MedPage Today January 4, 2026
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...







