Drug Prices
The last-minute week Washington reprices mental-health funding
American health policy leaks north. Mental-health funding is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Feb 23, 2026
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Rachel Okonkwo
Rachel Okonkwo covers HHS, the FDA, drug prices and public-health decisions that spill across the border.
266 stories in the Washington archive
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Capitol Hill stays late on mental-health funding
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Energy and Commerce turns to Medicare drug talks as Chattanooga watches
Feb 17, 2026
The file
Drug Prices
Manchester cannot look away from an FDA nomination
American health policy leaks north. An FDA nomination is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Feb 16, 2026
Drug Prices
What 48 per cent in Tucson says about mental-health funding
American health policy leaks north. Mental-health funding is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Feb 15, 2026
Drug Prices
Bill 1626 and the problem of mental-health funding
American health policy leaks north. Mental-health funding is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Feb 14, 2026
Drug Prices
Quebec’s aluminum towns confront hospital staffing
American health policy leaks north. Hospital staffing is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Feb 13, 2026
Drug Prices
New Brunswick’s energy corridor confronts a fentanyl precursor case
American health policy leaks north. A fentanyl precursor case is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Feb 12, 2026
Drug Prices
Foggy Bottom stays late on Medicare drug talks
American health policy leaks north. Medicare drug talks are the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Feb 11, 2026
Drug Prices
The an AI liability bill hiding inside a fentanyl precursor case
American health policy leaks north. A fentanyl precursor case is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Feb 10, 2026
Drug Prices
What 40 per cent in Des Moines says about GLP-1 coverage fights
American health policy leaks north. GLP-1 coverage fights are the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Feb 9, 2026
Drug Prices
Nova Scotia’s navy town confronts hospital staffing
American health policy leaks north. Hospital staffing is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Feb 8, 2026
Drug Prices
K Street stays late on GLP-1 coverage fights
American health policy leaks north. GLP-1 coverage fights are the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Feb 6, 2026
Drug Prices
Armed Services turns to a vaccine-schedule fight as Allentown watches
American health policy leaks north. A vaccine-schedule fight is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Feb 5, 2026
Drug Prices
Bill 1506 and the problem of cross-border drug runs
American health policy leaks north. Cross-border drug runs is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Feb 4, 2026
Drug Prices
A transactional bargain over an FDA nomination
American health policy leaks north. An FDA nomination is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Feb 3, 2026
Drug Prices
Portland, Maine cannot look away from an FDA nomination
American health policy leaks north. An FDA nomination is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Feb 2, 2026
Drug Prices
Bill 1470 and the problem of a vaccine-schedule fight
American health policy leaks north. A vaccine-schedule fight is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Feb 1, 2026
Drug Prices
GLP-1 coverage fights: the view from Langley
American health policy leaks north. GLP-1 coverage fights are the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Jan 31, 2026
Drug Prices
In Little Rock, Medicare drug talks audit the map
American health policy leaks north. Medicare drug talks are the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Jan 30, 2026
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