In Episode 6 of Meidas Health, host Dr. Vin Gupta welcomes former Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure for a must-watch conversation on the future of drug pricing—and a scathing reality check for Donald Trump’s latest stunt.
As the former head of Medicare and Medicaid Services under President Biden, Brooks-LaSure helped lead the successful implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act’s historic drug price negotiation provisions—actual legislation that caps out-of-pocket Medicare drug costs at $2,000 and is already saving seniors billions. Compare that to Trump’s latest “executive order” on drug prices, which—as Dr. Gupta and Brooks-LaSure make clear—is little more than smoke, mirrors, and zero policy substance. No details. No enforcement. Just empty branding.
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Dr. Gupta doesn’t hold back, calling Trump’s move “a marketing campaign” dressed up as policy and noting the dangerous long-term effects of the Trump administration’s attacks on NIH research, biomedical innovation, and even vaccine credibility. Together, he and Brooks-LaSure lay out what real leadership looks like when it comes to health care—and how voters can see through the noise.
In a media environment that often rewards spin over substance, this episode is a reminder that the work of protecting our health care system—and democracy—depends on facts, not fantasies. Watch, share, and join the movement to keep policy grounded in truth.
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