POLITICO reporters break down the ACA's sign-up slump, Medicare for All and more, and Stride Health's CEO explains his push to help gig economy workers get covered.
A "staring contest" between two Republican senators seems to be holding up progress on a pair of health care measures in the lame-duck session of Congress. Plus, CMS proposes changes to Medicare Part D in the hopes of curtailing the cost of certain drugs.
The FDA commissioner explains why he's cracking down on e-cigarettes, how he views science in the Trump administration and the reaction to his infamous "almonds don't lactate" line, and much more.
Nora Volkow is America's top scientist on addiction. And she's worried that by focusing on the opioid crisis, we're missing a chance to fight what caused it in the first place.
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