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Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Treasury Department, and the Labor Department issued a final rule that will provide more lower cost options for Americans in purchasing health insurance. HHS Secretary Alex Azar said, “Under the Affordable Care Act, Americans have seen insurance premiums rise and choices dwindle. President Trump is […]
Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) was disappointed to see that the Trump Administration announced on Thursday, July 19, that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is exploring ways to import lower cost drugs from foreign countries. Since most countries utilize price controls to determine a drug’s cost, the U.S. would simply be importing a bad […]
The federal government will soon dole out around $12 billion in “temporary relief” to farmers adversly affected by President Trump’s tariffs and trade war, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Tuesday. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue told reporters that amount was “in line” with the estimated impact from retaliatory tariffs on U.S. agriculture exports. […]
The state of California has moved ahead with one of the most ambitious pieces of state-based net neutrality legislation to date. SB 822, the Communications: Broadband Internet Access Service, reinstates the restrictions put in place by the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) in 2015 and goes even further with additional regulatory restrictions. First introduced on […]
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid seeks to revise how Medicare will pay for outpatient drugs under the 340B drug discount program.
On June 18, 2018, President Donald Trump directed the Pentagon to begin the process of creating a Space Force. While the idea was praised by some members of Congress, detractors point to concerns about the increased bureaucracy and costs associated with a sixth military branch. The President’s proposal follows Congress’ rejection of a similar plan […]
When the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) launched on April 26, 2008, it was intended to modernize the Navy and become “the backbone of the future fleet.” After more than a decade, this dream has not come to fruition. In fact, the LCS seems unlikely to be deployed for a second consecutive year. The status of […]
New final 340B drug discount rule from CMS could save Medicare beneficiaries an estimated $320 million in copayments in 2018 alone
In the spring of 2018, New Jersey’s new governor and leaders in the legislature were arguing about which state taxes to raise. Governor Phil Murphy had pledged to soak the wealthy with a state individual income tax of 10.75 percent on all income more than $1 million, but powerful State Senate President Steve Sweeney preferred […]
On July 11 and 12, the House Ways and Means Committee marked up and passed 11 bills that will expand the use and availability of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) for all Americans and would make other changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare. The bills considered were: H.R. 6301, “To […]
