U.S. President Donald Trump has selected White House health-policy adviser and physician Heidi Overton to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), according to a source familiar with the decision. Overton Set for FDA Leadership Overton currently serves as deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council and previously worked at the conservative America […]
Planned Parenthood is facing the possibility of a $1.8 billion Medicaid-related financial penalty as a long-running fraud lawsuit brought by Texas and an anti-abortion whistleblower moves closer to trial in federal court. Background of the Case The case stems from allegations that Planned Parenthood improperly billed the Texas Medicaid program, triggering claims under federal and […]
U.S. President Donald Trump has declared that the United States is now paying the lowest prescription drug prices in the world, saying his administration’s pharmaceutical pricing reforms are beginning to deliver savings for American consumers. Speaking during a White House event, Trump credited his administration’s “Most Favored Nation” drug pricing policy and ongoing negotiations with […]
New Measures Aim to Lower Fertility Treatment Costs, Not Mandate Coverage U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a new policy initiative aimed at expanding access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) by reducing the cost of fertility medications, marking the latest in a series of efforts to address growing concerns over reproductive health affordability. In a […]
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that his administration will introduce a sweeping executive order aimed at reducing the prices of prescription drugs specifically targeting some of the most expensive medications covered under Medicare Part B. Speaking from the White House, Trump stated that the forthcoming order could cut prices by as much as 80%, […]