Drug Prices
Homeland Security turns to a fentanyl precursor case as Buffalo watches
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 15, 2026
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Rachel Okonkwo
Rachel Okonkwo covers HHS, the FDA, drug prices and public-health decisions that spill across the border.
235 stories in the Washington archive
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The dangerous week Washington politicizes Medicare drug talks
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Canada’s stake in mental-health funding just got larger
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The file
Drug Prices
Banking turns to a fentanyl precursor case as Raleigh watches
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 7, 2026
Drug Prices
In Spokane, GLP-1 coverage fights reprices the map
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 6, 2026
Drug Prices
The expensive week Washington expands 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 · Mar 5, 2026
Drug Prices
Bill 1830 and the problem of 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 4, 2026
Drug Prices
Foreign Relations turns to Medicare drug talks as Allentown watches
American health policy leaks north. Medicare drug talks are the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Mar 3, 2026
Drug Prices
What 51 per cent in Sioux Falls says about 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 2, 2026
Drug Prices
An expensive bargain over 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 1, 2026
Drug Prices
In Des Moines, an FDA nomination politicizes 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 · Feb 27, 2026
Drug Prices
In Fresno, a vaccine-schedule fight delays the map
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 26, 2026
Drug Prices
Energy and Commerce turns to a fentanyl precursor case as Buffalo watches
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 26, 2026
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
Drug Prices
The sanctions package aimed at Tehran hiding inside 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 22, 2026
Drug Prices
Fresno 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 · Feb 21, 2026
Drug Prices
Manitoba’s manufacturing shops confront 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 20, 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 · Feb 19, 2026
Drug Prices
Capitol Hill stays late on 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 18, 2026
Drug Prices
Energy and Commerce turns to Medicare drug talks as Chattanooga watches
American health policy leaks north. Medicare drug talks are the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Feb 17, 2026
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