DIThe Distraction Index

#healthcare_policy

6 events across 4 weeks

1Damage
1Hype
4Noise
10.7Avg Dmg
16.2Avg Hype
WEEK 81Jul 12 – 18
NOISE2026-07-15
Trump HHS Shelves Threat to Withhold Medicare/Medicaid Over Trans Care
Policy Changefederal · narrow
Damage
1.0
Hype
8.5
WEEK 63Mar 8 – 14
NOISE2026-03-08
Trump Administration Drug Pricing Deals Revealed Through Company Filings
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
4.0
Hype
15.3
WEEK 45Nov 2 – 8
NOISE2025-11-07
White House Strikes Deals for Lower Prices on Obesity Drugs
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
0.2
Hype
4.7
NOISE2025-11-07
Lawmakers Weigh ACA Tax Credit Extension to End Government Shutdown
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
2.9
Hype
10.3
WEEK 31Jul 27 – Aug 2
DMG2025-08-02
States Sue Trump Administration Over Hospital Restrictions on Transgender Youth Treatment
Policy Changemulti state · narrow
Damage
42.5
Hype
26.4
HYPE2025-08-02
Trump Administration Might Destroy $9 Million Contraceptive Stockpile
Resource Reallocationfederal · broad
Damage
13.9
Hype
32.2