U.S. Government Extends Negotiation Timeline for Medicare Drug Price Cuts In a strategic move to refine the Medicare drug pricing negotiations, the U.S. government announced an extension of the timeline, offering pharmaceutical companies more opportunities to submit counter ... 10/2/2024 - 12:23 pm | View Link
Poll: Medicare, prescription drug costs most important to voters in 2024 election With just five weeks remaining until the election of the 47th U.S. president, more than half of Americans say protecting Medicare and reducing healthcare costs are among the most important issues ... 10/2/2024 - 2:46 am | View Link
Get Ready for These 6 Major Medicare Changes in 2025 You can say goodbye to the "donut hole" and enjoy a new out-of-pocket spending cap and lower drug prices -- among other things. 10/1/2024 - 11:49 pm | View Link
Health insurers unveil Medicare Advantage plans for 2025 CVS Health and Cigna on Tuesday released details on their government-backed health insurance plans for next year for people aged 65 and above, saying some members would pay $0 premium monthly for ... 10/1/2024 - 6:14 am | View Link
Medicare Advantage, prescription drug programs to remain stable for 2025 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Sept. 27 announced that average premiums, benefits and plan choices for Medicare Advantage and Part D will remain stable for 2025. 09/30/2024 - 10:20 am | View Link
STEPHEN COLBERT: Tonight was like having Thanksgiving with your most nervous uncle and your smuggest nephew. It was unpleasant, awkward, and thankfully, you only have to do it once every four years.
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While talking about gun control, Coach Walz talked about how other countries handle it.
"I've spent time in Finland and seen some Finnish schools. They don't have this happen even though they have a high gun ownership rate in the country. There are reasonable things that we can do to make a difference.
You might think that as Lt. Governor and Republican nominee for governor, you'd want to make sure that North Carolina could get access to emergency help as soon as possible. But then you're not Mark Robinson.
Source: WRAL
As a deadly storm system approached the southeastern U. S. last week, North Carolina Gov.
"Pay no attention to that GRIFT behind the curtain!"
Here's Corey Lewandowski, trying to reprogram the Republican voters who gave Trump over $200 million for "Stop the Steal."
CNN’s Jim Acosta went at it with the Trump presidential campaign advisor over election denialism. Corey Lewandowski sounded much like J. D. Vance, who gave a “damning non-answer” during the vice-presidential debate when he repeatedly refused to admit Donald Trump lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden.
Fox News contributor Ari Fleischer disagreed with Rep. Byron Donalds after the Vice Presidential debate on CBS last night, and uncharacteristically told a truth when he said it will not move the needle one iota for the upcoming November 5 election.
Hannity hosted a panel to get their thoughts on the debate.
HANNITY: Will this move the needle, last question.
DONALDS: I do.
Fox News's Fox and Friends has been using "local diners filled with Republicans" for propaganda purposes. These skits pretend that "average Americans" uniformly support the MAGA cult.
This morning, Lawrence Jones visited the Steak ‘N Egger in Muskegon, Michigan, where almost all of the patrons were Republicans. But one person valiantly raised her hand to disagree with the rabble around her,
I was surprised that Jones called on her to offer an opinion since Fox generally mutes dissenting views as much as possible.