Naomi Lopez

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Closeup of prescription bottle with pharmacist using credit card.

States already have pharmacy deserts. PBM reforms make it worse

Naomi Lopez · June 3, 2026 10:00 am

The Independent Payment Advisory Board and charges it with limiting the growth of Medicare spending. The board will set the payment rates healthcare providers will receive for treatments and services of Medicaid patients. (iStock photo)

The fast lane to rationed care

Naomi Lopez, Christina Sandefur · June 2, 2016 4:03 am

Here in the U.S., the Independent Payment Advisory Board could soon be responsible for rationing healthcare for our nation's seniors. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Is UK-style cancer drug rationing coming to America soon?

Naomi Lopez, Christina Sandefur · October 27, 2015 4:01 am

Gov. Bill Walker holds a news conference on Wednesday, July 1, 2015, in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Gov. Bill Walker’s attempt to short-circuit taxpayers and the rule of law

Naomi Lopez, Christina Sandefur · August 3, 2015 4:01 am

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