Ian Lopez
@IanMichaelLopez
Health policy reporter for @blaw, @bgov and @business. Tips, tricks: [email protected]. Signal 202 981 3992.
If you’re an employee at the US Department of Health and Human Services & want to chat with a journalist about everything going on at the agency, please contact me! We can chat off record/on background if you prefer. You can reach me on Signal or text/call me at 202 981 3992
CBER Director Vinay Prasad said in a July 7 email to employees that “I have been personally reaching out to our (former) colleagues who have left in the last few years (within and outside FDA), and I plan on bringing several people back.” insights.citeline.com/pink-sheet/pat…
A pregnant woman suing RFK Jr. over abrupt changes to Covid-19 vaccination guidance is urging a judge to allow her to pursue her legal battle anonymously, fearing backlash from vaccine skeptics. news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and…
BREAKING: UnitedHealth says it is under a federal criminal and civil investigation regarding its Medicare business and is cooperating. Follow live updates. apnews.com/live/donald-tr…
.@HHSGov wrongfully withheld federally appropriated funds for supporting the education and development of low income children, a congressional watchdog has found. @HeadStartgov news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and…
.@NIH DEI-related grant cuts have jeopardized future research, forcing scientists to think about how they’ll operate without the US government as a reliable partner and denting economic activity. w/@eheisig @cecelou18 @ksophiewill news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and…
US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is restricting undocumented immigrant access to Head Start and other federal programs that the Trump administration says are intended for American citizens. news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and…
The Federal Trade Commission is weighing whether certain gender-affirming care practices are deceptive and need greater scrutiny, the agency’s leader said Wednesday. news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and…
The largest Medicaid claims processor has built a large network engineers and analysts in India and rapidly increased hiring, despite state contracts requiring work be done in the US. @JohnDHolland22 and @cecelou18 report. news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and…
The Supreme Court’s decision upholding Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming treatment for transgender youth is the latest indicator of the federal judiciary’s growing deference to states on politically volatile areas of medical care. With @IanMichaelLopez: news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and…
The Trump administration’s cuts to scientific research grants for focusing on gender and diversity, equity and inclusion are illegal and vacated, a federal judge in Massachusetts ruled from the bench Monday. More here from @IanMichaelLopez: news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and…
RFK Jr.'s dismissal and restocking of a key panel that advises on immunizations policy is a significant step in implementing his longstanding blueprint to cast doubt on the effectiveness and safety of a broad range of vaccines. W/ @IanMichaelLopez news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and…
The Trump administration plans to advance research into the root causes of autism spectrum disorder through a partnership to build a data platform that utilizes medical claims data, electronic medical records, and data from consumer wearable devices. news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and…
The US Department of Health and Human Services is being sued by several municipalities for slashing over $11 billion from infectious disease programs amid a growing measles outbreak. news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and…
ICYMI. A federal judge in Texas shot down a request from two liberal cities and a physician group to defend a Biden administration abortion rule in a lawsuit should the Trump administration drop out of the case. By @IanMichaelLopez. news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and…
Read more on RFK Jr.'s comments to the FDA today about the influence of the “deep state” on the agency in an all-hands meeting Friday where he also made off-color comments about children with developmental disabilities. W/ @rileyraygriffin news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and…
RFK Jr. during his remarks to the FDA this morning said the “deep state is real” and “insidious” and called the agency a “sock puppet” of the industry.
A months-long investigation I worked on with @JohnDHolland22 is out today. We found the federal government loses billions each year because state Medicaid programs and their contractors routinely fail to catch even the most obvious fraud and misspending. news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and…
HHS ASPR/CDC employees both past and present -- how are the staffing cuts and reorganization impacting government efforts to handle infectious diseases? Contact me on Signal - 202 981 3992, happy to chat on background.