Merrill Goozner
@gooznews.bsky.social
Journalist, former editor of Modern Healthcare, specializing in health care for past 24 years. In prior two decades I served as business, economics, foreign and national correspondent for the Chicago Tribune and other publications. .. more
Journalist, former editor of Modern Healthcare, specializing in health care for past 24 years. In prior two decades I served as business, economics, foreign and national correspondent for the Chicago Tribune and other publications.
Merrill Goozner, is an American journalist, author and educator. He served as editor of Modern Healthcare and ModernHealthcare.com, a weekly news magazine and daily news website covering the healthcare industry, from December 2012 to April 2017. Since then, he writes a weekly column for the magazine as well as writes and edits GoozNews, an online newsletter. .. more
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Big talk, minimal action on drug pricing
The Trump administration offered a limited half-step toward bringing U.S. drug prices in line with Europe and Japan.
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Pegging U.S. drug prices to those paid abroad is a good idea. Unfortunately, the pilot project announced by CMS on Friday and Monday is barely a start.
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Review: Curing Mis- and Disinformation
An astute diagnosis of the roots of modern-day quackery falls short when it comes to prescribing an effective cure.
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My review of a new book about the health consequences of misinformation and disinformation ... Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/gooznews...
The last day to sign up for 2026 ACA health plans. GOP Congress offering $1000-$1500 health savings accounts to people buying $5000-10,000 high deductible plans to keep their premiums low. "That's like offering people a 10-foot ladder to climb out of a 70-foot hole."--Anthony Wright, Families USA.
Truth Social
Truth Social is America's
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Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that drug prices are "FALLING AT LEVELS NEVER SEEN BEFORE, 500%, 600%, 700%, and more." He must have failed sixth grade math, where I learned nothing can go down by more 100% (unless, of course, someone pays you to take their product off their hands).
Merrill Goozner
@gooznews.bsky.social
· Nov 18
How Trump's patent office appointees are delaying low-cost drugs
The president talks a lot about lowering drug prices. But when it comes to action, his appointees are doing just the opposite.
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Why is the Trump regime delaying biosimilars? I thought he wanted to lower drug prices.
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Merrill Goozner
@gooznews.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Border Patrol Boss And Agents Could Be Leaving Chicago This Week: Reports
Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino and federal immigration agents are expected to leave the city within days for another assignment, the Tribune and CBS News reported.
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ICE may be reducing presence in Chicago this week. Bovino's masked goons leave behind: two people shot, one dead; protesters & first responders tear-gassed, shot with rubber bullets; citizens handcuffed & detained, including kids; and more. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/11/b...
Merrill Goozner
@gooznews.bsky.social
· Nov 10
Capitulation put millions at risk
Soaring premiums for ACA plans are only the start of GOP plans to ransack health care
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Capitulation puts millions at risk of losing their insurance. And don't expect Republicans to offer relief in those December negotiations. They have other plans. open.substack.com/pub/gooznews...
Merrill Goozner
@gooznews.bsky.social
· Nov 7
A changed landscape for health care reform
Republicans have stopped pretending to care about universal coverage, a prerequisite for bringing costs under control.
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With the GOP deliberately raising the uninsured rate, there's now a transformed landscape for health care reform. It's time for Democrats to abandon the gradualist approach. open.substack.com/pub/gooznews...
Merrill Goozner
@gooznews.bsky.social
· Nov 6
Republicans Have Stopped Pretending to Care About Health Care
The long-term medical cost crisis can’t be solved without universal healthcare coverage. The GOP doesn’t even have a concept of a plan.
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"The Republican wrecking ball has shattered one of the core beliefs of centrist health care reformers, which states: Incremental reforms will eventually lead the U.S. to the promised land of health insurance for all."
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Merrill Goozner
@gooznews.bsky.social
· Oct 31
Stop streaming ICE recruitment ads NOW!
The Trump administration has funneled billions of dollars into these dystopian ICE recruitment ads. Meanwhile, cities are being terrorized by ICE agents who are running rampant with abuses of power, s...
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I use Spotify a lot. My wife uses Amazon Prime a lot. I think we have to start talking seriously about targeted boycotts to force corporate tech America to stop supporting the Trump regime.
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Merrill Goozner
@gooznews.bsky.social
· Oct 29
The beginning of Medicare Advantage's downhill slide?
Insurers are pruning plans; purging providers; and pushing people out. John Oliver explains why consumers are souring on this over-hyped privatization program.
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Is Medicare Advantage about to fall to less than half of all seniors in the Medicare program? There's good reason to think so as this open enrollment season gets underway.
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Merrill Goozner
@gooznews.bsky.social
· Oct 24
"You are no longer wanted or needed"
A first-hand account of the White House purge of expertise from health-related advisory committees.
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Lawrence O. Gostin, JD on the White House purge of expertise from health-related advisory committees and the CDC. Reprinted with permission from the always excellent Milbank Quarterly.
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Merrill Goozner
@gooznews.bsky.social
· Oct 23
The CDC Diaspora Fights Back
How America’s scientific army is trying to stand up for public health—and stand up for itself.
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Insightful piece by @CitizenCohn on how infectious disease docs and researchers are fighting back against RFK Jr.’s destruction of the CDC. open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Merrill Goozner
@gooznews.bsky.social
· Oct 22
The affordability crisis grinds on
Republicans push skimpy plans, health savings accounts and stricter limits on Obamacare subsidies as their non-answer to the rising cost of employer-based health insurance.
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Health insurance for the 154 million Americans who rely on their employers for coverage isn't working so well, either.
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xpostfactoid
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· Oct 22
The affordability crisis grinds on
Republicans push skimpy plans, health savings accounts and stricter limits on Obamacare subsidies as their non-answer to the rising cost of employer-based health insurance.
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Good perspective on rising enrollee costs in employer sponsored insurance as reported by KFF today from @gooznews.bsky.social