Science, Policy, and Power

Howie and Harlan discuss healthcare headlines including proposed changes to federal research funding, an outbreak of New World screwworm in Texas cattle, and the debate over free expression after researchers were removed from the American Diabetes Association meeting for distributing an editorial critical of federal science policies. They also examine the future of generic GLP-1 drugs, a new Medicare model for heart failure care, and a court ruling with implications for international physicians practicing in the United States.
Show notes:
Research Grants
NIH: NOT-OD-25-132: Supporting Fairness and Originality in NIH Research Applications
Akiko Iwasaki
Health & Veritas Episode 192: Akiko Iwasaki: What Have We Learned About Long COVID?
Stuart Buck
"White House proposes new rules giving political appointees final approval on research grants"
U.S. Constitution: Article II
Skinny Labeling and the Supreme Court
"Supreme Court Upholds Preventive Services Requirement Under ACA"
"Supreme Court Rejects Colorado Law Banning 'Conversion Therapy' for L.G.B.T.Q. Minors"
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. v. Amarin Pharma, Inc. (24-889)
"Hikma v. Amarin: Supreme Court Weighs Future of 'Skinny Labeling'"
Value-Based Care
CMS: Value-Based Care
CMS: Hospital Readmission Reduction
New World Screwworm
CDC: New World Screwworm
USDA: New World Screwworm Economic Impact Report
USDA: Eradicating New World Screwworm with Sterile Insect Technique
American Diabetes Association Meeting
"Join the ADA in New Orleans for the 2026 Scientific Sessions"
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya
Diabetes Care: "Misguided Brushes of a Pen Continue to Dismantle and Destroy Biomedical Research in the United States: We Can No Longer Afford Complacency and Fear. We Must All Act Now!"
"Diabetes researchers ousted from conference after criticizing Trump"
H-1B Visas
Presidential Proclamation on Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers
"Federal judge blocks Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee"
"Health Care Professionals Sponsored for H-1B Visas in the US"
Exchange Visitors and the J-1 Classification

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