Columbus, OH

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced it will lower costs of 10 common prescription drugs including Eliquis, Entresto and more. It’s the first time Medicare has been able to bargain with drug manufacturers for cheaper prices and could ease the burden for millions of Americans. NBC’s Brian Cheung joins TODAY.

Medicare lowers prices on 10 common prescription drugs

Medicare patients could save $1.5 billion on 10 prescription drugs. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Thursday the lowered prices of the first 10 prescription drugs that underwent Medicare negotiations. Suggested Reading. People that have Medicare prescription coverage are expected to save $1.5 billion in out-of-pocket...

Medicare negotiated lower prices for these 10 drugs. It could lead to $6 billion in savings

The negotiated prices range from 38% to 79% discounts off of list prices, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services this morning released the prices for the first 10 drugs that have been negotiated for Medicare Part D. The new prices will go into effect beginning January 1, 2026. (Table below)

HHS Releases Prices for Medicare Negotiated Drugs

Uncle Sam unveiled the fruits of its monthslong haggling sesh with Big Pharma in the form of lower prescription drug prices. The Biden administration announced yesterday that Medicare used its newfound power to negotiate with drugmakers to win landmark discounts for 10 widely prescribed drugs to treat ailments like heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. The Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law two years ago, allows the federal health insurance program to directly bargain with pharma companies for the first time.

White House wrangles discounts out of Big Pharma

The Biden administration says the agreement will lower costs for nine million Americans by up to 79%.

US strikes deal to cut cost of 10 drugs for Medicare users

The Biden administration is again gearing up to try to forgive the student debt of tens of millions of Americans, after the Supreme Court struck down its first effort last year. Now, the president has directed the U.S. Department of Education to pursue the regulatory process. In the coming days,...

Check your email: U.S. government is sending notes to millions on upcoming student-loan forgiveness

Michigan State

The FTC has shut down Michigan-based Financial Education Services, a credit repair company that the agency says actually was a large pyramid scheme,. If approved by a federal judge in the Eastern District of Michigan, the settlement also will return $12 million to consumers harmed by the company, the FTC said. The company, which operated as early as 2015, was temporarily shut down when the FTC first filed suit against it in 2022.

FTC Shuts Down Credit Repair Company

One group is seeking an emergency injunction citing the Supreme Court’s repeal of the Chevron Doctrine

Discrimination relief payments begin as some Black farmers ask courts to include heirs in program

Scripps News

The personal information of billions of people may be exposed after an alleged data breach. According to a lawsuit, the sensitive information includes Social Security numbers and addresses.

Lawsuit filed in potential data breach impacting billions

GOBankingRates

Everyone wants to know how to make more money. The first idea is asking for a raise at work. But if that isn't coming, Paula Pant, founder and podcast host of the "Afford Anything" podcast, has three...

I’m a Money Expert: Here Are 3 Side Hustles You Should Start Now To Make Money

Entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban wants to "f--k up" the U.S. healthcare system to make it more affordable, the billionaire told "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart this week. While the "Shark Tank" star acknowledged opportunities to have big ambitions in politics or raise prices to make more money from...

Mark Cuban wants to keep shaking up healthcare. Here's Cost Plus Drug's next move

Ohio State

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The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

WASHINGTON, DC—Farmers who experienced losses in 2022 due to almost any natural disaster have until the close of business today to apply for the Emergency Relief Program (ERP) through USDA. The deadline (August 14, 2024) comes ten months after local Farm Service Agency offices began accepting the applications amid...

Deadline Today for 2022 Emergency Relief Program Applications

Las Vegas, NV

Bellingham Metro News

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck areas near Las Vegas on Tuesday night, according to the United States Geological Service (USGS). The quake, which occurred at 8:06 p.m., was centered approximately 45 minutes from Las Vegas, near Indian Springs.

Magnitude 4.4 Earthquake Shakes Areas Near Las Vegas

New York State

New York Post

Gov. Hochul’s plan to overhaul the fraud-ridden $9 billion Medicaid home care program — which allows New Yorkers to get paid to take care of elderly adults — is facing a legal challenge from the “middlemen” companies who work as a payroll agent between Medicaid and the caregivers.    

The governor quietly rammed through a measure during state budget negotiations earlier this year to replace the hundreds of financial intermediaries that pay caregivers in the popular Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program, or CDPAP, with a singular firm to be picked by the Department of Health.

A group representing the...

Homecare ‘middlemen’ sue to stop Gov. Hochul’s proposed Medicaid program overhaul

Alabama State

NewsOne

Biden's administration issued $2 billion to black and minority farmers who experienced mistreatment by the USDA, as announced on Wednesday.
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Black Farmers Granted $2 Billon From USDA To Address Historical Discrimination

Virginia State

HENRICO, Va. (CN) — When doctors diagnosed Scott Kizner with aggressive bone and blood cancer, they prescribed 21 doses of Revlimid per month. "That medication per pill is $900," Kizner said a Thursday press conference celebrating the second anniversary of the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act. "I have to tell you, once a pill dropped into my kitchen sink, and I almost lost two fingers."

Tim Kaine, health care access advocates celebrate second anniversary of Inflation Reduction Act

Denver, CO

David Heitz

No, pallet shelters for people experiencing homelessness don’t fold into caskets. It’s a question a reader posed one of the first times I wrote about pallet shelters. I find the pallet shelters to be more palatable than ice fishing tents. The Colorado Village Collaborative operates both micro-communities and the so-called Safe Outdoor Spaces with the tents. We all learned the tents are not safe when a fire roared through a CVC Safe Outdoor Space, destroying the compound quickly. Officials never disclosed a cause of the fire.

Opinion: No, pallet shelters for homeless in Denver, Aurora don’t fold into caskets

Mississippi State

Reuters’ Leah Douglas reported Wednesday that “the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday it has issued $2 billion of financial assistance to more than 43,000 farmers, ranchers and forest landowners who experienced past discrimination in the agency’s farm lending programs.”. “The Inflation Reduction Act allocated $2.2...

USDA Providing $2 Billion In Discrimination Payments

Texas State

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Massachusetts State

Dianna Carney

Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue organization in Massachusetts, has recently introduced a dog named Blazer who is looking for his forever home. According to the nonprofit rescue organization, Blazer has had quite a journey. “Blazer was one of 7 dogs ‘saved’ by another rescue down in Texas and when he was just a young puppy. Then, he was abandoned by this ‘rescue’ and left in a boarding kennel for 9 months. He is now a little over a year old, and 55lbs.” Thanks to Sandy Paws Rescue Inc. for stepping in to help Blazer, he is now on the path to finding a family to love him.

Meet The Sweet Dog Abandoned At Texas Kennel For Months Now Looking For Love In Massachusetts

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Negotiating for Lower Drug Prices Works, Saves Billions

Guest Opinion. President Biden always says that the ability to afford needed medicines is about dignity, hope, and fairness. Those words have been at the center...

Negotiating for Lower Drug Prices Works, Saves Billions

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