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Worth revisiting the new FDA CDER director's role in this recent talc panel...

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US FDA’s Tough Talk On Talc: Regulating In An Echo Chamber
An FDA “expert roundtable” on talc produced a new talking point on a potential drug safety risk, but the basis of that claim is difficult to determine.
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July 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
"Hey kids, here are five things daddy did last week!"
Instead, FDA employees were encouraged to share with their children online information about the agency's work
April 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
"Radical Transparency" in action!
A release from HHS announcing Perkins being picked for role has also been edited

Department had previously praised FDA's hiring of Perkins from DOJ

"where she provided outstanding service in the Consumer Protection Division"

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March 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
ACAPAC!
A thing I've been thinking about lately (but has no immediate prospect) is that we have MedPAC to help drive evidence-based policy in Medicare, MACPAC to do the same in Medicaid/CHIP, but no analogue for the marketplaces.

They're not a marginal player in the coverage landscape anymore!
NEW: A total of 44 million people have health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act (#Obamacare), including through the ACA's Medicaid Expansion, Marketplaces, and Basic Health Plan.

That's 1 in 6 people under age 65.

connect.kff.org/e3t/Ctc/RB+1...
January 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM