Logo
Logo
Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
The Price of Trust

Oct 14, 2026

•

8 min read

The Price of Trust

America has spent decades making generic drugs cheaper. But what happens when we stop paying attention to how they're made?

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
Relief Is on Backorder

Oct 7, 2026

•

5 min read

Relief Is on Backorder

Women are finally being encouraged to treat menopause. Now they have to fight to stay on treatment.

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
The Patient Is Beside the Point

Sep 30, 2026

•

4 min read

The Patient Is Beside the Point

Hospitals want to collect more. Insurers want to pay less. AI can help both without making anyone healthier.

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
When Normal Isn’t Good Enough

Sep 16, 2026

•

5 min read

When Normal Isn’t Good Enough

The “manosphere” has turned testosterone into a measure of male worth, with a treatment to sell when men feel they fall short.

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
Do We Know Too Much About Ourselves?

Sep 9, 2026

•

5 min read

Do We Know Too Much About Ourselves?

More tests, more scores, more things to fix. Have we gone too far?

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
The Magic Kingdom Has Limits

Aug 26, 2026

•

6 min read

The Magic Kingdom Has Limits

Disney’s decision to restrict spousal coverage is a warning about what happens when employers decide family healthcare has become too expensive to protect.

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
The Prescription Is Not the Care

Aug 12, 2026

•

5 min read

The Prescription Is Not the Care

American healthcare has given patients more access to medical products while leaving them increasingly responsible for managing what happens next.

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
Retatrutide's Next Trial Isn't Clinical

Aug 5, 2026

•

5 min read

Retatrutide's Next Trial Isn't Clinical

A legal fight over retatrutide could reshape obesity medicine, pharmaceutical competition, and billions of dollars in healthcare spending.

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
The Market Is Not a Clinical Trial

Jul 29, 2026

•

7 min read

The Market Is Not a Clinical Trial

Commercial demand, political influence, and a compromised committee pushed experimental peptides ahead of the science.

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
The Pill Mill Went Legit

Jul 22, 2026

•

5 min read

The Pill Mill Went Legit

Done turned stimulants into a subscription product. LifeMD’s critics say the same machinery is now being used to sell GLP-1s, this time with Big Pharma’s blessing.

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
New York City Does Not Need Another Pharmacy

Jul 15, 2026

•

7 min read

New York City Does Not Need Another Pharmacy

NYC knows what is killing independent pharmacies. It just has to treat the disease.

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
Who Watches the Watchmen?

Jul 1, 2026

•

4 min read

Who Watches the Watchmen?

When medical referees have something to gain, everyone loses confidence.

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
Uncertainty and Accountability

Jun 24, 2026

•

3 min read

Uncertainty and Accountability

A pharmacist's attempt to draw the line between necessary risk and commercialized uncertainty.

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
The Border Tax on Being American

Jun 17, 2026

•

3 min read

The Border Tax on Being American

Colorado just confirmed once again how truly insane our healthcare system has become.

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
The Great Medicare GLP-1 Gamble

Jun 3, 2026

•

4 min read

The Great Medicare GLP-1 Gamble

Starting July 1, the U.S. government begins a massive experiment in obesity treatment.

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
Drugstore Cowboy Turns One!

May 27, 2026

•

3 min read

Drugstore Cowboy Turns One!

Thank you for riding along with me!

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
TrumpRx Didn’t Lower Drug Prices. That’s the Point.

May 20, 2026

•

5 min read

TrumpRx Didn’t Lower Drug Prices. That’s the Point.

The President unveiled a glorified search engine for drug prices — and somehow that still counts as healthcare progress in America.

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
340B for Dummies

May 13, 2026

•

7 min read

340B for Dummies

How a Program Meant to Help Poor Patients Became an $81 Billion Hospital Arbitrage Machine

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
Dr. Big Brother

May 6, 2026

•

3 min read

Dr. Big Brother

The FDA just blocked its own scientists from publishing vaccine safety data.

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
The Most Expensive Word in Healthcare

Apr 29, 2026

•

5 min read

The Most Expensive Word in Healthcare

Are “specialty” drugs actually special?

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
How Does Your Pharmacy Buy Drugs?

Apr 22, 2026

•

5 min read

How Does Your Pharmacy Buy Drugs?

A deep dive on drug wholesalers.

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
The $1.8 Billion Illusion

Apr 15, 2026

•

10 min read

The $1.8 Billion Illusion

How did one man build a healthcare company making ~$2B/Year without providing any healthcare?

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
The Next Phase of GLP-1s Has Arrived

Apr 8, 2026

•

10 min read

The Next Phase of GLP-1s Has Arrived

We’re about to find out what happens when GLP-1s become normalized.

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
What Happens If China Controls the Next Cure?

Apr 1, 2026

•

10 min read

What Happens If China Controls the Next Cure?

China is rapidly catching up in drug development. The real risk isn’t competition—it’s control.

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
Tennessee Gives CVS a Technical Foul

Mar 25, 2026

•

9 min read

Tennessee Gives CVS a Technical Foul

A new law is forcing CVS to choose between controlling the system and participating in it. Their reaction tells you everything.

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
Load more

Exposing the hype, hustle, and hidden truths behind America’s drug obsession from behind the counter of its most iconic apothecary.

PRIVACY POLICY
© 2026 Not My Chair LLC.
beehiivPowered by beehiiv