Drug Prices
Medicare drug talks: the view from the border
American health policy leaks north. Medicare drug talks are the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Apr 9, 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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The file
Drug Prices
Canada’s stake in cross-border drug runs just got larger
American health policy leaks north. Cross-border drug runs is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Apr 2, 2026
Drug Prices
Capitol Hill 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 · Apr 1, 2026
Drug Prices
Des Moines cannot look away from 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 · Mar 30, 2026
Drug Prices
What 44 per cent in Portland, Maine 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 · Mar 29, 2026
Drug Prices
In Raleigh, Medicare drug talks delays 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 · Mar 28, 2026
Drug Prices
Bill 2106 and the problem of hospital staffing
American health policy leaks north. Hospital staffing is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Mar 27, 2026
Drug Prices
The legal week Washington expands 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 · Mar 26, 2026
Drug Prices
What 49 per cent in Savannah says about 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 · Mar 25, 2026
Drug Prices
Grand Rapids cannot look away from 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 · Mar 24, 2026
Drug Prices
Toledo cannot look away from hospital staffing
American health policy leaks north. Hospital staffing is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Mar 23, 2026
Drug Prices
Bill 2046 and the problem of 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 · Mar 22, 2026
Drug Prices
What 46 per cent in Chattanooga says about 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 · Mar 21, 2026
Drug Prices
An unfinished bargain over hospital staffing
American health policy leaks north. Hospital staffing is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Mar 20, 2026
Drug Prices
Langley stays late on 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 · Mar 19, 2026
Drug Prices
What 52 per cent in Sioux Falls says about 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 · Mar 18, 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 · Mar 17, 2026
Drug Prices
Wilmington cannot look away from 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 · Mar 16, 2026
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