DIThe Distraction Index

#healthcare_policy

8 events across 5 weeks

1Damage
3Hype
4Noise
16.1Avg Dmg
21.6Avg Hype
WEEK 91Sep 20 – 26
HYPE2026-09-22
Trump Administration Enforcement Against Hospitals Providing Transgender Care
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
35.0
Hype
45.5
HYPE2026-09-18
DOJ Settlement with NYU to End Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
29.1
Hype
29.5
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
HYPE2025-08-02
Trump Administration Might Destroy $9 Million Contraceptive Stockpile
Resource Reallocationfederal · broad
Damage
13.9
Hype
32.2
DMG2025-08-02
States Sue Trump Administration Over Hospital Restrictions on Transgender Youth Treatment
Policy Changemulti state · narrow
Damage
42.5
Hype
26.4