
Last Saturday I was in the customs line in Amsterdam and the agent smirked and said, “Big Beautiful Bill, huh?” I wanted to say something, but I was mostly impressed that he was following U.S. news more closely than a lot of Americans. Caught my Eye 340No. IQVIA released a study looking at the use…

All the summer Friday vibes today, including a cocktail in mind for later. I’ve been trying to top the Paper Plane and the Broken Plane is close. Any other recs, let me know. In the meantime, to-do list in hand and ready to hit the ground running. Caught my Eye Hit Us with Your Best…

Caught my Eye Make Believe. This week we were wondering if the Administration would put out information on what the Most Favored Nation (MFN) would be for drugs; that is what is the best price for each drug in a set of country’s that have a GDP at least 60% of ours. But there have…

I do love a Monday off. It somehow feels like an a double-treat – you get the Monday off and the week flies by. Yes we had to cram more meetings and work into the shorter week but totally worth it. Caught my Eye Processed Over. This week the Secretary of Health and Human Services,…

It’s the Friday of Memorial Day weekend, let’s blow this pop (pup?) stand. I’m playing with the format of these posts so let me know what you think. The aim is to be more of a newsletter than a blog, but still give you everything you need to know in just a few minutes a…

Let’s wrap up my musings on the President’s Executive Order (EO). Medicaid. Section 6 of the EO directs the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director, the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, and the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), to…

Tuesday morning, I spent the first half of the day convinced it was Wednesday, and yet, despite that mental setback, the rest of the week has flown by. Feels like a win. Killing me softly. Overall, glad to see the stories recognizing how the uncertainty of federal research dollars is impacting NIH summer internships, graduate…

Tariffic. This week Eli Lilly announced they were investing at least $27 billion in US manufacturing, which is pretty cool. Was it to buy favor with the new Administration? It certainly does not hurt. I get the allure of manufacturing in the United States. If a country wanted to hurt us, they could stop sending…

Discontinued: A flu vaccination campaign got pulled by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It is off the air and the website was taken offline and now directs users to older information and not the new campaign (“Wild to Mild”.) 1 in 5. Did you know that 1 in 5 people in the…

Crab cakes and … horse racing. That’s what Maryland does. Mine will come with a side of Smith Island cake which I’m making tomorrow morning. Wish me luck. Odds aren’t stacked. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the Medicaid rule won’t contain the stacking provision. A little odd to pre-announce it,…