Government Chaos

The new administration has ushered in a period of chaos within the federal government thanks to unclear and not well-thought out executive orders. One rescinded a an executive order issued by President Biden that capped the cost of prescription medication. Fortunately, some caps were written into the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, such as a $35 co-pay cap on insulin.

In American politics, voters are caught in an our side vs. their side mentality. We shouldn't base our policy positions on those of the politicians we support. It should be the other way around.  It's not that Trump or Biden are always right. It's up to us to learn the issues and hold politicians accountable. Unless you work for a pharmaceutical company that profits from high prescription medication prices, we're all in favor on reasonable prices for our medication.

Likewise, this administration has put a freeze on communication between the CDC and NIH and the public. Not only that, but many of their basic functions have been frozen. We all can support funding research that helps cure or manage diseases. The private sector often isn't willing to face the risks of investing in these type of grants that are designed to help the public. Workers now can't do their jobs that directly contribute to benefitting Americans' health. With the freeze, the public can't get the information these agencies collect.

Information is never bad unless you have an inflexible ideology and that information disproves your beliefs.

There's nothing wrong with having ideological differences, but we all want lower prices and cures for cancer to be researched. This is why it's so important to understand the issues and hold politicians accountable when they remove price caps for prescription medicine or halt the function of key agencies that contribute so much to the health of society.