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Trump signs executive order setting 30-day deadline for drugmakers to lower prescription drug costs
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Trump signs executive order setting 30-day deadline for drugmakers to lower prescription drug costs

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday signed a sweeping executive order setting a 30-day deadline for drugmakers to lower the cost of prescription drugs in the U.S. or face new…
Posted by John McCarthy May 12, 2025
Republican budget plan passes but hurdles ahead to extend Trump tax cuts
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Republican budget plan passes but hurdles ahead to extend Trump tax cuts

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget plan this week that lays the groundwork for extending President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts, overcoming opposition from Republican hardliners who worried that…
Posted by John McCarthy April 13, 2025
Social Security wrongly told disabled people and some seniors their benefits ended, causing alarm
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Social Security wrongly told disabled people and some seniors their benefits ended, causing alarm

WASHINGTON (CBS) — The Social Security Administration last week wrongly informed some recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI), the federal program that provides financial assistance to disabled Americans and low-income…
Posted by John McCarthy April 8, 2025
Rep. Al Green shouts down Trump and may face censure by the House for the outburst
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Rep. Al Green shouts down Trump and may face censure by the House for the outburst

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Rep. Al Green of Texas wasn’t the first lawmaker ever to blurt out a shout of protest during a presidential address to Congress. But he’s perhaps the only one in…
Posted by John McCarthy March 5, 2025
Republicans are eyeing cuts to Medicaid. What is Medicaid, and how is it different from Medicare?
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Republicans are eyeing cuts to Medicaid. What is Medicaid, and how is it different from Medicare?

In January, during a congressional hearing on his way to becoming secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got basic details wrong about Medicaid — a program he…
Posted by John McCarthy February 19, 2025
Who Do I Contact About Social Security And Medicare
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Who Do I Contact About Social Security And Medicare

Social Security offers retirement, disability, and survivor’s benefits. Medicare provides health insurance. Because these services are often related, you may not know which agency to contact for help. The list…
Posted by Victor Rodriguez October 22, 2021
Federal Deadline Extended for Emergency Prescription Assistance Program For Uninsured
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Federal Deadline Extended for Emergency Prescription Assistance Program For Uninsured

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED – The federal program that provides emergency prescription assistance for uninsured disaster survivors has been extended through May 15 at the territory’s request. Virgin Islanders…
Posted by John McCarthy April 1, 2018
OPINION: We Must Open Up Virgin Islands Market To More Doctors If We Want To Improve Care, Lower Costs
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OPINION: We Must Open Up Virgin Islands Market To More Doctors If We Want To Improve Care, Lower Costs

  By FREDERICK HANDLEMAN SPECIAL TO THE VIRGIN ISLANDS FREE PRESS Health Care in the Virgin Islands is on life support and in critical condition. There is an urgent need…
Posted by VI Free Press February 25, 2018
American Medical Association Agrees With Mapp: ‘Adequately Fund Medicaid’ Programs In The Territories So Hospitals Can Support Themselves
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American Medical Association Agrees With Mapp: ‘Adequately Fund Medicaid’ Programs In The Territories So Hospitals Can Support Themselves

[ad name="HTML-68"] HONOLULU -- It has been nearly two months since Hurricanes Irma and Maria, but the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico continue to struggle to recover. At the 2017…
Posted by John McCarthy November 16, 2017
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