditiocarb, drug price, executive order, Health Policy, Pharma, pharmaceutical regulation, Transplant Registry Unified Management Program

Trump administration; DTC drug advertising; pharmaceutical regulation; drug pricing; executive order; health policy; pharma marketing

Trump Taps Dr. Oz as Lead Negotiator for ‘Most Favored Nation’ Drug Pricing Policy

4 months ago talkbio0Tagged Dr., Drug Costs, drug price, Health Policy, Myasthenic Syndromes, Congenital, Nation, ounce, pharmaceutical negotiations, Transplant Registry Unified Management Program

Trump; Dr. Mehmet Oz; Most Favored Nation; drug pricing; CMS; pharmaceutical negotiations; healthcare policy; drug costs

Federal Judge Blocks NIH Grant Caps as HHS Appeals Ruling

5 months ago talkbio0Tagged Administration occupational activities, Administrative Procedure Act, appeal, CHARGE Syndrome, federal judge, Health Policy, Indirect, injunction, Legal, Medical Research activity, NIH Mouse, Permanent, research, Transplant Registry Unified Management Program, U.S., United States

NIH, HHS, research funding, grant caps, indirect costs, federal judge, permanent injunction, Trump administration, medical research, Administrative Procedure Act, legal appeal, U.S. healthcare policy.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Confirmed as HHS Secretary in Close Senate Vote

7 months ago talkbio0Tagged Administration occupational activities, CHARGE Syndrome, Confirmation, Health Policy, Healthy, RFK Jr., Secretary, Senate, Skepticism, Transplant Registry Unified Management Program, Vaccines

RFK Jr., HHS Secretary, Senate confirmation, Trump administration, vaccine skepticism, healthcare policy, Make America Healthy Again