
Peter Goodman: His Start-Up May Not Survive Trump’s Tariffs
A sourdough baker turned entrepreneur in North Carolina has delayed his new product as he contemplates the prospect that higher costs will doom his company.…
Thought Leader: Peter Goodman
By Scott Gottlieb (original source The Wall Street Journal)
“Hillary Clinton has plenty of allies as she demonizes drug-company profits and pushes for federal control over how drugs are priced. There’s a drug-pricing task force led by the White House and a similar Democrat-led effort in Congress.
Many of the pharma industry’s proponents in Washington and on Wall Street dismiss this as political noise, arguing that new restrictions impeding investment and innovation are unlikely to get through a Republican Congress. But the Affordable Care Act reordered the legal framework to let a president impose price restrictions unilaterally through the Independent Payment Advisory Board and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. These executive-branch bodies were crafted to control what procedures doctors perform, but there is reason to believe they can also control drug prices.”
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Peter Goodman: His Start-Up May Not Survive Trump’s Tariffs
A sourdough baker turned entrepreneur in North Carolina has delayed his new product as he contemplates the prospect that higher costs will doom his company.…
Thought Leader: Peter Goodman
Tony Abbott calls for stronger action to end ‘pro-Hamas’ protests
Former prime minister Tony Abbott has called for stronger action on antisemitism in the wake of further attacks against the Jewish community, including tougher policing…
Thought Leader: Tony Abbott
Leana Wen: The Doctor Will See You Now. So Will the Lawyer.
Legal aid organizations are helping doctors address social barriers to patients’ health. During my residency training, when I worked shifts in the pediatric emergency department,…
Thought Leader: Leana Wen