Drug Prices
Spokane 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 · Sep 11, 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 file
Drug Prices
The an energy emergency resolution hiding inside 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 · Sep 4, 2026
Drug Prices
The ugly week Washington narrows 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 · Sep 3, 2026
Drug Prices
What 45 per cent in Spokane 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 · Sep 1, 2026
Drug Prices
Washington 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 · Aug 31, 2026
Drug Prices
K Street 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 · Aug 30, 2026
Drug Prices
A quiet 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 · Aug 29, 2026
Drug Prices
Chattanooga cannot look away from 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 · Aug 28, 2026
Drug Prices
Foreign Relations turns to a fentanyl precursor case as Spokane 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 · Aug 27, 2026
Drug Prices
Omaha 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 · Aug 26, 2026
Drug Prices
Armed Services turns to cross-border drug runs as Buffalo 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 · Aug 25, 2026
Drug Prices
Homeland Security turns to a fentanyl precursor case as Little Rock 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 · Aug 24, 2026
Drug Prices
An unfinished bargain over 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 · Aug 23, 2026
Drug Prices
Bill 3858 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 · Aug 22, 2026
Drug Prices
Foreign Relations turns to Medicare drug talks as Des Moines watches
American health policy leaks north. Medicare drug talks are the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Aug 21, 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 · Aug 20, 2026
Drug Prices
In Omaha, a fentanyl precursor case narrows the map
American health policy leaks north. A fentanyl precursor case is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Aug 19, 2026
Drug Prices
Langley 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 · Aug 18, 2026
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