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Ohio's Nonsensical Nuclear Bailout Moves Forward
Energy, Environment, State Issues

Ohio’s Nonsensical Nuclear Bailout Moves Forward

June 21, 2019 staff

Like a giant pink bat signal, an inflatable pig owned by Bowling Green protestors drew attention back on Ohio’s proposal to bailout failing nuclear companies. House Bill 6, introduced by Reps. Jamie Callender (R-Concord Township) and Shane Wilkin (R-Hillsboro) in April 2019 would provide taxpayer money to bail out FirstEnergy Corp., an Akron-based electrical utilities […]

New York Lawmakers Protect Pay Raises With Taxpayer-Funded Attorneys
State Issues

New York Lawmakers Protect Pay Raises With Taxpayer-Funded Attorneys

June 21, 2019 staff

While a potential pay raise for members of Congress seems to have been tabled for now, an equally atrocious attempt to abuse taxpayer funds is occuring in the Empire State.   On June 7, 2019, New York Supreme Court Judge Christine Ryba upheld a December 2018 law providing legislators with a $50,500 pay raise.  Judge […]

Intellectual Property, International, Technology, Telecommunications

Digital Video Piracy Isn’t Fun and Games

June 21, 2019 Deborah Collier

Technology is continually changing, and nowhere is that more apparent than in the video piracy space.  In 2014, CAGW President Tom Schatz and I co-authored a report entitled, Intellectual Property:  Making It Personal, where we discussed the ongoing issues surrounding the protection of intellectual property rights.  In this report, we referred to a study conducted […]

Ways & Means Hearing Highlights the Battle Over Medicare For All
Healthcare, PBM, PBMs, Pharmacy Benefits Manager

Ways & Means Hearing Highlights the Battle Over Medicare For All

June 21, 2019 staff

On Wednesday, June 12, 2019, the House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing with the intent to give Republicans and Democrats the chance to discuss other proposals to expand universal health care.  Generally universal coverage means government-run healthcare.  This was the first time a House committee of jurisdiction had formally assembled to examine universal […]

Appropriations, Budget

Congress Drives the “Megabus” Off the Tracks

June 21, 2019 staff

Even with the national debt at more than $22 trillion and trillion-dollar annual deficits beginning in fiscal year (FY) 2022, Congress continues full-speed ahead towards another fiscal disaster.  This week’s poor spending decision comes from H.R. 2740, an appropriations “megabus.” According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), H.R. 2740 would appropriate $982.8 billion. That’s $61.5 […]

Appropriations, Budget, State Issues, Taxes

California’s Budget Projects a $22 Billion Surplus, Yet Wants Billions More in New Taxes

June 21, 2019 Peter Klensch

After 32 consecutive victories on the TV game show “Jeopardy,” James Holzhauer, a professional sports gambler from Las Vegas, Nevada, saw his incredible winning streak come to an end.  Finishing with $2,462,216 in total prize money, James fell just $58,484 short of the all-time record set by Ken Jennings in 2004 (it took Jennings 74 […]

State Issues, Technology, Telecommunications

State AGs Are Wrong on T-Mobile/Sprint Merger

June 20, 2019 Deborah Collier

On June 11, 2019, 10 state attorneys general (AGs), in California, Colorado, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Virginia and Wisconsin filed a lawsuit opposing the T-Mobile/Sprint merger, claiming that its approval would lead to increased consumer prices and decreased competition.  In six of those states, the public utility commission (PUC) […]

Environment, Healthcare, PBM, PBMs, Pharmacy Benefits Manager

Creating a New Environmental Crisis

June 20, 2019 Elizabeth Wright

It has been said that one should never let a serious crisis go to waste.  It could just as easily be said, “if there is no crisis, make one up to try to compel action and raise money.” A perfect example of the latter is the campaign undertaken by The Guardian, a left-leaning daily British […]

Senate HELP Committee Hearing on The Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019
Healthcare, PBM, PBMs, Pharmacy Benefits Manager

Senate HELP Committee Hearing on The Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019

June 17, 2019 Elizabeth Wright

The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow on its draft legislation, “The Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019.”  It is an effort to get something done where there is agreement between the Republicans and the Democrats.  The legislation addresses several issues such as surprise billing, prescription drug […]

More Good News on the Healthcare Front
Healthcare, PBM, PBMs, Pharmacy Benefits Manager

More Good News on the Healthcare Front

June 14, 2019 Elizabeth Wright

Today, the Trump administration released a final rule on Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs). 

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