Health Correspondent

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

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

Recent work

Health

An unfinished bargain over Medicare drug talks

Aug 23, 2026

Health

Bill 3858 and the problem of a fentanyl precursor case

Aug 22, 2026

Health

Foreign Relations turns to Medicare drug talks as Des Moines watches

Aug 21, 2026

Health

Canada’s stake in mental-health funding just got larger

Aug 20, 2026

Health

In Omaha, a fentanyl precursor case narrows the map

Aug 19, 2026

Health

Langley stays late on GLP-1 coverage fights

Aug 18, 2026

The file

Drug Prices

GLP-1 coverage fights: the view from the West Wing

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 17, 2026

The Eisenhower Executive Office Building

Drug Prices

The expensive week Washington audits 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 15, 2026

Drug Prices

The intelligence panel turns to hospital staffing as Anchorage watches

American health policy leaks north. Hospital staffing is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.

Rachel Okonkwo · Aug 14, 2026

Drug Prices

Canada’s stake in GLP-1 coverage fights just got larger

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 13, 2026

Drug Prices

Canada’s stake in a fentanyl precursor case just got larger

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 12, 2026

Drug Prices

A quiet 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 · Aug 11, 2026

Drug Prices

In Spokane, a fentanyl precursor case reprices 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 10, 2026

Drug Prices

What 43 per cent in Fresno 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 · Aug 9, 2026

Drug Prices

An FDA nomination: the view from K Street

American health policy leaks north. An FDA nomination is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.

Rachel Okonkwo · Aug 8, 2026

Drug Prices

British Columbia’s ports confront 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 7, 2026

Drug Prices

Fresno 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 · Aug 6, 2026

Drug Prices

A transactional 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 5, 2026

Drug Prices

What 42 per cent in Portland, Maine 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 · Aug 4, 2026

Drug Prices

Bill 3630 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 · Aug 3, 2026

Drug Prices

The an energy emergency resolution hiding inside 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 2, 2026

Drug Prices

Bill 3606 and the problem of 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 1, 2026

Drug Prices

What 42 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 · Jul 31, 2026

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