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Healthcare Access & Equity


PDAB Chicanery: How Drug Affordability Boards Are Undermining Public Engagement
PDABs say they’re helping patients. In reality, they’re muzzling public input and playing politics with life-saving medications.

Travis Roppolo
Mar 30, 20256 min read


HIV Long-Acting Injectables Face Policy Hurdles After CROI 2025
One shot a year could transform HIV care. But unless we fix access and policy, these breakthroughs won’t reach those who need them most.

Travis Roppolo
Mar 16, 20256 min read


Patients Still at Risk: The State of Copay Accumulator Adjustment Policies in 2025
Copay accumulator policies make patients pay twice. It's 2025, and insurers are still profiting while patients go broke.

Travis Roppolo
Mar 9, 20257 min read


America's Vaccination Problem
Political interference in public health is fueling vaccine hesitancy, outbreaks, and policy failures—at the cost of preventable lives.

Travis Roppolo
Mar 3, 20259 min read


The Strategic Dismantling of Health Equity Research
New funding rules censor research on health disparities, making systemic inequities unprovable—and easier to ignore.

Travis Roppolo
Feb 17, 20257 min read


Flying Blind: Public Health Without Population Data Following CDC Data Removal
Federal health agencies have removed thousands of public health datasets, creating a public health crisis by Trump Admin Executive Order.

Travis Roppolo
Feb 10, 20257 min read


FTC Exposes PBM Price Gouging: Urgent Call for PBM Reform Now
The FTC confirms PBMs are price-gouging specialty generics, raking in billions while blocking patient access to life-saving meds.

Travis Roppolo
Jan 27, 20257 min read


When Algorithms Deny Care: The Insurance Industry's AI War Against Patients
AI-driven insurance denials are costing lives, prioritizing profits over patients. Algorithms now decide who gets care—and who’s left behind

Travis Roppolo
Jan 13, 20256 min read


Healthcare in the Lame Duck
Congress faces urgent healthcare decisions before 2025—telehealth, CHC funding, and physician payments hang in the balance during lame duck.

Travis Roppolo
Dec 8, 202410 min read
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