Commentary

Trump’s drug pricing executive orders harmful to patients — will hinder development of new drugs

July 24, 2020

Healthcare

President Trump issued four executive orders Friday that he said will lower drug prices — but in reality, three of the orders will cause far more harm than good and represent electioneering at its worst. The three harmful executive orders allow the importation of drugs from...

President Trump’s Big Government Instincts Threaten Drug Innovation And Availability

July 24, 2020

Healthcare

President Reagan famously said, “the nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the Government and I’m here to help”. It is time for President Trump to learn this wisdom. Along with Speaker Pelosi, Senator Sanders, and Representative Ocasio-Cortez, President Trump seems to...

California Doubles Down on Unworkable Data Privacy Law During Second COVID Shutdown

July 23, 2020

California

Businesses were ordered to close. Schools were shuttered. People were told to stay home. Many believed that in a week or two life for the most part would return to normal and that COVID would be a bad memory. Now, four months later, California has not...

Why Trump administration should say goodbye to ‘Buy America’

July 23, 2020

Healthcare

It’s not often that Joe Biden agrees with President Trump. But the former vice president found common ground with his presumptive opponent this month when he announced he would outline a plan to bring medical manufacturing back to the United States, something the president has...

COVID-19’s Long-Term Effects Raise the Stakes of the Game.

July 23, 2020

Despite the surge of new cases of COVID-19, increases in the percentage of positive tests, and scores of ICUs at or near capacity, some commentators are still saying things like, “The so-called surge in cases is more fake news pushed by media cheerleaders eager to destroy...

Executive Order On Drug Price Controls Would Backfire

July 22, 2020

Healthcare

Rumor has it that President Trump will soon issue a sweeping executive order to lower prescription drug prices by fiat. Nothing is set in stone. But the order would reportedly index the government's reimbursements for medicines to the prices that Britain, France, Canada, and other developed nations pay....

Covid’s Harrowing Complications

July 20, 2020

It’s good news that the death rate from Covid-19 has trended dramatically downward since April, even as the number of new cases is surging. But it’s far from the whole story. Unlike common colds caused by other coronaviruses, Covid-19 is more than a transient, self-limited respiratory...

Patients Will Suffer The Most From The Trump Administration’s Reference Pricing Scheme

July 20, 2020

Healthcare

The pharmaceutical industry has responded to the Covid-19 pandemic with, arguably, the greatest surge in drug innovation in history. Consider that Remdesivir (produced by Gilead) has already received an emergency use authorization by the FDA for Covid-19. Losmapimod (produced by Fulcrum) is another promising treatment for Covid-19 that is...

Biden a moderate? Sanders, AOC plans for candidate suggest this instead

July 20, 2020

Healthcare

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has long been considered a political moderate. A new report from his "unity" task forces should put that reputation to rest. The 110-page document offers detailed policy recommendations for an incoming Biden administration. It would represent the most left-wing governing...

Medicaid Expansion Will Add To Oklahoma’s Woes

July 20, 2020

Healthcare

Late last month, Oklahoma voters narrowly approved a ballot measure expanding the state's Medicaid program to childless adults making up to 138% of the poverty level under the terms of Obamacare. Missouri could follow suit next month when a similar ballot initiative comes up for...