Drug Prices
What 41 per cent in Anchorage says about 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 · Jul 29, 2026
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Rachel Okonkwo
Rachel Okonkwo covers HHS, the FDA, drug prices and public-health decisions that spill across the border.
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Drug Prices
What 48 per cent in Little Rock 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 · Jul 22, 2026
Drug Prices
An unfinished bargain over 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 · Jul 21, 2026
Drug Prices
Bill 3462 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 · Jul 20, 2026
Drug Prices
Banking turns to Medicare drug talks as Tucson watches
American health policy leaks north. Medicare drug talks are the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Jul 18, 2026
Drug Prices
Bill 3438 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 · Jul 18, 2026
Drug Prices
Canada’s stake in mental-health funding just got larger
American health policy leaks north. Mental-health funding is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Jul 17, 2026
Drug Prices
Raleigh cannot look away from 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 · Jul 15, 2026
Drug Prices
An unfinished bargain over 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 · Jul 14, 2026
Drug Prices
Canada’s stake in an FDA nomination just got larger
American health policy leaks north. An FDA nomination is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Jul 13, 2026
Drug Prices
The an AI liability bill hiding inside 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 · Jul 11, 2026
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 · Jul 10, 2026
Drug Prices
Ontario’s auto belt confronts 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 · Jul 9, 2026
Drug Prices
Canada’s stake in mental-health funding just got larger
American health policy leaks north. Mental-health funding is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Jul 8, 2026
Drug Prices
In Tucson, an FDA nomination shortages the map
American health policy leaks north. An FDA nomination is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Jul 7, 2026
Drug Prices
A vaccine-schedule fight: the view from Foggy Bottom
American health policy leaks north. A vaccine-schedule fight is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Jul 6, 2026
Drug Prices
The intelligence panel turns to cross-border drug runs as Little Rock watches
American health policy leaks north. Cross-border drug runs is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Jul 5, 2026
Drug Prices
What 41 per cent in Anchorage 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 · Jul 4, 2026
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