The Goldwater Institute is an Arizona-based public policy organization and litigation center that advocates for limited government, individual liberty, economic freedom, education reform, and healthcare policy changes through research and legal action.
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2026-03-17
Jennifer and Maya Reinhardt Share Their Journey with Cystic Fibrosis and Right to Try 2.0with Jennifer and Maya Reinhardt
In the latest episode of the Health Policy Podcast, Jennifer and Maya Reinhardt discuss their personal journey with cystic fibrosis and the challenges they faced in accessing experimental treatments, specifically phage therapy. They advocate for Right to Try 2.0, emphasizing the need for expedited access to innovative therapies for patients with life-threatening conditions. The Reinhardts' experience highlights the importance of reducing bureaucratic hurdles in healthcare to improve patient outcomes.
2026-03-03
The Goldwater Institute’s Brian Norman Discusses Right to Try 2.0 and Patient Access to Treatmentswith Brian Norman
In the latest episode of the Health Policy Podcast, Brian Norman, Director of State Affairs at the Goldwater Institute, discusses the Right to Try 2.0 legislation aimed at improving patient access to individualized treatments. The initiative seeks to streamline the regulatory pathway for patients with rare diseases to access investigational drugs, building on the original Right to Try Act established in 2014. Norman emphasizes the need for reform in the FDA's drug approval process to better accommodate personalized medicine and address the challenges faced by patients with limited treatment options.
Notable quotes
“There are a myriad of government interventions that interfere with free markets when it comes to healthcare and also interfere with the ability for individuals to make their own healthcare decisions.”
“In the United States of America, we are falling behind other countries... getting these individualized treatments to market.”
“For rare and ultra rare disease patients, those mass market drugs are not getting the job done.”
“The story of the Riley family is the perfect illustration of why Right to Try 2.0 is necessary.”
“These are patients who are out of options and they need to try anything available to them to try to improve their condition.”
“At the end of the day, if a doctor thinks this might help, then I should be able to pursue that or not.”
“When she was little, she looked like just a normal little kid, but she would get these lung infections.”
“I mean, the whole family was, they didn't know what was going on, what to do really.”