MedPage Today January 4, 2026
MedPage Today Staff

Quotable quotes heard by MedPage Today‘s reporters

“I would not hold my breath, as Congress has been unable to decide on much simpler issues.” — Marsha Simon, PhD, of the George Washington University in Washington, commenting on a demonstration program aimed at boosting access to GLP-1 drugs for Medicare Part D and Medicaid enrollees.

“They’re not the ACIP [Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices] anymore; the CDC is not the CDC anymore.” — Paul Offit, MD, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, discussing changes to the CDC’s influential vaccine panel in 2025.

“In some ways, it’s almost admirable.” — Rob Howard, MD, of the University College London, discussing President Trump’s apparent energy level in light of...

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