Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Viewpoints: A Doctor To Treat The FDA's Issues; Confronting The Nation's Drug Problem
The Wall Street Journal: A Doctor To Heal The FDA
Scott Gottlieb may have landed the toughest job in Washington: President Trump has selected the physician and policy expert to run the Food and Drug Administration, where a culture of control strangles innovation. An iron triangle of interest groups, the bureaucracy and the press will resist change, but Dr. Gottlieb could save lives by renovating FDA’s drug-approval processes. (3/12)
The Columbus Dispatch: Join Forces To Fight Drug Scourge
Government traditionally works in silos. An agency is created to address a very specific problem, and is given finite resources dedicated specifically to that problem. So we have agencies that deal with mental health. And agencies that deal with drug addiction. And agencies that deal with the rehabilitation of criminals. And some that deal with poverty or health care or affordable housing. (3/13)
Bloomberg: A Miracle Within Trump’s Reach: Universal Flu Vaccine
One of the high points in President Donald Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress last week was his pledge to unleash a new era of drug development so grand that “our children will grow up in a nation of miracles.” Yet his main strategy for doing so -- slashing Food and Drug Administration regulations -- won’t solve one of the most pressing health challenges facing the country, and the world. (Bryan Walsh, 3/10)
