Luke Zarzecki

1 week ago | insidehealthpolicy.com | Luke Zarzecki

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) wants the Department of Agriculture to study consolidating food oversight functions of multiple federal agencies, including FDA, into one agency, as the Trump administration has proposed moving food inspections to states.

2 weeks ago | insidehealthpolicy.com | Luke Zarzecki

In its call to action and north star for policy interventions, the Trump administration released its Make America Healthy Again report Thursday (May 22) explaining the potential drivers of childhood chronic disease as poor diet, environmental chemicals, lack of physical activity, chronic stress and overprescribing of medications to children, each exacerbated by perverse corporate incentives.

2 weeks ago | insidehealthpolicy.com | Luke Zarzecki |Maaisha Osman

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is calling the shots on HHS’ budget plans, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told the Senate Appropriations subcommittee with jurisdiction over his department Tuesday (May 20) when grilled on why the department has yet to unveil its detailed budget request.

2 weeks ago | insidehealthpolicy.com | Maaisha Osman |Luke Zarzecki

While President Donald Trump’s recent executive order left unclear which drugs would fall under the administration’s new “most favored nation” (MFN) policy, HHS confirmed Tuesday (May 20) that it will apply to all brand-name drugs without generic or biosimilar competition.

2 weeks ago | insidehealthpolicy.com | Luke Zarzecki

Experts warn the Trump administration’s efforts to cut HIV prevention and treatment funding could not only lead to more deaths, cases and stronger variants of HIV, but also stronger and more pathogenic strains of tuberculosis, COVID-19 and other diseases.