Article • Expose the Heist: Power and Policy in Unprecedented Times
Will Trump Rx Help Patients?
Trump’s long-awaited drug discount program is an exercise in personal branding that doesn’t translate into meaningful savings.
Health Care
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
Trump Rx: It Doesn’t Help Patients, but Gets Trump’s Name on Something (see correction)
Trump Rx is a branding exercise that leaves patients paying more for drugs while delivering no real savings.
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
Spending Under Trump: Drugs Up, Factories Down
Trump’s favorite economic boasts collapse under basic arithmetic and current drug and manufacturing data.
Article • Expose the Heist: Power and Policy in Unprecedented Times
The FDA Fails to Protect Americans from the Medical Device Industry
A new report sheds light on the problem of medical device safety — another policy area where corporate influence shapes outcomes.
Press Release
New Research Shows Working Families Paying Thousands Out of Pocket for Health Care
Report
The High Cost of Living: What Working Families Pay For Health Care
The combination of rising costs and cost-shifting has left a large share of working families burdened with high levels of expenses: The typical working family spent $3,960 per year on health care.
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
Fraud, Drugs, and Hope for 2026
As Trump pushes racist narratives and weak policy fixes, economic and political trends point to possible change in 2026.
Article • Expose the Heist: Power and Policy in Unprecedented Times
More of the Same: Kennedy’s FDA Continues Big Pharma Corruption
Recent FDA actions under RFK Jr.’s leadership do not reflect an agency dedicated to reversing industry corruption – rather, they show one committed to continuing it.
Article • Expose the Heist: Power and Policy in Unprecedented Times
Expiring Subsidies and Skyrocketing Premiums: ACA Insurance By the Numbers
Millions of people are facing a health care cost crisis in the next few days. Here are just some of the numbers to illustrate the magnitude.
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
Obamacare Lowered Health Care Cost Growth #34,706
Healthcare costs rose far more slowly after Obamacare, saving households thousands compared with pre-2010 projections.
