2024

TL/DR - In a recent CNN-hosted presidential debate, climate change was briefly discussed by candidates Biden and Trump. Biden emphasized on the clean energy policies of his administration, notably the Inflation Reduction Act and the creation of American Climate Corps, while Trump avoided a direct response, choosing to critique the Paris agreement…

TL/DR - The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, signed by President Joe Biden, provides measures to reduce prescription drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries, including allowing Medicare to negotiate prices and capping monthly insulin prescriptions at $35. Additionally, it sets an annual out-of-pocket limit for Medicare Part D enrollees at $2,000,…

TL/DR - Jean Mosher, a woman in Raleigh, is gaining increased attention on social media due to a post about her foster puppies, Clouds, Seven Sundays, and Big Boss, who were stung by a wasp and their faces swelled up. The post, intended to raise interest in pet adoption, has over 27 million views on Instagram and 8 million views on TikTok. Mosher…

TL/DR - Cook Children’s Health Plan has filed two lawsuits against the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to prevent their removal as a Medicaid contractor. The lawsuits aim to halt a $116 billion Medicaid procurement process that would remove Cook Children’s and two other hospital-affiliated children’s health plans from Medicaid STAR and…