President Trump has made lowering drug prices and reducing healthcare costs for Americans a top priority of his second term, along with encouraging more biopharmaceutical investment and innovation in the U.S. Citizens Against Government Waste suggests that he can achieve both objectives without imposing price controls, which includes Most Favored Nation (MFN) polices, reforming the […]
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has confirmed what the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) has long been saying about the 340B drug discount program. The September 9, 2025, CBO report noted that 340B has grown substantially and increases costs for taxpayers. The CBO report also underscores several reasons why reforms to the 340B […]
The 340B Drug Discount Program was created in 1992 to help federally funded clinics and public hospitals that serve a large uninsured population cover the cost of drugs and provide discounts to patients. But the lack of guardrails on the program and failure to define a patient has led to it being abused by hospitals […]
Eliminating waste, fraud, abuse, and inefficiency in government and restoring common sense has been a priority for President Trump and Congress for 2025. As part of this effort, lawmakers should turn their attention to eliminating an unnecessary, wasteful, and outdated rule that would modernize how critical medical information is disseminated. Modernizing this rule would restore […]
As senators consider H.R 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBA), they have an opportunity to agree with the House to close a loophole that harms American companies and jobs. This loophole, known as a duty drawback, allows companies to avoid paying an excise tax and then claim a refund for the amount they […]
Welcome to This Week in Waste, a series by Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) that highlights how taxpayer dollars are being wasted in the federal, state, and local levels of government and efforts to fight back against this spendthrift behavior. Congress to Vote on Codifying DOGE Cuts Congress is expected to take up a recissions […]
Vaping and other tobacco harm reduction (THR) products have improved the health of millions of people by helping them stop smoking traditional cigarettes. On World Vape Day, May 30, 2025, supporters of THR should use this occasion to continue this momentum and fight against the barriers that restrict access to such products. THR products have […]
Welcome to This Week in Waste, a series by Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) that highlights how taxpayer dollars are being wasted in the federal, state, and local levels of government and effort to fight back against this spendthrift behavior. Missouri Senate Rejects Stadium Funding Bill In the final days of their session, the Missouri […]
Taxpayers should be viewing the ongoing efforts to pass the “Big Beautiful Bill” also known as budget reconciliation with excitement as the committees wrap up their work on their sections of the bill. On May 13, 2025, the House Committee on Ways and Means finalized its section of the reconciliation bill, setting the country on […]
This Week in Waste – May 9, 2025 Welcome to This Week in Waste, a series by Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) that highlights how taxpayer dollars are being wasted in the federal, state and local levels of government, and efforts to fight back against this spendthrift behavior. CAGW Files Comments to Department of Commerce […]
