Democrats have made a living in recent times with political attack ads fallaciously accusing Republicans of secret plans to destroy Medicare and Social Security. In one famous TV ad, then-House Speaker Paul Ryan was depicted […]
There are gimmicks, and then there are gimmicks. Some are relatively harmless and can be helpful when they grease enactment of bills with positive effects that outweigh them. There are others, however, that are so […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Many working-age people assume that Medicare covers just about every kind of health care that an older person may need. It doesn’t. Some of the biggest gaps involve dental, vision and hearing […]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — After two years of lobbying to lower prescription drug costs for Floridians, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday he’s waiting for final approval from the Biden administration to import drugs from Canada, […]
To my 22-year-old idealistic self, I apologize. To the millions of Boomers who had to pay for a rising tide of entitlements for the past 40 years, I apologize. To the millions of children, grandchildren […]
RALEIGH — A court ruling upholding a Trump administration executive order for increased transparency in healthcare pricing may further bolster State Treasurer Dale Folwell’s pricing transparency program, known as the Clear Pricing Project. The court […]
RALEIGH – State Treasurer Dale Folwell and the State Health Plan have announced that Humana has been chosen for the Medicare Advantage Fully Insured Plan and Related Services contract. According to the Office of the […]
A proposed revision in drug pricing policy could negatively impact one of North Carolina’s most important industries as well as patients — especially the nearly 2 million North Carolina seniors and people with serious medical issues who […]
One of the biggest hurdles we face a nation in our political life together is the lack of basic factual information. It is next to impossible to solve political problems when every single issue is prismed through the […]
Nancy Pelosi has a plan to lower drug prices. The Speaker of the House just released a new bill that would impose a slew of new taxes and allow the government to meddle with private […]
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