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Nicole Ortiz

Township Valley

Healthcare Editor at Morning Brew

Healthcare editor @MorningBrew. Previous editing with @axios @marshallproj @adexchanger @adweek. Like the Lorax, I speak for the trees. 🌱 she/her

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  • 1 month ago | healthcare-brew.com | Nicole Ortiz

    Our readers have spoken, and they’re saying, “Healthcare Brew is our favorite healthcare news source, hands down!” And then there’s lots of confetti and cheering and general merriment. Or at least that’s what we’re picturing as we reflect back on some of our top-read stories from the first half of the year. Here’s a look at five of our most-read stories since January and what they delved into. 5.

  • 1 month ago | healthcare-brew.com | Nicole Ortiz

    Since January, the Trump administration has taken a red pen to research grants across the healthcare industry, with one analysis from Stat finding that NIH grant awards have decreased by $2.3 billion since the start of the year. Now, couple that with other targeted areas, like climate change.

  • 1 month ago | healthcare-brew.com | Nicole Ortiz

    President Donald Trump signed an executive order this morning that would lower drug prices to compete with costs other countries pay. Other countries often pay less than the US in drug prices, according to health policy research organization KFF’s 2022 tracker.

  • 1 month ago | healthcare-brew.com | Nicole Ortiz

    Lately it’s drama, drama, drama for Optum in New York’s Hudson Valley. Earlier this year, we reported on how Optum and Summit Health union workers discussed in a town hall meeting the “corporate takeover” of the Hudson Valley. Since then, Congressman Pat Ryan has organized an inquiry into the Minnesota-based health system’s acquisitions in the region to analyze quality of care after receiving “numerous complaints” about Optum-owned facilities.

  • 2 months ago | medium.com | Nicole Ortiz

    The American public education system is in crisis — but not for the reasons you’ve been told. For years, politicians have pushed misleading narratives about failing schools to justify slashing budgets and dismantling public institutions. One of the loudest proponents of this narrative was the Trump administration, which blamed the Department of Education for declining test scores.

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Nicole Ortiz
Nicole Ortiz @neco_ornot
21 May 25

I spoke with @MountSinaiNYC's environmental chair and @HCWithoutHarm about the potential long-term impacts of environmental health research and staffing cuts that have been happening since January: https://t.co/b4F75ovbrl https://t.co/k2STSEq17I

Nicole Ortiz
Nicole Ortiz @neco_ornot
20 May 25

RT @elmo: Hi new friends! Elmo is Elmo! And Elmo is so excited to welcome you to Sesame Street. ❤️

Nicole Ortiz
Nicole Ortiz @neco_ornot
12 May 25

President Trump signed an executive order this morning saying he would cut drug prices to compete with the lower costs other countries offer. So far, the response from the healthcare industry has been mixed. Read more in my story below. https://t.co/M7m2Et4bMu https://t.co/GIqpXcBRic