Drug Prices
Bill 3186 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 · Jun 26, 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
Hospital staffing: the view from Foggy Bottom
American health policy leaks north. Hospital staffing is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Jun 18, 2026
Drug Prices
An FDA nomination: the view from Langley
American health policy leaks north. An FDA nomination is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Jun 17, 2026
Drug Prices
What 41 per cent in Buffalo 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 · Jun 16, 2026
Drug Prices
What 48 per cent in Sioux Falls 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 · Jun 15, 2026
Drug Prices
A fentanyl precursor case: the view from the border
American health policy leaks north. A fentanyl precursor case is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Jun 14, 2026
Drug Prices
What 47 per cent in Spokane 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 · Jun 13, 2026
Drug Prices
In Raleigh, GLP-1 coverage fights delays 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 · Jun 12, 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 · Jun 11, 2026
Drug Prices
Quebec’s aluminum towns confront 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 · Jun 10, 2026
Drug Prices
What 47 per cent in Grand Rapids says about hospital staffing
American health policy leaks north. Hospital staffing is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Jun 9, 2026
Drug Prices
A transactional 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 · Jun 7, 2026
Drug Prices
What 43 per cent in Des Moines 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 · Jun 6, 2026
Drug Prices
The strategic petroleum rider hiding inside 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 · Jun 5, 2026
Drug Prices
Manitoba’s manufacturing shops confront 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 · Jun 4, 2026
Drug Prices
Canada’s stake in Medicare drug talks just got larger
American health policy leaks north. Medicare drug talks are the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Jun 3, 2026
Drug Prices
Bill 2898 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 · Jun 2, 2026
Drug Prices
Langley 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 · Jun 1, 2026
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