Katie Greifeld

As I understand it, that product is tied to your deal that you have with the Trump administration.

So talk us through the rollout here.

Do you plan to make QuickPen available to all patients or would it only be an option for those Medicare patients?

All right, Lucas, thank you so much.

I know it's a busy morning, so really appreciate you taking the time for us.

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I am curious, though, with regards to that data, Lael.

I mean, he obviously, you know, a big takeaway from the statement in the press conference was the idea that the economy is kind of surprisingly stronger.

I think I'm kind of paraphrasing his words there than what they thought.

So a little bit more stabilization in the labor market.

But then towards the end of that press conference, he started talking about, I think what a lot of us has talked about, this K-shaped economy, the idea that, yeah, overall we're doing good, but there is some bifurcation.

And I'm wondering if it's the Fed's job to address that, or do they ignore that and just focus on the aggregate?

Yeah.

Well, I am curious, though, about another aspect of this.

When we talk about the Fed being data dependent, one of the reporters asked him a question about the reliability of the Fed models, specifically in the context of.

of some meaningful structural changes going on in our economy, whether it's the potential advocation for a weaker dollar, obviously a huge shift in trade policies and other things here.

And he seemed to suggest that those are, to a certain degree or another, incorporated into the Fed models.

Are they?

Laila, I have to ask you, with all the things going on in Washington right now, do you have faith, conviction that this will remain an independent Fed?

Lael, always great to have you.