Peter Maybarduk @maybarduk.bsky.social · 19/09/2026We obtained Trump’s confidential drug pricing deals with Pfizer & Lilly via FOIA litigation. The texts are heavily redacted, making it impossible to verify some of Trump's claims. But unredacted text shows Trump exaggerated his drug pricing achievements, which expire anyway at the end of his term. 112963
Peter Maybarduk @maybarduk.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Vax investment should be transparent, especially access terms. CEPI committed $50m to Moderna for Ebola, but has not published the terms. CEPI “should be judged above all by its access mission, because that is what distinguishes it from a conventional innovation fund.” Our comment in The Lancet: 101
Peter Maybarduk @maybarduk.bsky.social · 04/06/2026We spoke with WSJ for this excellent piece about African states pushing back against Trump’s extractive deals. "Public Citizen, a Washington-based consumer group, has sued the State Department in an effort to force release of the details. The federal suit is pending.” www.wsj.com/world/africa...wsj.comTrump Wants Minerals, Health Data for Aid. African Nations Are Pushing Back.Governments bridle at U.S. demands for private medical data and, in some cases, access to minerals. 100
Reposted by Peter MaybardukSarah Karlin-Smith @sarahkarlin-smith.bsky.social · 02/04/2026New report on the impacts of a PhRMA push to delay the time before a drug's price could be negotiated in Medicare: www.citizen.org/article/epic...citizen.orgEPIC Act Would Be A Multi-Billion Dollar Pharma Windfall At The Expense of Seniors - Public CitizenKey takeaways: Big Pharma is pushing to undermine Medicare drug price negotiation and let corporations price gouge for longer periods,… 195
Peter Maybarduk @maybarduk.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Gilead spends a lot of money cultivating an image of allyship with communities affected by HIV. It’s very hard to take that image seriously today. 110
Peter Maybarduk @maybarduk.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Where Gilead fails to make its patented drug available, countries have clear cause to overcome the patent monopoly with compulsory licenses that authorize generic competition. We will encourage countries to act. 000
Reposted by Peter MaybardukSarah Karlin-Smith @sarahkarlin-smith.bsky.social · 20/03/2026CNN article: Medicare is a brighter spot, expanding coverage for some patients as part of the November deal, but still doesn’t cover weight-loss drugs for all who might want them. www.cnn.com/2026/03/19/h... Reality: Not clear this Medicare program can even get off the ground!citizen.orgOff-BALANCE? Trump’s Obesity Drug Demo May Not Live Up To The Hype - Public CitizenWhat is the BALANCE Model? On December 23, 2025, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Center announced the BALANCE… 062
Reposted by Peter MaybardukPublic Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Get a load of this S#$%: Pfizer's CEO said European nations must pay even more for medicines or risk losing their supply. Does he want to hold drugs hostage at the expense of human lives to make a little more money? Pfizer must end this threat & take accountability for its high drug prices! 33514
Peter Maybarduk @maybarduk.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Pfizer’s CEO said Pharma may “stop supplying” countries that don’t pay more in response to Trump’s threats & pressure campaign. This would be a classic “working failure,” grounds for compulsory license in every patent law. Drugmakers that threaten supply lose monopoly privileges. We wrote Bourla: 121
Peter Maybarduk @maybarduk.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Key reading for knowing how and why things are moving in global health 012
Reposted by Peter MaybardukGeneva Health Files @genevahealthfiles.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Geneva Health Files Has A New Home newsletter.genevahealthfiles.com/geneva-healt...newsletter.genevahealthfiles.comGeneva Health Files Has A New HomeIf You Work in Global Health, You Cannot Do Without Reading Us 142
Reposted by Peter MaybardukSarah Karlin-Smith @sarahkarlin-smith.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Nope Trump hasn't gotten American's the best deals on drug pricing and more State of the Union pharma, health care fact checking: www.citizen.org/article/fact... #healthpolicycitizen.orgFact Check: Trump’s State of the Union Drug Pricing Fiction Versus Reality - Public CitizenTrump Fiction: “I’m also ending the wildly inflated cost of prescription drugs like has never happened before. Other presidents tried… 082
Peter Maybarduk @maybarduk.bsky.social · 25/02/2026The White House still has not published any of its deals with drugmakers, making its claims to have lowered prices very difficult to believe. But we know for a fact Trump & GOP gave pharma an $8+ billion payout out of pockets of taxpayers & cancer patients via the Big Ugly Bill.citizen.orgDon’t Buy Trump’s SOTU Claims on Drug Prices - Public CitizenIn his State of the Union speech, President Trump is expected to tout progress from his administration on lowering drug prices for Americans, but the rhetoric will not match the reality. Here are the ... 011
Reposted by Peter MaybardukPublic Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 24/02/2026People in the U.S. are being charged up to 16x as much as peer countries for the same treatments. This is absurd. As generics manufacturers are expected to begin selling GLP-1s in Canada for less than $100 soon, we're calling on HHS to authorize generic competition for GLP-1 drugs. 05319
Reposted by Peter MaybardukSarah Karlin-Smith @sarahkarlin-smith.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Prepping for the State of the Union? Don't be fooled by Trump's misleading claims on drug pricing. #healthpolicy www.citizen.org/article/dont...citizen.orgDon’t Buy Trump’s SOTU Claims - Public CitizenIn his State of the Union speech, President Trump is expected to tout progress from his administration on lowering drug prices for Americans, but the rhetoric will not match the reality. Here are the ... 02511
Reposted by Peter MaybardukHealth Care Voices @healthcarevoices.org · 19/02/2026Americans pay the highest prescription costs in the world. What are we going to do about it? More from @maybarduk.bsky.social @pcmedsaccess.bsky.social @publiccitizen.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtYj...youtube.comWhat TrumpRx Actually Means for Your Wallet #news #trumpAmericans pay the highest prescription costs in the world. What are we going to do about it? More from Peter Maybarduk at @PublicCitizen: https://www.youtube... 22820
Reposted by Peter MaybardukLaura Packard @laurapackard.com · 16/02/2026TrumpRx Exposed: What It Means for Your Prescriptions #CareTalk live @maybarduk.bsky.social @pcmedsaccess.bsky.social @publiccitizen.bsky.social explores w/ me @healthcarevoices.org @mswmedia.com & Diane @socialsecurityworks.org @louisenorris.bsky.social answer your health insurance q’syoutube.comIs TrumpRx a Game-Changer for Prescription Prices? #CareTalkPresident Trump recently announced TrumpRx, a new direct-to-consumer website that he claims will lower prescription drug costs in the U.S. What is TrumpRx an... 32010
Peter Maybarduk @maybarduk.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Most people will do better through insurance than TrumpRx. Many without insurance will not be able to afford the still-high TrumpRx prices. But drugmakers certainly will appreciate Trump’s free product promos, delivered with a false veneer of price accountability. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...politico.comTrumpRx debuts with several dozen discounted drugsDrug pricing experts have questioned whether the effort would benefit most Americans. 1107
Peter Maybarduk @maybarduk.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Trump says he lowered drug prices. We’ll believe it when we see it. So we sued for access to the secret deals. 021
Reposted by Peter MaybardukAccess to Meds | Public Citizen @pcmedsaccess.bsky.social · 26/11/2025Lenacapavir could sharply cut new HIV infections. But only if people can actually get it. Watch this brief video from @maybarduk.bsky.social on how monopoly power is limiting access, and why World AIDS Day is the moment to demand change. www.instagram.com/p/DRh2CUIjl-Z/ 031
Peter Maybarduk @maybarduk.bsky.social · 29/09/2025LMAO PhRMA’s long-awaited answer to anger about its prices, which cause rationing & suffering & waste tens of billions in healthcare $$$ is … … a website. To support DTP sales. You would think a trillion-dollar industry that prides itself on innovation could do better. You would be wrong. 110
Reposted by Peter MaybardukPublic Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Thanks to health leaders Emily Bass, Mitchell Warren, Asia Russell, Amanda Banda, and Isata Dumbuya. And to our event co-hosts UNAIDS, Health GAP, People's Medicines Alliance, UAEM, Treatment Action Group, RESULTS, and Partners In Health. 0226
Reposted by Peter MaybardukPublic Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 25/09/2025We had a critical discussion about continuing the fight to bring medicines to all, with the first step being bringing that breakthrough — at that price — to the world. Thanks to UNAIDS' Winnie Byanyima and Unitaid's Tenu Avafia for joining us today and for your leadership. 1214
Peter Maybarduk @maybarduk.bsky.social · 25/09/2025We are launching a global campaign to make long-acting HIV prevention available to everyone, everywhere. With allies worldwide we will: *Challenge drugmakers’ power & patents; make $40 price available to all countries *Push for ambition from govt, funders to help 10 million+ people access PrEP LA 020
Peter Maybarduk @maybarduk.bsky.social · 18/09/2025State’s Health Strategy is cover for cruelty. While the Pentagon budget balloons to trillion+ dollars w/Trump’s vanity projects, the admin picks out critically underfunded needs of global health for slashing & blames development groups for budgetary waste. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/u...nytimes.comU.S. to Cut Out Nongovernmental Groups in Refocusing Health Aid 110
Reposted by Peter MaybardukMyles Helfand @myhelfy.bsky.social · 19/08/2025“The discounts, rebates, and patient assistance that Gilead offers [for LEN PrEP] are based on the underlying high price. If they really wanted to broaden access, they should just lower the list price and everything else would be easier,” says @maybarduk.bsky.social. www.thebody.com/news/hiv/mor...thebody.comWe Have More PrEP Options Than Ever—But Who Will Be Able To Afford Them?HIV advocates worry the high sticker price for brand-name PrEP—including long-acting injectables—will limit access, especially as federal support wavers. 011
Peter Maybarduk @maybarduk.bsky.social · 14/07/2025Spoke w/ @apnews.com about HIV funding cuts & the risk of losing a threshold moment toward defeating aids, with the approval of long-acting injectables for HIV prevention. 000
Peter Maybarduk @maybarduk.bsky.social · 14/07/2025Join us tonight to protect health & public media, and fight rescission. 000
Reposted by Peter MaybardukPublic Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 17/06/2025The Medicaid cuts in Trump's budget bill are projected to cause more than 16,500 premature deaths ANNUALLY. Over 1.9 MILLION people could lose access to a physician. Over 1.3 MILLION people could go without needed medications. Americans will die for billionaires to thrive. 108139
Peter Maybarduk @maybarduk.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Africa has ~400x fewer MVA-BN doses per mpox case than the U.S had at the same 9-month point in the 2022-23 emergency. That shortfall limits vax ambition & adds to suffering. WHO just extended the mpox emergency. But Trump's exec orders block USAID support & work w/WHO. Some of what's needed: 110
Peter Maybarduk @maybarduk.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Here’s world-class pharma jerk Bourla just casually threatening countries’ meds access if the U.S. seeks less abusive prices at home. The only way to deal with bullies like this is stand up and fight them. www.reuters.com/business/hea...reuters.comNo drug price pledges by Pfizer, others in talks with US government, Pfizer CEO saysPfizer and other drug companies have met with the Trump administration to discuss lowering U.S. drug prices but no commitments have been made, Chief Executive Albert Bourla said on Monday. 241
Peter Maybarduk @maybarduk.bsky.social · 04/06/2025This is a low point. Trump, having unconstitutionally obliterated foreign aid, asks members of Congress to bless the power he illegally took from them. Trump’s cuts will save a rounding error, but cost America its credibility and hundreds of thousands of people their lives. 031
Reposted by Peter MaybardukMedicines Patent Pool @medicinespatentpool.org · 27/05/2025🧭 MPP’s Board & observers met in Geneva this week. Grateful for their expertise and guidance 🙏 — and proud of our team’s professionalism and commitment to impact 💼🌍 #GlobalHealth #MPP #AccessToMedicines 131
Peter Maybarduk @maybarduk.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Countries came together amidst scarcity to commit to a more just & healthy world. That is worth celebrating. If the U.S. had applied these terms NIH-Moderna could have been affordable & available to rich & poor countries alike, saving hundreds of thousands of lives. www.citizen.org/news/despite...citizen.orgDespite Deadly U.S. Neglect, WHO Members Choose Health and Justice - Public CitizenWASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Member States of the World Health Organization adopted the pandemic agreement, to prepare for and respond to future disease… 122
Reposted by Peter MaybardukPublic Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Our Access to Medicines Program director @maybarduk.bsky.social wrote about this in a new op-ed: www.politico.eu/article/phar...politico.euBig Pharma is using tariffs to hold Europe to ransomWe can have a world where everyone has access to the medicines they need. But both Trump and pharma companies will push us in the opposite direction. 0196
Reposted by Peter Maybardukrani – Resilience Action Network International @rani.co · 30/04/2025Join PAN & FOUR PAWS at #WHA78 for The Pandemic Agreement & Beyond: International Solidarity in a Multipolar Era — Tue., May 20 — an action-oriented discussion with leading stakeholders in the pandemic agreement and IHR processes on what comes next. airtable.com/app943FMw4mw... 122
Reposted by Peter MaybardukNina Schwalbe, MPH, PhD @nschwalbe.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Under the Impoundment Control Act (ICA), the Administration can report a rescission (a proposal to cancel funds Congress has explicitly directed to be spent) to Congress. Once reported, it's up to Congress to say yes or no. Our representatives need to say NO. open.substack.com/pub/ninaschw...open.substack.comRescission: What it means for global healthCongress has agency in its response to violations of the Impoundment Control Act and appropriation bills. They need to speak up - and vote no. 163
Reposted by Peter MaybardukNina Schwalbe, MPH, PhD @nschwalbe.bsky.social · 02/04/2025⏰As final negotiations approach, equity concerns remain on Technology Transfer provisions in the #PandemicAccord 🙋🏽♀️The issue? Some countries insist on use of the word "voluntary.” 🧑🏽⚖️ 30 legal experts from around the world explain why that's redundant. 🧵 199
Reposted by Peter MaybardukNina Schwalbe, MPH, PhD @nschwalbe.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Here is a brief update on payment to #USAID contractors and grantees for money owed for work done through 12 February. This case involves @hivpxresearch.bsky.social and the Global Health Council (plaintiffs) against the US Department of State and President #Trump (defendants). 🧵 276
Peter Maybarduk @maybarduk.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Rep. @jayapal.house.gov : “Democracies fall in months not years.” Organize 000
Peter Maybarduk @maybarduk.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Outside Congress right now to save healthcare and fight Medicaid cuts — with @popdemoc.bsky.social @nationalnurses.bsky.social @seiu.org @publiccitizen.bsky.social @ppfa.org @peoplesactionparty.bsky.social 020
Peter Maybarduk @maybarduk.bsky.social · 04/03/2025“86% of adults overestimate $$$ spent on foreign aid, saying the U.S. spends a quarter of its budget on aid. “After hearing foreign aid accounts for ~1% of the budget, the share who say the U.S. spends too much on aid drops >20 points from 58% to 34%. “This pattern is consistent across partisans.” 120
Reposted by Peter MaybardukAVAC @avac.org · 03/03/2025Thank you, @apoorvanyt.bsky.social for capturing this administration’s willful disregard for the lives and livelihoods affected by its reckless, process-free decision making. 072
Peter Maybarduk @maybarduk.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Big police caravan gathering now to arrest protesters staging die-in & calling on Congress to save PEPFAR 1102
Reposted by Peter MaybardukSheri Fink @sherifink.bsky.social · 23/02/20251/This chain links to documents and repositories bearing witness to impacts of USAID stop work orders, contract terminations and staff reductions. Some relate to litigation. Most come from aid, advocacy & development industry organizations or beneficiaries that have a stake in the terminated work. 14922
Peter Maybarduk @maybarduk.bsky.social · 20/02/2025We are moving to hold Rubio and Vought in contempt For outrageously defying a federal court’s order to unfreeze foreign aid. Get the money moving Mr. Rubio 061
Reposted by Peter MaybardukSheri Fink @sherifink.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Judge Orders Trump Administration to Resume Foreign Aid Spending www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/u.... Judge: "They have also provided supporting evidence that Defendants’ actions have had and will continue to have a catastrophic effect on the humanitarian missions of several plaintiffs."nytimes.comJudge Orders Trump Administration to Resume Foreign Aid SpendingThe judge faulted the logic of a blanket freeze on foreign aid spending and found that groups that depend on the aid had made a strong initial showing of “irreparable harm.” 155
Reposted by Peter MaybardukMatthew Kavanagh @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Pepfar saves lives 055
Reposted by Peter MaybardukMatthew Kavanagh @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social · 14/02/2025🚨Major victory🚨Judge just issued temp restraining order reversing the aid freeze at #USAID, State, and rest of USG. huge. Clear win, judge says programs must be reopened during the review… as we’ve been arguing judge agrees it is contrary to law on multiple levels. bravo to… 22310
Peter Maybarduk @maybarduk.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Breaking: a fed court blocked Trump’s forced leave & evacuations at USAID for another week, extending the restraining order until Feb 21. “All USAID employees on admin leave shall be reinstated” til that date. We will invest that week fighting for an injunction, to reopen USAID 1/3 150