Lizzy Lawrence

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FDA Reporter at STAT

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Food companies agree to phase out synthetic dyes, handing MAHA a victory

1 day ago | statnews.com | Sarah Todd |Lizzy Lawrence

Food manufacturers will phase out eight synthetic dyes from all U.S. products by the end of 2026, the federal government announced today in a move that reflects the growing reach of the Make America Healthy Again movement.
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary announces three new hires in leadership team

2 days ago | statnews.com | Lizzy Lawrence |Brittany Trang

WASHINGTON — The commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration welcomed three new leaders to the agency this week, including a new deputy commissioner, according to an email to staff on Monday. The new arrivals were Lowell Zeta as deputy commissioner for strategic initiatives; Timothy Schell as acting director for the Center for Veterinary Medicine; and Craig Taylor as the acting chief information officer.
Device maker that helped UnitedHealth collect billions offers to settle fraud claims with DOJ

1 week ago | statnews.com | Lizzy Lawrence

Semler Scientific has offered to pay the Department of Justice nearly $30 million to settle federal health care fraud claims related to its peripheral artery disease test, QuantaFlo — a product used by UnitedHealth Group and other large insurers. Semler revealed the preliminary agreement in an SEC filing Tuesday, but noted the government could still reject the offer.
RFK Jr. speech to FDA workers on MAHA agenda, chronic diseases

1 week ago | statnews.com | Lizzy Lawrence |Matthew Herper

WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. covered a lot of ground in a speech to Food and Drug Administration employees on Friday morning, as he attempted to rally them to his Make America Healthy Again agenda. He jumped between an anecdote about watching peregrine falcons fly down Pennsylvania Avenue as a kid to asserting that regulatory agencies have become captured by the industries they’re charged with overseeing.
How job cuts at the FDA are set to slow down crucial drug reviews

2 weeks ago | statnews.com | Lizzy Lawrence |Elaine Chen |Matthew Herper

WASHINGTON — The workers who review drugs and devices and inspect manufacturing plans were protected when the Trump administration fired thousands of Food and Drug Administration employees. The idea was to preserve some of the FDA’s most important functions. But drug reviews are likely to be affected, anyway, more than a dozen current and recently departed FDA employees told STAT. The people requested anonymity to protect against retaliation from the administration.
Republicans are proud of creating Medicare Advantage. Now some are urging reform amid runaway costs

2 weeks ago | statnews.com | Casey Ross |Tara Bannow |Bob Herman |Lizzy Lawrence

Republicans in Congress, long an unwavering source of support for privatized Medicare plans, are increasingly calling for reforms amid widespread evidence that health insurers are abusing the system to collect billions of dollars in unwarranted payments.
A running list of senior FDA officials who have left the agency

2 weeks ago | statnews.com | Lizzy Lawrence |J. Emory Parker

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration always looks a little different after an administration change. Political appointees are swapped out, maybe some offices are restructured. But the FDA under the new Trump administration is already starting to look dramatically different. It’s hard to keep track of how many people have left, with departures stemming from early retirements, layoffs, buyout offers, or even forced resignations.
Makary’s first speech to FDA staff focuses on challenging norms, fighting chronic disease

3 weeks ago | statnews.com | Lizzy Lawrence

WASHINGTON — Marty Makary’s first address to staff as FDA commissioner on Wednesday afternoon sounded a bit like an introduction to one of his books. It included sweeping declarations about the need to challenge scientific norms, and to identify the root causes of chronic disease. Makary sprinkled in anecdotes intended to stir emotion, recounting the time when his father gave a cancer patient a hug at the grocery store.
After RFK Jr.’s ‘radical transparency’ pledge, HHS shutters much of its communications, FOIA operations

3 weeks ago | statnews.com | Elaine Chen |Lizzy Lawrence |Isabella Cueto

The Department of Health and Human Services made major cuts to teams across its agencies that handle communications, media relations, and Freedom of Information Act requests as part of mass layoffs Tuesday, a move that workers say will cripple the department’s ability to relay critical health information to the public and run counter to secretary Robert F.
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary gets off to a bruising start as agency is wracked by layoffs

3 weeks ago | statnews.com | Lizzy Lawrence |Sarah Todd

WASHINGTON — Marty Makary’s first official day as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration began with employees in tears, learning from security guards that they were losing their jobs. The news release announcing the start of his tenure points readers to a press office that, after large-scale layoffs, basically no longer exists. His first email to staff summarized his resume.

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RT @_gaffknee: A great dispatch from RFK Jr.'s "MAHA Tour" this week: https://t.co/ZKT3UWkkXZ

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RT @JasonUkman: A week after widespread cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services, many workers are left wondering: Was that lega…

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NEW: Republicans are proud of creating Medicare Advantage. Now some are urging reform amid runaway costs. https://t.co/XpmbFbD36Y

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Articles

Food companies agree to phase out synthetic dyes, handing MAHA a victory

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary announces three new hires in leadership team

Device maker that helped UnitedHealth collect billions offers to settle fraud claims with DOJ

RFK Jr. speech to FDA workers on MAHA agenda, chronic diseases

How job cuts at the FDA are set to slow down crucial drug reviews

Republicans are proud of creating Medicare Advantage. Now some are urging reform amid runaway costs

A running list of senior FDA officials who have left the agency

Makary’s first speech to FDA staff focuses on challenging norms, fighting chronic disease

After RFK Jr.’s ‘radical transparency’ pledge, HHS shutters much of its communications, FOIA operations

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary gets off to a bruising start as agency is wracked by layoffs

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